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About Me

Hi! I'm Luciana

Daytrip to Boston this past summer! A picture I took of some leaves last Autumn Chistmas lights in Killingly, CT

My name is Luciana Piarulli, and I am currently a junior at Mass Academy. I’m very curious, passionate, I love music, Taylor Swift, traveling, reading, making bracelets, space, the beach, volleyball, taking pictures, and other things. I also love to spend my free time with my friends and family.

School Before MAMS

SHRHS 2024 Jr/Sr Prom SHRHS Class of '26 in pink at 2023 pep rally

Before coming to MAMS, I attended Shepherd Hill Regional High School. There, I participated in a few different clubs and activities, including NHS, Academic Decathlon (multi-school competitions where you take tests in 10 different categories to gain points), and Math Team. For the first two years of high school, I was also class treasurer. We ran two calendar raffle fundraisers (one each year) and a butter braids fundraiser. I helped organize and run events such as pep rally (freshman and sophomore), sophomore barbeque, and 2024 jr/sr prom. My favorite event was sophomore pep rally, since we got the entire grade to dress in pink for a Mean Girls theme. Check out the school website here: SHRHS Website

My friends and I at our NHS induction Photo of the SHRHS acadeca team last year

On the left: My friends and I at our NHS induction On the right: SHRHS Academic Decathlon team last year!

In my travels...

Montmorency Waterfall, QC,CA Streets of Quebec City, Canada

I have a lot of different hobbies, but one of my favorites is traveling. Last year, my family visited Quebec City, Canada. Not only is this city known for its European-style architecture (which allowed for me to, in a sense, visit Europe without actually visiting Europe), but there was also a park that had waterfalls. One of the activities they offered was ziplining across the chasm where the waterfall was located. This was a really cool experience, since it allowed me to get a view of the waterfall from a very unique and unusual perspective. To learn more about the falls, click here. (The website is in French, so make sure to switch it to English)

Hobbies

Summer Guitar Session

Outside of school, chances are you’ll hear me playing an instrument, since I play both piano and acoustic guitar. I enjoy playing piano more, but the sound of guitar more. I started playing piano during the COVID-19 pandemic (I think in 2020), which means I’ve been playing now for 4ish years. I started playing guitar about a year later. I love making music and being able to share what I learn with the world, and I’d recently started a social media account where I post music! Link to my Instagram!

Setting at a Volleyball Practice Bumping at a Volleyball Practice

If I’m not playing an instrument, You might find me playing volleyball. I started playing the summer before my freshman year, and I’ve learned a lot along the way. This past year, I played for Dragons volleyball club. Playing has taught me how to be part of a team and work with others, perseverance, and not to give up on the first try. The hardest thing for me to master is still my overhand serve, which has gotten more consistent over the past few years, but still could be refined.

Sunset Over Polar Park - Worcester,MA Some of my recent and favorite reads Sunset in my neighborhood

If still you can’t find me, I might be curled up on a couch on my deck, reading and watching the sunset. (Also above, a list of recent and favorite reads... my copy of Where the Crawdads Sing has been missing for a while, but it’s still my absolute favorite.

Volunteering

Check back soon to hear what I'm doing for my community service project!