MacArthur Senior Wins Rensselaer Medal Award

LEVITTOWN, NY — Summer Looney, a senior from General Douglas MacArthur High School, was presented with the Rensselaer Medal Award from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The award is given to students who show excellence in mathematics and science. If Looney enrolls at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, she will receive a scholarship worth $30,000 per year for four years.

To be selected for the Rensselaer Medal Award, a student must demonstrate their potential for success in a challenging academic environment and excel in their mathematics and science courses. Looney is a high-achieving student who maintains high grades and is not afraid to push herself in Advanced Placement and college-level courses. With a weighted grade point average of 103.61, she is currently enrolled in AP Biology, AP Calculus BC and Science Research I, among others.

In addition, Looney has been recognized throughout her high school career with awards for her math and science skills. As a sophomore, her research paper won the 2020 Long Island Youth Summit Best Overall Science Paper and she was the third place winner in the Nassau Community College Science Fair. As a junior, Looney and her partner wrote a 12-page, peer-reviewed research paper that was published in the Middle State Geographer, the official academic journal of the Middle States Division of the Association of American Geographers.