Hathaway Brown 12th grader Gurbani Kaur was lauded by The Plain Dealer for her "limitless curiosity" and named one of 10 Senior Standouts in Northeast Ohio for 2013.

A special feature about her was published in the newspaper on Sunday, May 19. The profile notes her many achievements and accolades and describes the enthusiasm with which she faces every project:

"Gurbani, 18, who is bound for Harvard in the fall, seems to handle the rigors of academia with no sweat, no matter how high she piles her plate. She is a National Merit Scholar, a regional finalist in the Siemens math, science and technology competition and has been awarded national honors for debate and science."

Among other things she's accomplished during her high school career, Gurbani has served as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, is poetry editor of HB's literary magazine and president of the Math Club. She also is the president of STAMP, the school's disability awareness association, and founded Hathaway Brown's diversity training for third-graders.

Senior Standouts is a program administered by The Plain Dealer and Medical Mutual of Ohio. It is now in its 11th year. Public and private high schools in Northeast Ohio are invited to nominate outstanding students for this recognition. Each of the 10 winners receives a $500 scholarship from Medical Mutual and another $250 scholarship from The Plain Dealer.

More than 130 high schools each nominated one outstanding senior, based on academic achievement, leadership and community service.

Plain Dealer editors and reporters narrowed the field to 23 finalists. A panel of judges chosen from the community had the difficult task of selecting the 10 winners.

This year's judges were: Barbara Berry, director of the Upward Bound program at Baldwin Wallace University; Judi Feniger, executive director of the Gordon Square Arts District; Robert McCullough, director of admissions at Case Western Reserve University; Antoine D. Moss, author, motivational speaker and contributor to BlackEnterprise.com; and Michael Schwartz, the retired president of Cleveland State University.

Hathaway Brown is honored to have had students recognized as Senior Standouts almost every year that the program has been run. Read the full profile about Gurbani and explore the Senior Standouts archive here.