当 Georgia Horosky graduates from Owen J. Roberts High School later this year, she’ll do so with 63 college credits, an associate’s degree and statewide honors under her 带. Not bad for the17-year-老 high school 双录取 student at Montgomery County Community College.

霍洛斯基(St. Peter’s, Chester County, was recently added to the 2024 全宾夕法尼亚学术团队 for her work in and out of the classroom.

Sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society for two-year colleges, and The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges, this recognition honors exceptional community college students who have achieved academic excellence and demonstrated a commitment to their colleges and communities. To qualify, students must have completed at least 36 credits and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5或以上.

The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges recognized Horosky, Psychology major Dani Arcos Narvaez and Computer Science major Mercy Ifiegbu with other award recipients during a state-wide event in Harrisburg April 2.

“It’s exciting,” said Horosky of the award. “尤其是我还这么年轻.”

Horosky started at MCCC’s Pottstown校园 in the summer of 2021, because 她说 she was looking for more rigorous coursework. The 双录取 program allowed her to save money and time while she prepared for the future.

双录取 allows high school students 15 years or 老er to get a head start on their college education while completing high school. 学生可以选修课程 at their high school, at MCCC, or online and credits earned can transfer to a four-year 机构.

“I wasn’t being challenged,” 她说. “I tried out Montco and loved how the courses were paced out and I stayed here.”

Since then, she’s taken an active role on campus. She’s the current president of the Beta Tau Lambda chapter of PTK at Pottstown校园. 她也加入了扶轮青年服务团 Club in the spring of 2023 and later became the club’s president the following fall.

Communication Assistant Professor 梅雷迪斯•弗兰克, the Beta Tau Lambda faculty advisor, was one of the first faculty members to have Horosky in class at the College in a public speaking class when Horosky was 14 years 老. She has her again in class in speech communication.  

“To me she’s absolutely amazing,” said Frank. “She’s so responsible at her age. 一个 of the best things about her is she looks towards the future, not just for today. She’s thinking about what she needs to do down the line to reach her goals and what she can do to line herself up with that.”

Outside of the classroom, Horosky as PTK and Rotaract Club president, Frank said Horosky demonstrates a maturity well beyond her years.

“I never have to worry about her if she’ll show up. 她将是第一个到那里的人。” 她说. “She’s the first to log on to the app and know what she’s supposed to be 做. She knows how to budget her time. She wakes up early in the morning and gets 一天做了很多事. I will miss her dearly next year. 我很幸运 past two years to work with her. 我真的很幸运.”

While she has no official major declared, Horosky said she’s interested in the agricultural business and plans to attend Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio in the fall to 研究它.

That passion for farming stems from raising livestock for the last nine years. 当 she was 8 years 老, she began raising pigs on her family’s farm and developed a love 对动物来说.

“They have personality of a puppy,” 她说. “就像养狗一样.”

Through that experience, Horosky said she went on to raise and later judge show pigs and livestock competitions and through that learned more about the agricultural industry. Those experience inspired in her a desire to pursue the business as a career.

“I love being part of agriculture industry, it’s so necessary, the industry plays a vital role in feeding the world and I love playing a part and seeing how it works,” 她说. “It’s an industry people aren’t informed about, and I want to get involved 并通知其他人.”