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Portrait of Lyra Butoi

Honor Society® member

Lyra Butoi

  • computer engineering
  • Class of 2026
  • Eagan, Minnesota

Member since September 2025

About

I am a senior currently attending Eagan High Schol in Minnesota. I'm interested in subjects like math, science, and computer programing/engineering, and some of my hobbies include playing instruments, fine arts, and sports. I'm on my school's Science Olympiad team and in my school's Wind Symphony band and Jazz 1 band.

Education

  • university of minnesota-twin cities

    computer engineering

    2025 – 2026

  • Eagan High School

    2022 – 2026

Honors and awards

  • national honor society

    I was invited to membership based on my high GPA while taking honor courses. I gained membership after completing 24 total hours of volunteering and participating in various extracurriculars.

  • world language honor society

    I earned membership after completing three years of study in a foreign language while achieving high grades and have plans to continue that study into my senior year. The language I'm taking is German.

Goals and interests

Career goal

I want to become a firmware engineer to develop code and build computer systems.

Graduate school interests

I hope to earn my master's degree in computer engineering/robotics with a minor in AI and machine learning.

Outside the classroom

I enjoy play instruments (saxophone, piano, and guitar), fine arts (drawing, painting), crocheting, programming, and playing soccer/running.

Experience

  • soccer referee

    Various Twin Cities Soccer League assignors (Chase Assigning, Southside Assigning, EVAA, and more).

    Mar 2023 – Sep 2025

Volunteering

  • Eagan High School Usher

    Eagan High School

    Dec 2025 – May 2026

  • Division A Science Olympiad tournament Event Supervisor

    Science Olympiad

    Apr 2025 – Apr 2026

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced