(GREAT NECK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum (D – Great Neck) presented the Nassau County Legislative Student Citizenship Award to Great Neck North High School graduating senior Elena L. Sundick on June 13.
Sundick, an accomplished dancer who has participated in the American Ballet theater, Ellison Ballet and Arch Ballet Contemporary, is also an active community volunteer. She has mentored girls in her dance studio’s pre-professional dance program, volunteered as a teacher’s assistant at an elementary school and served as a school officer. She is also a member of the Action for Women club and a peer drug educator.
“As a young woman, Elena has already established an impressive record of accomplishment in dance and academics while making community service a priority,” Legislator Birnbaum said. “Her commitment to improving the lives of others makes her a worthy recipient of the Legislative Student Citizenship Award, and I was pleased to be on hand to celebrate her achievements with the graduating class of Great Neck North High School.”