Dulles High School Student Chosen as State Student Hero Award Recipient

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Anvi Garyali, an incoming senior at Dulles High School, has been named a recipient of the 2022 Student Hero Award for State Board of Education (SBOE) District 4. She is among only 15 students selected from across the state for this prestigious honor.

Garyali served as a member of the Fort Bend Community Prevention Coalition and was nominated by Payal Patani, a staff member with the Fort Bend Regional Council, for her selfless service to the community. During the pandemic, Garyali founded a non-profit, Rhythm of Life, to teach seniors and teens mindfulness and health coping strategies for dealing with stress and other mental health problems.

“We are so very proud of Anvi,” FBISD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Christie Whitbeck said. “She shows what I believe to be true – to whom much is given, much is expected.”

“Not a day goes by where I don’t think about how grateful and lucky I am to do the work that I do for the people around me,” Garyali said. “Doing this is a passion of mine and I am so incredibly honored and lucky to do what I do.”

The SBOE Student Hero Award is given to students in public school who demonstrate exemplary volunteer service that benefits their fellow students, school or wider community.

Visit the Student Heroes Award webpage at https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/awards/student-heroes-award for more information.

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