Norah Hoke
Norah has a contagious passion for engineering, and she spreads that excitement to those around her through her volunteer work teaching students about STEM. Norah is the lead programmer on a competitive robotics team that has advanced to the FIRST® World’s Championship twice, the volunteer coordinator for Science in the Community Club, and secretary/station leader for Education Young Engineers. She is a high honor roll student and a scholar-athlete who has played on the Varsity tennis team lineup for 3 years. In high school, she is conducting independent research in soft robotics and plans to pursue a degree in engineering in college.
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, or "Notorious RBG" as she has been coined by Shana Knizhnik, was an American icon of epic proportions. As remembered by the American Bar Association, "It is undeniable that the late Justice Ginsburg transformed the legal profession, the Supreme Court, and the fabric of American society through her tireless advocacy for gender equity. She was a brilliant legal scholar who left a mark on American jurisprudence both in her role on the Court and as an advocate." NSHSS hopes to honor the blazing legacy of "Notorious RBG" by awarding ten (10) applicants with $1,000 each for their efforts to embody the spirit of RBG within their own communities.