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Northville Patch's Whiz Kid: Alexa Patsalis

Northville High School SADD president is focused on her academics and has a love of volunteerism.

: Alexa Patsalis, 18 years old

School: Senior at

Accomplishment: Creating a gift drive for Motts Children’s Hospital at Northville High School. It has since become an annual event

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Key to Awesomeness:

Alexa is a busy high school senior. She prides herself not only on her academics but also on her extracurricular activities – especially taking time to volunteer in the community.

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Alexa is president of her school’s SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) so that keeps her extremely busy with planning events. She's a member of the National Honors Society, French National Honors Society and she is an advocacy board member for Northville Health Awareness Organization.

For the past five summers, she has volunteered her time at the Northville Public Library where she works mainly in the children’s department helping out with activities. Currently, she tutors individuals once a month in how to use the basic computer operations.

With all her involvement in extracurriculars, Alexa finds time to take five Advanced Placement classes and with the little free time she has she spends time with her best-friend .

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