MVHS senior recognized for hard work in academics, leadership, and community service

Kamora Alston is a celebrated Mount Vernon High School senior whose hard work in academics and presence on campus has awarded her praise in her school community. 

Kamora is in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, where she and her classmates take a full schedule of rigorous classes and complete exams and projects to earn college credit. Kamora is currently working on her creativity, activity and service project for IB, where she is making a podcast to highlight winter sports at MVHS.

Kamora has a grade point average of 96 and has been named on the MVHS honor roll. She has also been given a HER (Helping Everyone Rise) Award by the City of Mount Vernon Youth Bureau’s Safe Place For Girls program for her academic achievements, leadership, and community service in and out of school. 

Kamora is the current manager for the girls’ varsity basketball team, which she dubs as a second family to her. She became the manager during the last school year, and although she didn’t know much about basketball at first, she was determined to learn the game to help out her friends on the team. Through being a manager, she learned discipline, patience and drive. 

“It's a team sport,” said Kamora.  “You can't only think for yourself but for the people around you because we are all trying to achieve one goal.”

Kamora is also a member of Destination College, an organization that helps student-athletes get in touch with colleges and scholarships as well as helping with the Common Application. 

She is also a member of the Ready4LIFE afterschool program and is an ambassador for the program. This Mount Vernon-based organization helps students learn and be prepared for real-world relationships and interactions. As an ambassador, Kamora has volunteered at City Fest, where she managed kid’s activities. 

Kamora wants to become a physical trainer and work in sports therapy. She plans on studying Exercise Science at Stony Brook University. Kamora has also been accepted into Binghamton University, SUNY Oneonta, Adelphi University, SUNY Cortland, SUNY College at Brockport, Mercy University, and St. Thomas Aquinas College. 

Due to her generous nature and ability to give good advice to her friends, as well as her experience as manager of the girls’ basketball team, Kamora knows she will one day make an excellent physical therapist. 

Kamora is looking forward to college with much excitement. She is looking forward to settling into the new space, taking new classes, and seeing all that her IB courses at MVHS has prepared her for.