Derby Resident 3rd In Class At Sacred Heart Academy

DERBY, CT — Derby resident Arushi Khanna was named third in her class at Sacred Heart Academy this year.

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Third in her class, Arushi Khanna (Derby) was a member of National Honor Society, National
Latin Honor Society, Math National Honor Society (Mu Alpha Theta), Science National Honor
Society, Book Club, Classics Club, Math League, Medical Researchers Club, and Moody’s
Mega Math Challenge.

Awards and certificates include AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Commended Scholar,
Harvard Book Award, and summa cum laude and gold medals on the National Latin Exam all
four years. The Moody’s Mega Math Challenge team, which she captained, placed in the top 200
out of 1,121 teams, across the nation.

Although her first love is Latin, Arushi speaks Hindi and has been teaching herself to write Hindi
and learn German. She is an active volunteer at Connecticut Food Bank, Derby Public Library,
and Griffin Hospital.

Arushi will attend Case Western Reserve University where she will double major in classics and
biomedical engineering on the pre-med track.

Arushi will deliver the Graduates’ Prayer at Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2018 on
Saturday, May 26 at 11 am.