YOUTH
after week, it becomes very close to your heart.”
Haniya tackled the Mile-a-Minute Weed. Like kudzu, the
plant smothers everything in its path.
AN ORGANIC SOLUTION
“I created an organic solution that kills the weed, but
doesn’t harm other plants,” Haniya says. “Doing this is very
exciting!”
She was one of three St. Lucie County students selected
by Intel for its 2015 international fair. Almost 2,000 students
from 75 different countries participated.
“It’s beautiful how you experience everyone there —
students from China, Saudi Arabia, Ireland. When the
officials call your name and you run on stage, it’s amazing,”
says Haniya.
A ninth-grader winning third place in the botany category
(as she was last year) is highly unusual. What’s more, third
place was accompanied by $1,000 in prize money.
“In sixth grade, the idea of going to Intel was huge,”
Haniya says. “I never dreamed I could place there.”
Haniya also plays the piano with the National Guild (winning
Superiors) and the euphonium with her school band.
“It looks like a mini tuba,” Haniya says, laughing.
She enjoys performing country and western songs plus hits
like Set Fire to the Rain, by the popular singer Adele, at venues
throughout St. Lucie County. She choreographs and dances in
the Atlantic India Association’s November event.
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