Class of 2015 - Activities

We recognize that high school students have lots of activities competing for their time and talents – from school clubs to part-time jobs, from community involvement to responsibilities at home. When it comes to extracurricular activities and the college admission process, quality counts. The activities and accomplishments listed below provide a small glimpse of the breadth and depth of involvement found among the 788 students in Richmond's Class of 2015.

Leadership

  • 55 student government/class presidents
  • 49 religious group officers
  • 52 editors-in-chief of school publications
  • 16 Eagle Scouts and Girl Scout Gold Award Winners
  • 10 Boys or Girls State Participants
  • 279 athletic team captains

Other Major Accomplishments

  • Gates Millennium Scholar
  • 2 pages for U.S. House of Representatives
  • U.S. congressional intern
  • 2 athletic national champions
  • 2 All-Americans in lacrosse
  • All-Bahamas swimmer
  • Girls Nation participant
  • Women's National Honor Choir Winner
  • Mock Trial national 2nd place finisher
  • Odyssey of the Mind national 2nd place finisher
  • 5-time winner of National Novel Writing Month
  • Irish Step Dance national 2nd place finisher
  • Performer with American Youth Harp Ensemble
  • 16 athletic state champions
  • 2 state vice presidents of DECA and FBLA
  • Virginia FTB Robotics Challenge 2nd place finisher
  • 5-time state winner in piano competition
  • Actor in national ad campaigns and television commericals
  • Appointee to the Special Olympics National Youth Activation Committee
  • Co-author of articles in the Oxford Journals, winner of Chemistry Olympiad Silver Medal and Mathematics Olympiad Gold Medal
  • Co-founder of Student Alliance for Homeless Youth in Chicago
  • Dancer with the Boston Ballet
  • Founder and president of Wilton Teen PeaceWorks and Preemies Helping Preemies
  • Co-founder of Tutoring for a Cause
  • Founder of Musicians on the Move (community service organization)
  • Founder of Junior State of America Club
  • Fundraiser of $130,000 for mammography machine purchase
  • Author of article published in Washington Post
  • Poetry author published in Best Teen Writing of 2010
  • Teen Board Member of Ronald McDonald House
  • Interns with U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Stem Cell Research Lab at Strong Memorial Hospital, Major League Baseball, and European Union