Zachary Pero

Hardworking, passionate, and inquisitive student with strong organizational skills. Motivated individual with a strong work ethic. Ready to help classmates and teammates achieve their goals. Dependable student successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities and handle any obstacles. Leader with strong inter-personal, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. Reliable and dedicated team player with hardworking and resourceful approach. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Virtual 2022 Jarosz Labs Target Selection member

• Only high school member of target selection process to research proteins for future interest at Jarosz Labs

In-person summer intern at Jarosz Labs 2023

• Researcher at Jarosz Lab to analyze data on yeast prions
• Used IGV software/Cluster 3.0 where my findings suggest to discovery of a essential pathway for yeast prions heretofore unreported in the literature

Cottage School Volunteer for 6 years

• Leader of tween group where I supervise 50+ teen volunteers
• Have helped to raise 80K+ for a new recreation center as a teen ambassador

Creator and Counselor of week long summer camp at the Cottage School

• For two years I have created & ran summer camp for 25+ teen boys at the Cottage School aimed to help them find enjoyment in learning/their future integrated with activity

Elected Captain of Varsity Lacrosse 2 years in a row

• Member of the 100-point Club
• All-League HM
• All-League

Elected Captain of Varsity Soccer

• All-League HM

Elected Captain of Mock Trial for 3 years

• 2020 Westchester County Mock Trial Champion

Representative in my school's Student Leadership Board

• Selected as 1 of 20 students in my grade
• Tour guide for 50+ incoming freshmen parents

Created Personal Tutoring Business

• Tutor for 2 years with 12 students across two schools w/ subjects offered like Chem, APUSH, Biology, and Algebra 2.

• Honoree of Cum Laude Honors Society (Top 10% weighted GPA)
• Clarkson University High School Achievement Award
• 2020 Westchester County Mock-Trial Champion Lead Lawyer
• Harvard Model Congress Best Delegate Honorable Mention Select Committee on Climate Crisis A
• Byram Hills Science Research Super 6
• College Board AP Scholar with Distinction
• National Merit Commended Scholar
• National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award
• 2022 Byram Hills Lacrosse Coach's Award