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Grace Ackerman Activities: Varsity Tennis-captain, UNICEF, Great Planes Aviation student pilot; Scholastic Achievements: Mayo Clinic Dependent Scholarship candidate, Honors Diploma, Big 9 All-Conference, Mayo Honor Society; Future Plans: Minnesota State University-Mankato, majoring in aviation to become a professional pilot. Grace Ackerman (submitted photo) Parents: Anjali and Sumit Bhagra; Activities: Mayo Tennis Team, Rochester-Olmsted County Youth Commission, Stories of Stigma and Strength, Debate Team, Student Government; Scholastic Achievements: National Merit Scholarship finalist, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Award, two-time National Spanish Exam Silver Award, CECAC Community Grant winner, Outstanding Mayo Clinic Youth Volunteer; Community Service/Volunteer Work: Mayo Clinic Young Volunteers Program, Key Club, Public Health Safety Advisory Board member; ....
February 4, 20211 Share this post: This month, OECS YES In Action caught up with Khadijah Halliday, a 19-year-old Spoken Word Artiste and Writer tackling the stigma of mental illness in the Caribbean through empowering videos, poetry and prose! Khadijah Halliday Tell us a little about yourself. My love affair with words began at a really early age. My childhood years were spent going to school for eight hours and then coming home to read for another eight. After devouring book after book, I had the epiphany that I didn’t need to always be the one being inspired I could be the one doing the inspiring. ....