Daniela Ramos Campos strives to make a difference in whatever cause she decides to take on. President of Huntington High School’s Class of 2020, the teenager garnered this year’s Huntington Foundation for Excellence in Education’s $2,500 scholarship award.
Ms. Ramos Campos plans to study political science at SUNY College at Old Westbury. Named a Distinguished Senior last spring after compiling an enviable academic record during every semester of high school, she attributes the success she has achieved to date to her motivation.
Ms. Ramos Campos said she is always thinking about the people who do not have the opportunities she has and it makes her passionate about changing the world.
The scholarship was announced by former Huntington Foundation President Alice Marie Rorke, who said the award is presented annually to one graduating senior who has displayed “good moral character, volunteerism, involvement in the community and a love of learning.”
The teenager said her teachers have taught her to believe in herself and that has allowed her to get to this point in her life. Ms. Ramos Campos has especially enjoyed “connecting with the people who work inside the high school building, from teachers and coaches to the kitchen ladies and custodians.”
A member of the National Honor Society as well as the Art Honor Society, English Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society, Ms. Ramos Campos has spent countless hours volunteering at Huntington High School, serving in the high school’s student government and participating in United Amigos and the women’s empowerment club.
Ms. Ramos Campos has written stories for The Dispatch, Huntington’s student newspaper and she has been a Natural Helper, assisting classmates as they work to get through difficult circumstances.
As she transitions from high school senior to college freshman, Ms. Ramos Campos is approaching a new set of challenges with the same energy and enthusiasm she is famous for displaying.
