Sofia Reed Gomes, a high school senior atĀ Palmer Trinity School, has been awarded the prestigious $2,500 P.E.O. STAR Scholarship for the 2024ā2025 academic year. She is one of only 880 students selected nationwide to receive this honor from the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Sisterhood, a nonprofit volunteer womenās organization dedicated to supporting educational opportunities for women. The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, established in 2009, recognizes outstanding high school senior women who plan to pursue postsecondary education at accredited institutions in the U.S. or Canada.
āSofia exemplifies leadership, academics, extracurricular activities, and community service excellence. She has shown exceptional promise for future success and was named co-valedictorian of Palmer Trinity Schoolās Class of 2025, among other notable honors,ā Patrick Roberts, Head of School.
This fall, Sofia will attend the University of Chicago, where she plans to study computer science and economics. A passionate advocate for helping others find their voice, Sofia has dedicated time to volunteering with Breakthrough Miami, where she taught public speaking skills to under-resourced students. She aims to empower others through confident communication, creativity and collaboration.
In addition to her leadership in public speaking, Sofia combines her interests in technology and the arts. As an intern at the University of Miami, she developed a widely used performing arts website and shares her musical talents as a saxophonist in several bands, often performing in the community.
Sofia was nominated for this scholarship by Chapter A of Miami, Florida.
The P.E.O. Sisterhood, founded on January 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, has nearly a quarter of a million members in approximately 6,000 chapters across the United States and Canada.
For more information on the P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, please contact Dr. Mary Ellen Cassini atĀ [email protected]Ā or visitĀ peointernational.org.
About Palmer Trinity School:
Palmer Trinity Schoolāa coeducational, independent Episcopal day schoolāis dedicated to promoting academic excellence that integrates knowledge, compassion, global citizenship, and social responsibility. Providing a supportive environment, Palmer Trinity School serves students from a broad range of socio-economic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds in grades 6-12. For more information about the school, visitĀ www.palmertrinity.org. To follow Palmer Trinity School on Facebook,Ā click here.
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