Senior Izabela Petrosyan is the kind of student who turns curiosity into action. As president of the Physics Club, she has built an environment where students can share their ideas, create new projects, and gain hands-on experience. Izabela is a very extroverted and creative person who enjoys large communities and constantly chasing new adventures.
Outside of school, Izabela enjoys reading comics and books, building with LEGOs and solving puzzles. Looking ahead, she won the Questbridge National Match Scholarship, and she plans to major in mechanical engineering at Cornell University. She hopes to continue studying math, physics and computer science, while expanding her hands-on experience in fields related to engineering.
Her interest in physics began during her junior year, when Izabela took AP Physics. She quickly discovered that she loved the subject, because it combines creativity with logical thinking. “Physics is so straight-to-the-point,” she explained. “It’s fun to do, and it plays with your imagination. You have to picture things to really understand them.”
When the Physics Club was first introduced on our campus during Izabela’s junior year, she joined without hesitation, and she later became vice president. She was excited to be in a community where students, who are as interested in physics as she is, could build projects, ask questions about challenging topics and explore physics beyond the classroom. During her senior year, she ran for president of the club and was elected by her peers.
For Izabela, her club’s greatest achievement is the strong community that always supports each other. Even though they have done many interesting and complicated projects, that sense of connection and teamwork is more important than any end result.
The Physics Club meets every Friday in Mr. Kelly’s classroom. During meetings, students often make projects or discuss future ones. Some of their projects have included building water-pressure rockets and experimenting with non-Newtonian liquids.
Many students find physics challenging, but this club provides a welcoming space where they can ask questions without hesitation and receive the support they need. If students are struggling with physics homework or preparing for a test, club members work together during meetings, explaining concepts, reviewing problems step by step and helping one another better understand the material.
Students interested in joining the GHS Physics Club do not need prior experience in physics. All they need is curiosity and a willingness to participate. By joining and attending meetings, students can become part of this creative and friendly community.
