Alumni Spotlight: Anissa Gardizy

Anissa Gardizy, North Penn Class of 2018, was known for her passion for journalism at North Penn, and has continued to excel in this field after high school. Anissa is currently a freshman at Emerson College in Boston studying journalism. She is a proud writer for the Berkeley Beacon, Emerson’s newspaper, and she works for one of their television stations.

As a student at North Penn, Gardizy wrote for the Knight Crier for two years, and was Editor in Chief her senior year. Gardizy directed and anchored for North Penn Television’s “Mornings”, as well as did career study with NPTV. Gardizy was on the field hockey and track and field teams, and was also Student Government Association President her senior year.

One-on-one with Anissa Gardizy:

What is your favorite part about college?

“My favorite part about college is being surrounded by people who are as passionate about their majors as I am. Emerson only offers degrees in the communications and the arts, so everyone pretty much knows what they want to do with their career.”

What do you miss about North Penn?

“I definitely miss my teachers the most. I was really lucky to have some of the most amazing mentors from kindergarten through senior year.”

Any advice for high school students?

“Use all the resources available to you while you are at North Penn. There are so many opportunities for you to find out what you want to do with your life before you get to college. When I tell my friends at college what my high school was like, they are amazed at everything North Penn had to offer.”