By Abigail Horwitt

thebirdonfire continues its ongoing spotlight of the Class of ‘22. Here is the PVS 2022 Class Valedictorian, Sara Habibipour. 

Graduating senior Sara Habibipour is a person of countless talents. She has accomplished numerous things inside and outside school and has won many awards for her achievements. Sara is currently the Yearbook Editor-in-Chief, Associated Student Body Co-President, California Scholarship Federation President, and Academic World Quest Co-Captain. She is also an active member in the community, helping around local areas, and coordinating community events. Sara’s favorite subject is Biology and when she goes to college, she plans on majoring in either Human Biology, Molecular Cell/Biology, or Microbiology/Immunology/Molecular Genetics. Outside of school, she founded an online platform called MedSoc Talk where she talks with other students, physicians, Nobel Laureates, and scientists about topics relating to the intersection of medicine. To go along with that she’s also done internships to help her get a feel for the career that she wants to pursue.

“I’ve always had a dream to build hospitals and deliver medical care to developing countries while learning about different cultures and that’s something I strive to pursue in the future.”

Sara Habibipour

A fun fact about Sara is that over the summer she researched HIV and presented her work at a university symposium. While she was there she produced her own abstract (a summary of a research study that allows readers to quickly learn about the important aspects of a study) and got the opportunity to shadow multiple operating rooms that included seeing an open heart surgery. 

Sara’s hobbies outside of school include dance, music, and Shotokan Karate. She has been dancing for 14 years, has a second-degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, and knows how to play the classical piano. She enjoys listening to music, too. Her favorite music includes Chopin, Peruvian pan flute music, Hozier (which Sara especially enjoys), and the most important to her Def Leppard. She also has a few other favorites which are CCR, Led Zeppelin, Queen, and many more. A fun fact about Sara is that she has her own collection of rock band t-shirts. 

Her parents are from two different cultures and perspectives: her dad, who is from Iran, and her mom is from Arkansas. Being interested in culture and traveling the world, Sara would like to one day travel to undeveloped countries where she delivers medical services like Doctors Without Borders (an international humanitarian non-governmental organization). 

Recently, Sara has become interested in earrings and collecting them. It started when her dance teacher took her and a friend to get their ears pierced. Ever since she’s been obsessed with collecting all different kinds of earrings. When Sara goes out on an adventure, she particularly likes to find really abstract and funky earrings. Her latest findings were when she came across a random vintage thrift store in the middle of nowhere and discovered a pair of huge, shining, cactus earrings, which she was able to grab for 5 bucks. Want to know more about Sara? Go ask Jesse or Ms. Coffey what “Serving Sara” means.