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Northville Patch's Whiz Kid: Catherine Yang
Active in academics and school clubs she still has time to volunteer.
: Catherine Yang, 16 years old
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Accomplishment: Being a semi-finalist in the USA Biology Olympiad in 2010
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Key to Awesomeness: Catherine is a hard-working junior at Northville High school and is extremely focused on her academics as well as extracurricular activities.
She is currently taking four advance placement classes as well as two honors classes. She just also participated in solo and ensemble contests and received a division one rating.
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She is a part of the Mustang marching and concert band. During marching band season, Catherine assumes her leadership position as assistant drum major. She is also a member of the Quiz Bowl team and the National Honor Society.
As if this isn’t enough, Catherine tutors six to eight hours every week, coaches a middle school swim team and is currently volunteering at Providence Park Hospital in Novi in the Oncology department as an aid. Catherine also sits on a faculty/student run board at the high school on how to improve the math curriculum and how to improve the school's standardized test scores.
In her free time, Catherine likes to play the piano and practice on her flute.
