Rahel Petros

Rahel is a creative, passionate student leader dedicated to social justice and advocacy in her local community. She is a senior at a public high school in Howard County, Maryland, and she seeks to major in Political Science in college. A student representative on the OneHoward initiative, Rahel uses her student voice to advocate for inclusion and helps plan various community-wide events throughout the year in relation to the promotion of diversity and inclusion. She is co-president of her school’s Student Government Association as well as an intern for the Howard County District Court. In addition to her political activism interests, Rahel also possesses a passion for the arts - specifically dance, as she is a dancer on her school’s Senior Dance Company. When she isn’t on stage, Rahel enjoys spending time with her family and two dogs, as well as upload videos to her joint YouTube channel with her friends.

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