SPARTAN SPOTS Williamsville North High School
North seniors recognized for outstanding achievement
by KATE FASSL

Sohrab Kohli

Williamsville North Student Council recognizes the extraordinary achievements of two members of its senior class each month. Students featured in this column are selected by faculty recommendation. The Spartan Spots for January 2008 are Sohrab Kohli and Kayla Maxwell.

Kohli, son of Harvey and Dimple Kohli of East Amherst, has participated in and led several clubs at North. Kohli is a co-captain of North's Mock Trial Team, a club that requires students to have an active involvement in hypothetical trial situations. He is president of the National Honor Society, vice president of the Math Honor Society and region president of DECA, North's business club.

Aside from being the head of several clubs, Kohli also is an active member of the Model UN and the Scholastic Bowl. He is also active in the community through a full-time summer internship at Ethox International and Amherst Youth Basketball.

Kohli enjoys golf, politics, traveling and sports entertainment. In the future, he hopes to study economics and applied mathematics while pursuing a career in finance and possibly corporate law.

Kayla Maxwell

Maxwell, daughter of Joe and Ann Maxwell of East Amherst, has obtained the title of AP scholar with honors by earning the 17th spot in her senior class and was named 2008 SuperTeen by Next Step Magazine.

Maxwell is editor of North's Olympian Yearbook and is a member of both Math and National honor societies. She dedicates many of her hours to volunteering at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, the Special Olympics and the Juvenile Diabetes fundraiser.

Maxwell has received a black belt in tae kwon do, competed in the Junior Olympics and has been a part of North's track, soccer and softball teams. In her free time she enjoys running long distances, writing memoirs and attending church.

After graduation she plans to have a double major in biomedical sciences and pharmacology at the University at Buffalo and work at Roswell Park Cancer Institute for cancer research.