Senior year of high school is often a chaotic time in a young person’s life, and a look at a 12th-grader’s schedule can be a harrowing experience.
Now, wrap your mind around two such schedules side by side.
Twins Steven and Maria Bauers, both finishing up their senior year, have been deeply involved in activities and made substantial contributions to their community in their time at Pickerington High School Central, ranging from academics and athletics to charity work and nominations for homecoming king and queen.
With a 3.8 GPA, she is a member of the high honor roll. She played varsity volleyball for four years, two of them as team captain, a leadership role she relished.
“Junior year, everyone on the team is asked to write down two or three names of people who would make a good captain,” Maria says.
Maria also dedicates her time to Central’s Club Hope, which raises money and awareness for families affected by cancer. Steven is also a member.
During her sophomore year, Maria was vice president of the club, then held the title of president her junior and senior years. Over the past four years, the club has raised $10,000 for families affected by cancer. Under Maria’s leadership, members have sold T-shirts and conducted raffles and silent auctions at football games, among other efforts.
Maria has also been a part of several mission trips to Haiti, conducted through Grace Fellowship. During the summers before her junior and senior years, she engaged in relationship-building activities and talked to residents of Haiti towns about the group’s mission.
She plans to attend Ohio University in the fall, pursuing nursing as her field of study. She hopes to one day be able to work with children.
Like his sister, Steven is an accomplished athlete. A three-sport athlete – track, soccer and cross-country – Steven receive his 12th varsity letter this season. Evidently, leadership runs in the family, as Steven is also a two-year captain of the soccer team.
“Being captain gave me a nice opportunity to learn from the other talented members of the team, and work with them more closely,” he says.
Aside from his work on the field, Steven is also a dedicated student. He has a 4.2 GPA and is a distinguished honor student. He has a deep passion for science and has taken several STEM classes, including a biomedical sciences class at the OhioHealth Pickerington Medical Campus.
Steven plans to study engineering in college and, eventually, pursue a career in medicine. Steven has yet to decide on a college destination, but plans to continue running wherever he ends up.
Leah Kunnath is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.
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