Caterina Romano

Role

• Lead and mentor 20+ peers, including off-season training and outreach events.
• Represent and advocate for team within school and community, including recruiting students and communicating with administrators.
• Direct design, CAD, and fabrication of robot.
• Control robot during matches, collaborate with driver, drive coach, and alliance partners.
• Present robot, team, and design process to judges and spectators at competitions.

Accomplishments

• Designed 2025 robot, which earned 3 Industrial Design Awards, including at the 2025 New England District Championship.
• Won 5 events between 2024 and 2025 seasons as a drive team member.
• Captained the winning alliance of the Hopper Division at the 2025 FIRST World Championship in Houston, TX. Placed 5th out of over 3,000 teams globally.

• Conduct pep band at home football games.
• Serve as a mentor for the flute section, supporting and guiding fellow students.
• Take attendance of 70+ students daily for concert band reversals.
• Represent the music department in the larger school community.
• Assist the band director with photocopies, passing out music, and other administrative tasks.
• Help lead annual middle school band night with 200+ youth musicians.
• Play a variety of music in four concert band performances annually.

• Currently developing and leading Gold Award project to increase accessibility and engagement in local history by creating an interactive mural in a public location.
• Participate in community service activities, earn badges on a variety of topics, serve as a role model for younger Girl Scouts.
• Earned Bronze and Silver Awards for community improvement projects.
• Girl Scout member since kindergarten.

• Led 80+ volunteers to pack 20,000 meals for local families in need in collaboration with the organization Meals of Hope for individual service project.
• Participate in ongoing community service & volunteering activities.

• Ensured safety of campers at the pool by monitoring the pool area and enforcing rules.
• Collaborated with staff to foster fun and memorable experiences for campers.
• Maintained the pool area by cleaning up toys and equipment.

• Managed reservations and takeout using Resy and POS software.
• Demonstrated strong multitasking skills by balancing responsibilities like answering phone calls, greeting guests, and updating reservations.
• Greeted customers and ensured positive guest experiences.
• Assisted with cleaning tables, restocking merchandise, and maintaining areas like bathrooms.

• Selected out of local students by the Nashoba Valley Rotary Club to attend a 3 day leadership conference with fellow rising juniors at Fitchburg State University.