- Adrianna Orsi is a senior at Wetumpka High School, and has a GPA of 4.275, scored a 35 on the ACT, and is a member of the National Honor Society.

At the age of 13, Adrianna was confronted with an extraordinarily tragic family situation.

In spite of this tragedy, Adrianna holds herself to superior standards and has never faltered academically due to these major life changes.

- Adrianna stands out just from her history, but also in the classroom, super smart student.

She can answer questions.

She learns super quick.

She can take whatever concept I'm doing and apply it, and then teaches that to the other students as well.

But with her history, she kept persevering.

There was never a drop in her grades.

She never wanted freebies.

She kept going in life and just didn't stop and have the pity party, which she really deserved to have.

- If I was going to give advice to people who were going through extraordinary difficulties, I would say it's really important to have a strong friend group and family members you can rely on.

And I know not everybody has that, so finding those is really important for me, and then just keep going.

There's nothing you can do.

You can either stop or keep going, so you have to pick one.

And then, I don't know, just one day at a time.

It feels good to be selected as one of the five Young Heroes of 2022.

I feel like I have put in a lot of hard work since I've been in high school despite a lot of difficulty.

And so it's nice to get to celebrate that.

- [Narrator] In the face of extraordinary tragedy and trauma, Adrianna excels in her studies and supports her family and community.

For these reasons and more, Adrianna is recognized by her school and our state as one of the five 2022 Young Heroes of Alabama.

Learn more about all of our Young Heroes aptv.org/heroes.