It鈥檚 graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight 91制片厂 high schools. Meet Bowie High School valedictorian Sharmin Ahmed.
NAME:听Sharmin Ahmed
SCHOOL: Bowie High School
COLLEGE:听
INTENDED MAJOR: Business
What is your dream and how do you plan to make it come true after graduation?
I want to be wealthy enough to open a non-profit in Bangladesh where my parents are from. I鈥檓 not sure how to do that. It was a village that helped them get here. I want to be able to give back to them.
Who inspires you the most?
Probably my older brother. His name is Irfan Eshan. He鈥檚 like the start of it all. I wouldn鈥檛 have been the valedictorian if he wasn鈥檛 the valedictorian. If he can do it, I can do it. This type of dude, if he can, I can. I know him.
What is one piece of advice you would give an incoming freshman?
Join clubs, especially the BPA (Business Professionals of America). That allows for travel. That was one of the biggest connecting moments inside the school and outside. Competitive events were part of it. You can showcase your skills on stuff that applies to the world. Presentation, Excel, all the business-type stuff. It was really cool.
What鈥檚 been your favorite high school memory?
I鈥檇 have to tie that back into BPA. We went to California a month ago. I got to meet like 100 people. I want to go into business in the future. I was able to talk to different entrepreneurs and got to hear about the methodology behind it all, how they were able to start up.
How do you plan to make an impact on society in the future?听
Hopefully, I have that open-mindedness. As we get older, people stay in their ways. I hope to keep bringing that out in the future. I hope to keep listening to everyone.
What her teacher said:
If grit and grace were a person, it would be Sharmin Ahmed.听She is a young woman of impeccable character, wholly spirited and intrinsically motivated to achieve beyond her own expectations.听Alongside her unmatched daily drive to be her very best self, she is an abundantly generous and kind spirit.听She’s humble, and I’ve never seen her consider herself before others. In fact, she first considers how her actions will impact those around her.听I am grateful to have had the opportunity to be her high school counselor. I can’t wait to see the change she will make in this world.听听
– Denese Scott, Sharmin鈥檚 high school counselor