Lydia Binelli
Berkley High School
Larry Grajewski Scholarship
2026/2027
My name is Lydia Binelli, and I’m a senior at Berkley High School. I am enrolled at Michigan's College of LSA to study Human Origins, Biology, and Behavior. At Berkley, I ran four seasons of varsity cross country, track & field, and three seasons of gymnastics. I have qualified for Regionals in 11 events across my three sports and served as captain of all three teams. I am participating in my third year of the National Honor Society and my fourth of the Science National Honor Society, and as president of the latter this school year. Outside of school, I created the Bravery Bears project to serve children in post-anesthesia care units and have over 200 hours of service. This past summer, I worked on a research paper published in the Journal of Thoracic Disease.