Thirty-four students graduated from Edina High School as Rotary Global Scholars.
The Rotary Global Scholars program, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Edina and the Edina Education Fund, was designed to help students develop global competency skills, prepare for a global career, develop understanding of world issues and learn to apply academic content to solve social and global issues.
To be a Rotary Global Scholar, a student must take coursework above and beyond graduation requirements, reach the highest level of a world language or already be fluent in a language other than English, be involved in activities of the Rotary Club of Edina, collaborate globally through travel or virtual experiences and complete a capstone course.
The first year of the program was 2021 and seven students earned the Rotary Global Scholar designation. Twenty-three graduated in 2022 and 26 in 2023.
This year’s graduating Rotary Global Scholars were Evelyn Albright, Paisley Andrews, Gisela Angelats, Aura Bafna, Kevin Bedros, Jessie Bindas, Camela Cadja, Carolina Cultu, Brennan Donner, Katerina Duda, Lila Emerson, Lucia Everist, Hafsa Farah, Star Gump, Lukas Hovde, Sara Hudson, Lily Juaire, Khalil Kaba, Maria Kim, Elena Loucks, Alejandro Martinez, Abdullahi Mohamed, Andrew Piela, Kellsie Parades, Kathy Quito, Sophie Sannes-Eckhoff, Rakiya Sheikhosman, Naomi Smith, Charlie Sprague, Prema Suthaharan, Ana Weller, Venna Wiandt, Isaac Yelkin and Jaden Young.