HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The minute 18-year-old Keziah Christie Ancheta understood among her greatest dreams, she likewise made history.
And her dreams are quite huge.
” I truly wish to able to dominate the world however likewise help it,” she stated.
Keziah was simply chosen as the youngest leader ever of Phi Theta Kappa, a prominent global honor society for neighborhood university student, and she’s still a senior at Waipahu High School.
” When we went to Colorado for her project where they voted, I didn’t recognize how substantial the company was,” stated her mom, Hazel VonBehren.
Phi Theta Kappa is a substantial company with an around the world subscription and a hundred-year history.
Keziah has actually worked as Pacific Regional President, today she’s co-president of the whole global body. And she made it through her social networks project and her speech at the society’s mainland head office.
” I had the ability to be myself and accept that. I’m an island woman. I’m young. I’m doing all this. If I can do it, you can do it too,” she stated.
She is a high achiever. When she finishes from Waipahu High School next year, she will likewise get a Partner’s degree for classes she finished at Leeward Neighborhood College and UH West Oahu.
” The early college program has actually assisted me broaden my horizons and my education, however likewise pressed me to be academically effective at such a young age,” she stated.
Alongside academics, she has actually taken part in sports, Junior ROTC and cheerleading. And she’s on the Honolulu Youth Commission, an advisory group for the city.
She stated her Christian faith keeps her focused.
” Throughout everything, throughout the doubts, the stress and anxiety and whatever, God was constantly there for me,” she stated.
For the next year, Keziah will promote for Phi Theta Kappa worldwide and in your area.
” We hope that other high schools get on the bandwagon and benefit from this terrific chance,” VonBehren stated.
Keziah intend on making a Bachelor’s degree in service from a mainland university, and running her own business at some point.
She hopes her accomplishments motivate other teens to read more about Phi Theta Kappa.
” They have the ability to help constituents and trainees all around the world on internal and external scholarships that can vary from hundreds to countless dollars,” she stated. “They truly help trainees to attain their objectives.”
It’s clear that she has a terrific running start on accomplishing hers.
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