2009 - 2016: Alameda Community Learning Center (ACLC); 6th-12th grade; high school GPA: 4.38

2013 - 2014: Encinal High School; AP European History

2014 - 2016: College of Alameda, Laney College, Berkeley City College

 

Academic Awards

2015: ACLC Poet Laureate

2014 & 2015: First Place, Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair

2013: Participated in California State Science and Engineering Fair

2013: First Place and Runner-up Grand Prize, Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair

2013: 2nd Place - Engineers Alliance for the Arts bridge design competition, San Francisco

 

Leadership

2013, 2014, 2015: ACLC Governing Board Learner Representative

• Elected by the student body three consecutive years

• Monthly meetings on board that controls school budget, curriculum, personnel

2012 - 2016: Class of 2016 Co-chair

• Elected four consecutive years; Facilitated class meetings, organized class fundraisers

2012 - 2016: Leadership Class

• Elected President Sept. 2015; Led leadership class three times a week, planned agendas

2015 - 2016: ACLC Proposal Manager

• Managed school proposal process through leadership class

2015 - 2016: Alameda Island Poets Board

• First ever youth representative on city-wide board; promoted local poetry and events

 

Internship

2015: Poetic Dance Theater Company

• Completed 70 hours doing editing, graphic design, dance, and costume design

2015: Dancing Poetry Festival – Performance at the Legion of Honor Museum’s Florence Gould Theater

• Performed original poetry and dance

 

Athletics

2012 - 2016: Artemis Rowing – Oakland Estuary

• Rowed 2.5 hours 6 days per week, two competitive seasons per year

• 2013 Raced at Head of the Charles in Boston, MA

2014 - 2016: Dark Meat Ultimate Team

• Team member and official photographer and media manager

 

Academic clubs

2012 - 2016: School Newspaper “Speakeasy”

• Editor four years; regular contributor of articles, poetry, photos and opinion

2014 - 2016: Poetry Club

2015 - 2016: Interact – Community service and conferences, raise money for projects

2015 - 2016: Red Cross Club – Social service and training for emergencies

 

Extracurricular activities

2013 - 2016: Harmolodic August jazz quartet- Guitarist and lead vocals – focus on mid-20th Century jazz

• 2015 benefit concert for Midway Shelter for homeless and abused women and children

2004 - 2016: Girl Scouts

• Bronze Award: sewed and donated quilts to a shelter for teenage mothers

• Silver Award: planned and executed Daisy Exploree Camp

2008 - 2016: Guitar lessons – 8 years of lessons, technique, theory, composition and vocals

2013: Oxbridge Academic Programs

• Scholarship to study in Barcelona for one month; Creative Writing and Photography

2015: Adventures of the Mind Summer Program

• One week in Philadelphia, lectures and classes from accomplished professionals