Joining a New Community by Zoe Moreland

​Hey guys! My name is Zoe Moreland and I am a rising senior at Cheltenham High School. Besides being STEM-driven, I'm a multi-sport varsity athlete at my school. I play soccer, basketball, and run track. Being a senior, I will be the girl’s varsity soccer captain for the 2019 fall season, which is something I am looking forward to. Leadership and mentoring are very important to me, especially when I have an influence on younger players. Over the course of my high school career, I have been involved in varsity sports, the Environmental Club, the Black Scholars Program, Key Club, the Women in Science and Engineering club, and I will be applying for NHS in the fall. 

​I have always been interested in science and math, and as I have gotten older I realized my passion for medicine and research. I applied to TRIP Initiative because I want to get hands-on laboratory experience, since my high school labs will be insufficient in my future research endeavors. Additionally, my twin brother did the program last year and had a great time, so I thought it would be beneficial to apply. Even though I put most of my energy into STEM, I also enjoy current history classes in school, since I enjoy being politically aware and am always open for a debate. 

As for the future, I will start preparing my applications for college in about a month. I am looking to stay on the east coast (Philly, Boston, DC) mainly because I hate hot weather in other parts of the country and I absolutely need snow during the winter. After college, I want to go to medical school and become either a neurologist or a trauma physician. I took AP Psych and AP Bio over the last two years, which both combined my interests in the brain and how it functions after trauma.


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So far, the TRIP Program has been a great experience and I’m looking forward to the rest of this summer. ​