Horace Greeley Junior Netra Easwaran Receives 2022 NYS Senate Award

CHAPPAQUA, NY — If the Westchester County student recently honored for her leadership skills is any indication, there is reason to feel optimistic that our future is in good hands.

Netra Easwaran, a junior at Horace Greeley High School, was awarded the 2022 New York State Senate Youth Leadership Recognition Award.

The award honors students who have demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities in their schools and communities and are dedicated to becoming positive forces for change. Well-rounded students who display leadership potential are nominated for the prestigious awards program by teachers, administrators or other faculty members for their achievements in academics, athletics, arts and community service.

Easwaran's award was presented to her by New York State Senator Peter Harckham.

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Easawaran was singled out as an academically high-achieving and promising young adult who demonstrates initiative both inside and outside the classroom, serving as a role model for her peers. She is an Editor-in-Chief of the Greeley Tribune, Director of Tournaments for Debatea and Vice-President of the Chappaqua Schools Foundation Student Advisory Council. She was also selected to represent Horace Greeley at the League of Women Voters of Westchester Running & Winning Conference.

Easwaran said her interest in government affairs and international relations began with her involvement in Model UN. She has won Best Delegate Awards at several collegiate conferences, including Yale MUN, MIT MUN and Cambridge MUN. She also chaired international conferences. Netra was also one of two students from New York chosen by the Best Delegate Editorial Panel as one of the "2021-2022 Best High School Model UN Delegates."

To further her passion for youth-led political advocacy, Easwaran has been engaged in several real-world opportunities as well. She was a member of Congressman Mondaire Jones’s Youth Advisory Council and interned with State Senator Peter Harckham and Assemblymember Chris Burdick during the school year. This summer, she is interning with the Hudson Valley Office of U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and continues to gain valuable work experience through a Summer Fellowship with the office of Westchester County Executive George Latimer.