Rancourt finds success at Worcester State

Jessica Rancourt, a 2020 Grafton High graduate and volleyball standout, was given a first year achievement award at Worcester State University.

Rancourt, who will graduate in 2024, says her ability to stay organized and manage her time effectively was essential for staying on top of her academics while studying remotely this past year. “This was key to getting everything done and still having time to check up on myself mentally,” she says.

Rancourt is double majoring in psychology and health education with a minor in secondary education. 

“I enjoy learning about individual people and how different events and behaviors impact their brain and health. I love helping people and giving advice, and these areas of study are one way I will be able to have a direct influence on adolescents,” she says.

Outside of the classroom, she works at a pottery painting studio two days a week and coaches volleyball. She captained her high school volleyball team as a senior and was named her team’s most valuable player and South Worcester County League First Team All-Star in 2019. She is now a setter on the Worcester State volleyball team.

Rancourt says she is most proud of receiving the Daniel J. Salmon Youth Outreach Award for volunteering at the Rockdale Youth Center in Northbridge. There she mentored a young girl for several years and feels she had a positive influence on the girl’s growth and achievement.

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