Scholar Athlete: Platonas Demosthenous, Clarke HS
This week's Scholar Athlete is Platonas Demosthenous of Clarke High School.
Oct 20, 2026, 5:14 PM
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Platonas, or "Plat" for short, is a four-time All-County track member and the county champ in the 4x400 relay. He holds five school records in the relays, including the distance medley relay and the sprint medley relay. He qualified for the indoor and outdoor New Balance Nationals. He's also a four-year member of the varsity soccer team.
He's president of DECA and the mock trial club. He also founded the Speech and Debate team. He's also a youth advocate for the Nassau County Peer Diversion Court.
He also interned for State Assembly member Steve Rhoades. During his internship he helped introduce legislation and organized financial literacy seminars at local high schools. He also led a pet supply drive collecting 450 pounds of items.
He has a 99 unweighted GPA.
