The first Finding Scoliosis Kindly (FiSK) Club meeting was held on April 25th, 2024 at OlaRose’s high school in Pittsford, New York. OlaRose Ndubuisi created FiSK Club to raise awareness for scoliosis and encourage students to use creative outlets to express themselves. OlaRose appreciates the students who attended the meeting and her English teacher, who…
OlaRose was chosen as one of two New York State winners for the Prudential Emerging Visionaries Award for her project, “The Finding Scoliosis Kindly Project”, along with a $5000 prize. Attached are some photos and videos about her project. Prudential Emerging Visionaries honors exceptional students ages 14-18 who have created innovative, bold solutions to financial…
OlaRose Ndubuisi (17 years old) was announced as the 2024-2025 New York State Youth Poet Laureate at an event last night, April 18, 2024 by Urban Word and Teachers & Writers Collaborative in collaboration with Girls Write Now. OlaRose was selected out of 75 applicants by a panel of judges who are former Poet Laureates…
OlaRose Ndubuisi (16 years old) was invited to an interview by WROC News 8 CBS News for their Generation ROC segment that highlights outstanding youth in the community. OlaRose was interviewed on March 12, 2024 for winning the 2024 Prudential Emerging Visionaries Award for her scoliosis advocacy through her project, Finding Scoliosis Kindly. OlaRose Ndubuisi…
OlaRose was selected for the “Do The Right Thing Award” by the City of Rochester. She was chosen for her bravery, leadership, heroism, advocacy and positive role model behavior in spreading scoliosis awareness through her project “Finding Scoliosis Kindly (FiSK)” using her poetry, art, music, photography, and her FiSK research survey and t-shirt fundraiser which…
