A Weightlifter Who Lifts Everyone Around Her: Sachem Star Student

LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — 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 Sharon Ancilleri, who nominated her daughter, Adriana.

Star local student’s name

Adriana (senior in Sachem Central School District)

Star local student’s home state

New York

How do you know the star local student?

I’m the parent

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

Adriana holds a 4.2 gpa, has hundreds of hours of community service, Girl Scout bronze, silver and gold awards. During the pandemic, she created an exercise trail called healthy hearts for happy kids at the Holtsville Ecology Center. She is constantly giving birth to her community. If you Google her name, you will see all the good she has done. She created a clothing drive at her middle school and worked with the lighthouse mission. She is a 12x NYS Olympic Weightlifting Record Holder. She holds two jobs. She teaches little kids, martial arts, innovative martial arts in Commack. She also is a physical therapy aide at Huntington Physical Therapy.

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

She puts 150% into everything she does and always lifts everybody else around her.

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

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