Lacrosse player Nora O'Connell of Shaker Heights High School is student athlete of week
Posted: 05/30/2012
SHAKER HEIGHTS,Ohio - Working out with the Lady Raiders of the Shaker Heights High School lacrosse team is Nora O'Connell.
Nora has been a three-year letter winner,captain and defender for the lacrosse team.
The senior is also an organizer for Kick-It, which is a program where teams play kickball to help raise money for childhood cancer research. Nora has a passion to help people.
"I want to help people, but I not a huge fan of needles and blood. I don't want to be a doctor, but I still want the ability to change someone's life and I think psychology will give me the opportunity to do that," said Nora.
Off the field, Nora excels in the classroom. She's been accepted in the honor's program at The Ohio State University.
Congratulations Nora O'Connell the McDonald's the McDonald's student athlete of the week.
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