Western Wayne sophomores Maha Tanveer and Abigail Washine have been chosen to represent Western Wayne at the 2026 Central Pennsylvania HOBY Leadership Seminar this June 2026.
Maha is an accomplished Western Wayne honor roll student who enjoys being a part of a variety of sports and clubs at school including: wrestling, softball, Student Council, Spanish Club, Literary Magazine, Student Ambassador Program, and FBLA
In Maha’s leadership essay for HOBY, she explained what leadership means to her by discussing how being a good leader is about showing kindness to others and influencing them to be better people.
“Courage is an important part of being a good leader,” Maha said. “It is important for courageous leaders to inspire others to have the courage to know how worthy they are.”
After high school, Maha aspires to study business and architecture in college. She has a special needs sibling and wants to make sure that the world has more structures that are accessible for all people.
“I want to design homes and even hospitals to be more accessible,” she explained. “I know there are a lot of people in need of buildings that more suit their needs, and I want to use my skills that I will develop in college, possibly majoring in business and design, to make the world easier for them to live in.”
Maha’s classmate Abigail Washine, a sophomore honor roll student, also, is a Hoby winner for Western Wayne and has a strong vision of a good leader as well.
“Leadership plays such a huge role in my life, especially in sports,” Abigail explained. “I think a good leader teaches others how to be responsible, and that is what I try to teach my teammates.”
Abigail participates in the following sports and activities: volleyball, indoor and outdoor track, Electric City Volleyball travel team, PJAS, Science Olympiad, Envirothon, CATS Club, Student Council, served as president freshman year; and Student Ambassador Program.
After high school, Abigail aspires to be an orthopedic surgeon.
“The turning point for me wanting to pursue medicine as a career was when I had a knee surgery a few years ago,” she explained. “I have always, since a young age, liked helping people in need, and once I needed that help during and after my surgery, I felt especially inspired to pursue this career path to care for others as a doctor.”
Both students look forward to attending the conference in the spring and meeting other student leaders from various districts.
The Western Wayne School District wishes them both much success at the conference and in their very bright futures.
From left: Abigail Washine, Maha Tanveer, and Mr. Paul Gregorski, high school principal.
