Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial day Parade Youth Of The Year (female)

Youth OF The Year (Female)

Jessica Fishstein

Age: 16
Education: A graduate of St. Anastasia School, Jessica received the Computer Medal and The Linda Cioffi Award for strong, school spirit. She attends The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, NY and is currently in her Junior Year.

Community Activities and High School Clubs:

Adopt-A-Grandparent - A member since freshman year, she currently holds the position of Vice President of the club. The volunteers visit the elderly at Hillside Manor at least once a month and conduct plays, sing and do arts and crafts.
Math League - A member since freshman year, she currently is Junior Varsity Vice President of the league.
Outreach - Actively participates in the club in serving the community.
Operation F.U.N. (Fulfilling Unmet Needs) - Sponsored by Catholic Charities Office for Disabled Persons, last summer she volunteered 126 hours at the summer day camp of Our Lady of Lordes School in Queens Village, to some two hundred developmentally disabled children and adults.
Attended a 7 day Dominican Preaching Conference in Chicago in the summer of 2001 and continues to attend Dominican Preacher meetings in Amityville, Long Island, Manhattan (Dominican Academy High School) and in Bellerose, Queens at St. Gregory the Great.
Attended a Eucharistic Minister Retreat at the Immaculate Conception Center (March, 2003) in preparation to become a Eucharistic Minister.
Achieved the rank of Senior in the Girl Scouts of America.
Volunteered at St. Anastasia Summer Bible School during her 7th and 8th grade and in her freshman and sophomore years at The Mary Louis Academy.

Academic Recognition:

Inducted into the National Honor Society in November, 2002.
Recognized as an All American Scholar by the United States Achievement Academy (2001).
Awarded the Women in Science Award for Biology by St. John's University (2001).
Invited to participate in the National Student Leadership Conference (2003) in Washington D.C.
Has been on the Honor Roll all three years at The Mary Louis Academy.

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