RACHAEL HYLAND
Wallingford, CT

For her Gold Award project, Rachel went to her local senior center to inspire a celebration of different cultures. She used slideshows, food, dancing, music and foreign films to educate the seniors on French, Italian, Spanish, and German cultures and involved high school language clubs. She also created a scrapbook about the different countries for the senior center residents to reference in the future. Rachel is currently attending the University of Connecticut and aspires to become a French teacher.