Millburn-Short Hills Student Builds National STEM Program While Giving Back

Millburn-Short Hills, New Jersey — New Jersey is home to students who are showing up, standing out and making a real impact in their schools and communities. To celebrate them, Patch and T-Mobile have partnered to spotlight local students excelling in academics, athletics, the arts and beyond.

This submission comes from Kate Rossettie, who nominated Eiaa.

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What is the star student’s name?

Eiaa

What grade is the student in?

11th

How do you know the star student?

Neighbor

Tell us about your star student's accomplishments and why they deserve to be recognized on Patch!

Eiaa has always been an incredible role model to my kids, as her intelligence, maturity, ambition, and sense of purpose drive her to be exceptional beyond her years. Most stunning to me is that she co-founded the MiniMiller STEM program, which teaches STEM to students in the community and donates all enrollment fees to Shanti Bhavan for educational equity, raising more than $17,000 and founding six additional national MiniMiller chapters. She also received the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award (250+ hours), interned for a fintech startup working to reduce the cost of cross-border and international money transfers to aid millions who struggle with sending money back to their families and businesses, and received an honorable mention from the National Center for Women & Information Technology. My kids have both taken several of her STEM classes and learned an enormous amount — my daughter took a biology class with her in kindergarten and came home able to accurately explain anatomy and physiology to her NP mother!

What three words best describe your star student?

Wise, driven, brilliant.

Keep up the great work, Eiaa! If you know a star student who deserves recognition, we want to hear about them! Click here to nominate them to be featured on Patch.

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