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Certifications & Awards

A collection of academic honors, professional development certificates, leadership recognition, and personal achievements.

Academic Excellence

Keefe Regional Technical School Certificate of Achievement

Certificate of Achievement

South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical School District

Date: June 2026

Recognizes Maria's achievement and successful completion at Keefe Regional Technical School.

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Keefe High Honor Roll certificate for Term 1, 2025–2026

High Honor Roll.
Term 1, 2025–2026

Keefe Regional Technical School

Date: Term 1, 2025–2026

Academic recognition for earning high honors during the first term of the 2025–2026 school year.

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Keefe High Honor Roll certificate for Term 2, 2025–2026

High Honor Roll.
Term 2, 2025–2026

Keefe Regional Technical School

Date: Term 2, 2025–2026

Academic recognition for earning high honors during the second term of the 2025–2026 school year.

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Professional & Technical Development

AI for Education Summit 2026 Certificate of Attendance issued to Maria Mediannikova

AI for Education Summit 2026

AI for Education

Certificate of Attendance · 6 hours

Participated in the AI for Education Summit 2026, exploring AI literacy, responsible generative AI adoption, and emerging applications of artificial intelligence in education. The summit addressed AI safety, ethics, academic integrity, and effective use of AI-powered educational tools, bringing together educators, researchers, and technology leaders to examine the future of AI-supported learning.

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Certified Young Financial Literacy Scholar certificate issued by Young Investors Society to Maria Mediannikova

Certified Young Financial Literacy Scholar

Young Investors Society (YIS)

Successfully completed the Young Investors Society Certified Young Financial Literacy Scholar Exam, demonstrating foundational knowledge of personal finance and financial literacy.

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See Yourself in the Green Workforce Certificate of Participation issued to Maria Mediannikova

See Yourself in the Green Workforce

Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning, Framingham State University

Certificate of Participation · Framingham State University, Massachusetts · Organizer: MetroWest STEM Education Network

Participated in See Yourself in the Green Workforce, a clean energy, sustainability, and environmental stewardship employer networking event hosted by the MetroWest STEM Education Network at Framingham State University.

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Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Mini-Course certificate of completion

Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Mini-Course

Blue Ocean Competition

Completed a mini-course on Blue Ocean Strategy and developing a pitch for the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition.

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Python certificate of completion from Kaggle Learn

Python Certificate of Completion

Kaggle Learn

Certificate recognizing successful completion of the Python course.

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Certificate recognizing achievement in Design and Visual Communications

Design and Visual Communications Exploratory Program Recognition

South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical School District

Recognition for achievements and contributions to the Design and Visual Communications Exploratory Program.

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Leadership & Membership

Jump$tart Honor Society for Personal Financial Literacy induction certificate

Jump$tart Student Honor Society for Personal Financial Literacy

Jump$tart Coalition

Recognized for financial literacy knowledge, responsible financial decision-making, and efforts to promote financial education.

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Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society certificate of membership

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Membership

Alpha Kappa Upsilon Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa

Certificate of membership in the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

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SkillsUSA Massachusetts SMARTSTART Summit participation certificate

SMARTSTART Summit.
Successful Participation

SkillsUSA Massachusetts

Recognition for successful participation in the SkillsUSA Massachusetts SMARTSTART Summit.

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SkillsUSA Massachusetts annual membership card for 2025–2026

SkillsUSA Massachusetts Annual Membership

SkillsUSA Massachusetts

2025–2026 membership year

Annual membership card recognizing participation in SkillsUSA Massachusetts.

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Internships & Programs

Certificate for completion of the Perspectives of Earth team mentorship internship

Perspectives of Earth.
Team Mentorship Internship

Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning, Framingham State University

Recognizes successful completion of the Summer 2026 Perspectives of Earth team mentorship internship.

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Digital Badges

Six badge collections. Each card shows one badge at a time; use its arrows to browse that collection.

Phi Theta Kappa EDGE.
Research Excellence

Phi Theta Kappa Research Excellence — Action digital badge
Action
Phi Theta Kappa Research Excellence — Impact digital badge
Impact
Phi Theta Kappa Research Excellence — Investigation digital badge
Investigation

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Phi Theta Kappa EDGE.
Career Excellence

Phi Theta Kappa Career Excellence — Aim digital badge
Aim
Phi Theta Kappa Career Excellence — Act digital badge
Act
Phi Theta Kappa Career Excellence — Achieve digital badge
Achieve
Phi Theta Kappa Career Excellence — Advance digital badge
Advance

1 / 4

Phi Theta Kappa EDGE.
Healthcare Excellence

Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Healthcare Excellence — Patient Care digital badge
Patient Care
Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Healthcare Excellence — Job Care digital badge
Job Care
Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Healthcare Excellence — Performance Care digital badge
Performance Care
Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Healthcare Excellence — Self-Care digital badge
Self-Care
Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Excellence — Search digital badge
Transfer Excellence.
Search
Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Excellence — Funding digital badge
Transfer Excellence.
Funding
Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Excellence — Select digital badge
Transfer Excellence.
Select
Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Excellence — Application Success digital badge
Transfer Excellence.
Application Success
Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Excellence — Transitions digital badge
Transfer Excellence.
Transitions

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Phi Theta Kappa EDGE.
Competitive Excellence

Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Competitive Excellence — Collaborate digital badge
Collaborate
Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Competitive Excellence — Connect digital badge
Connect
Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Competitive Excellence — Grow digital badge
Grow
Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Competitive Excellence — Perform digital badge
Perform
Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Competitive Excellence — Think digital badge
Think

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Phi Theta Kappa EDGE.
Advocacy Excellence

Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Advocacy Excellence — Be Collaborative digital badge
Be Collaborative
Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Advocacy Excellence — Be Informed digital badge
Be Informed
Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Advocacy Excellence — Be Intentional digital badge
Be Intentional
Phi Theta Kappa EDGE Advocacy Excellence — Be The Change digital badge
Be The Change

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Leadership Development Studies

Leadership Development Studies — Unit One, Developing a Personal Leadership Philosophy digital badge
Unit One.
Developing a Personal Leadership Philosophy
Leadership Development Studies — Unit Two, Leading By Serving digital badge
Unit Two.
Leading By Serving
Leadership Development Studies — Unit Three, Understanding Ethical Leadership digital badge
Unit Three.
Understanding Ethical Leadership
Leadership Development Studies — Unit Four, Articulating A Vision digital badge
Unit Four.
Articulating A Vision
Leadership Development Studies — Unit Five, Team Building digital badge
Unit Five.
Team Building
Leadership Development Studies — Unit Six, Leading With Goals digital badge
Unit Six.
Leading With Goals
Leadership Development Studies — Unit Seven, Making Decisions digital badge
Unit Seven.
Making Decisions
Leadership Development Studies — Unit Eight, Guiding Through Conflict digital badge
Unit Eight.
Guiding Through Conflict
Leadership Development Studies — Unit Nine, Realizing Change digital badge
Unit Nine.
Realizing Change
Leadership Development Studies — Unit Ten, Empowering Others digital badge
Unit Ten.
Empowering Others

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Athletics & Personal Development

Skyhawks basketball performance assessment for Maria Mediannikova

Basketball Performance Assessment

Skyhawks Sports Academy

Coach assessment of basketball skills and personal development, including dribbling, passing, shooting, defense, rebounding, and sportsmanship.

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Skyhawks tennis performance assessment and coach feedback for Maria Mediannikova

Tennis Performance Assessment

Skyhawks Sports Academy

Coach assessment of tennis skills and life skills, with individual feedback on performance and attitude.

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Skyhawks tennis performance assessment for Maria Mediannikova

Tennis Performance Assessment

Skyhawks Sports Academy

Coach assessment of tennis skills, including forehand, backhand, volley, serve, point play, and sportsmanship.

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Professional communities

Professional Associations & Registrations

Student Member

Member of Young Investors Society (YIS), an international nonprofit organization dedicated to financial literacy, long-term investing, and youth leadership.

Participation in YIS provides opportunities to explore investment education, financial competitions, and student leadership, complementing Maria's role as Founder and President of the Financial Literacy Club.

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