EMHS sophomore is a HOBY ambassador

Sonali Persaud, a sophomore at East Meadow High School, has been selected as a Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership ambassador.

She will participate with other teenagers at the HOBY Leadership Conference this spring. The conference brings tomorrow’s leaders together with today’s recognized leaders in business, government, education and other professions to discuss present and future issues.

HOBY programs provide students selected by their schools to participate in unique leadership training, service-learning and motivation-building experiences, learning the significance and impact of volunteering.

Persaud was selected following a rigorous interview process by school officials, as well as a former HOBY ambassador. She unanimously impressed the panel with her confidence, poise, insight and genuine concern for others, school officials said.

Persaud volunteers locally at North Shore LIJ Hospital. She’s also a girl scout, working toward her gold award, volunteering regularly at Sunrise Senior Living in East Meadow.

In school, she is the sophomore class secretary, a varsity tennis player and a violist. She is also a member of her school’s Model Congress, Pre-Med Club, and is in the science, French, English and Tri-M honor societies. Persaud said she is considering a career in the medical field.

To learn more about HOBY, visit www.hoby.org.