Whiz Kid: Jasmine Price

Cleveland Heights Patch Whiz Kid of the Week: Jasmine Price 

• A junior at 
• Working on a Gold Award Project for the Girl Scouts while balancing school and extracurricular activities 
• Stays focused by remembering long-term goal of becoming a kindergarten teacher 

When she first joined the Girl Scouts, there were 15 or 20 people in her troop.

Now that she's in high school, that number has dwindled down to about seven, said Jasmine Price, who is currently working on a Gold Award Project, a final task for girls in the organization. 

Her mother encouraged her to continue her involvement in Girl Scouts and to complete the project, said Jasmine, 17. 

"She knew what would happen in the end, so she wanted me to stick with it and finish through," Jasmine said, adding that the Gold Award Project looks good on college applications and could help her land scholarships. 

Jasmine is working on creating a girls' empowerment group for third graders at Richmond Heights Elementary School. She plans to meet with the girls monthly to talk about leadership, proper etiquette and other topics starting in the fall, Jasmine's last year at Renaissance, one of five small schools at Cleveland Heights High. 

Her involvement in girls' empowerment groups from elementary school through high school inspired her to create one on her own. 

She was in the , and is now in the Leading Ladies at Heights High, and volunteers through the group. She also sings for the Heights High Girls' Barbershoppers, Singers and Choir, and plays volleyball and softball. 

She'd like to attend Bowling Green State University, Spelman College or New York University once she graduates, and wants to pursue early childhood education. 

"In kindergarten, (kids believe) 'I can be who I want to be,'" Jasmine said. "If you can reach somebody in kindergarten, you can basically tell them they can conquer the world. Then they won't listen to those who tell them that they can't." 

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