'A Quiet World-Changer': Summit Star Student

SUMMIT, NJ — Star Students are found in classrooms, on concert and theater stages and at debate lecterns, and out in the community doing good things to make life better for all of us.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize Star Students, and we’re working to tell the stories of these outstanding kids to their neighbors.

This submission comes from Marcus Weldon, the father of Rory from Summit.

Star local student’s name

Rory, 11th Grade

Star local student’s home state

New Jersey

How do you know the star local student?

I'm her father

Why do you believe the star local student should be recognized?

Rory is not only an outstanding student with a GPA above 4.0, she is a late-night tutor to her classmates (often for hours at a time), and an expert rock-climber. But she is also leading a campaign for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society as part of their Student Visionaries of the Year program, motivated by her brother Luke's Leukemia diagnosis when he was 18 months' old. She has named the campaign 'Cure Nation' and is driving a team of friends and family to raise funds for LLS in a multitude of ways over a 7 week period.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the star local student?

She is a quiet world-changer

Congratulations on your achievements, and all of our best wishes to you in the future, Rory!

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