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2009-2010 Fourth Place Winner – Shayna Solomon (Montgomery Blair High School) Shayna Solomon is currently in 10th grade at Montgomery Blair High School in the Communications Arts Program (CAP). She lives in Rockville, Maryland with her parents, sister, and turtle. She is active in both her school and religious communities. At school, she competes on debate team. She also works with Students for Global Responsibility (SGR), a social action group that raises money, advocates, and organizes for various humanitarian issues. At synagogue, she leads a service for students in the 3rd through 6th grades. She also teaches the technicalities of reading the Torah to younger students in a program called Torah Club. She tutors students to prepare them for their b’nai mitzvot ceremonies. She enjoys singing both religious and secular music. She sings with her synagogue choir, participating in interfaith concerts semiannually. She also sings classical vocal pieces, such as opera arias and art song. In her free time, she often reads or writes. She is committed to try and create the best world that she can. This experience taught me a plethora of information about each of the religions. Still, the most valuable lessons that I learned were not didactic lessons. While searching for information, I did not only find what I wanted to find. The internet holds too much hate. I discovered the horrific implications of misunderstanding in contemporary society. My compassion reflection: As a DC metro community, we all have the obligation to be compassionate towards each other. Religious teens must put this idea into practice by working together for the community in order to realize our common humanity.
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