student spotlight
By Claire Miller
Spirit of Service Student finds satisfaction in lifting up others
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Bagenstose volunteers at the New Albany Food Pantry. 34
Bagenstose installs garbage cans at the Healthy New Albany Farmers Market.
Bagenstose, who has attended NAPLS since kindergarten, is involved in several service initiatives and groups to support the school community beyond Generation Connection. He volunteers at the New Albany Food Pantry and participates in SOAR Leadership, a school organization that works to foster positive relationships. More than just service, Bagenstose is interested in his school community. He led the student section throughout the school year with “all the spirit and Eagle energy” he had. “In my freshman and sophomore year, I was led by the section leaders and they were phenomenal,” he says. “I just wanted to try to model them, and it was one of my dreams to finally be at the top of that mountain in that regard. So when I ran the student section I gave it everything I had.” One of his goals was to encourage the same amount of student participation and support across all athletic events in order to give every school team the boost of energy and recognition they deserved. “I also just wanted to promote student allegiance towards athletic teams www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
Photos courtesy of Cian Bagenstrose
or Cian Bagenstose, a senior at New Albany High School, there’s just as much to gain through service as there is to give. Generation Connection, a club that assists older adults with technology, was the root of his senior seminar project and the catalyst for Bagenstose to do more in his community. “Generation Connection really started the snowball effect of all the leadership things I’ve done for the school because the satisfaction I felt in Generation Connection really inspired me to chase that feeling,” he says. “It really gave me a whole new perspective on life with the perspective of service that I should be using my skill set to help others and not just to move on in this world, (but) to try to impact this world when I do After NAHS graduation, Bagenstose will attend the University of move on.” Notre Dame in the fall.
