Written by Katie
Congratulations to Ridgefield High School seniors Liam Keppler (Football, Wrestling, Rugby) and Rory McGrath (Running), Ridgefield’s CIAC Scholar-Athletes. Ridgefield Public Schools announced the good news on their Facebook page.
The Scholar-Athlete Program recognizes two high school seniors from each member high school “whose academic and athletic careers have been exemplary; whose personal standards and achievements are a model to others; who possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline, and courage.”
According to Ridgefield Public Schools (RPS), Liam will attend Schreyer Honors College at Penn State in the fall studying Biology/Pre-Med. Rory plans to study Biopsychology/Pre-Med and continue running at Tufts University.
However, the coronavirus pandemic added unprecedented challenges to some working on their theses.
Ezra Gershanok used his thesis to create a demand curve and find the optimal price for the Keyper phone wallet, a product he and his roommate designed to prevent losing room keys.
Gershanok (senior-economics) said he wrote the thesis for entrepreneurs because he said many tend to âguess [optimal product] pricesâ and miss out on profits.
His goal was âto bring the tools of an economist to an entrepreneur that otherwise didnât have the background in economics, the time or the resources to hire an economist to figure out their optimal price.â
As the University Park Undergraduate Association heads into the third meeting of its 16th General Assembly, some new faces are emerging.
Last monthâs executive and legislative elections brought a turnout of 3,307 voters and saw many familiar and returning members elected to Penn Stateâs student government, but others are just beginning their legislative terms.
Previously serving as a representative in UPUAâs freshman council, Kyle Quinn was elected as an at-large representative in the General Assembly, where he said he hopes to increase UPUAâs outreach efforts to the broader student population.
Quinn (freshman-industrial engineering) also ran on reform ideas for Penn Stateâs student government. Hoping to increase representation of University Parkâs large student population, Quinn proposed implementing âclass councilsâ for sophomores, juniors and seniors in addition to freshman council â similar to the structure of many high school stude
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