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Resume

Academics/Awards/Organizations/etc...

  • National Honor Society 

  • Academic Athlete Patch - Athlete with GPA > 3.5

  • Communications Academy - All 4 years

  • Yearbook Editor-in-Chief - 25-26

  • Yearbook Associate Editor - 24-25

  • ​KEMPA 2025 Individual Contest Awards​

    • Yearbook Academics Spread - Excellent - Orchestra​

    • Yearbook Sports Spread - Excellent - Baseball & Softball

    • Yearbook Personality Profile - Excellent - "Dancing Through Culture"

    • Yearbook Sprorts Feature Writing - Honorable Mention - "Changing Routines"

  • Link Crew - Junior and Senior year

  • Syracuse University Precollege Program for Sports Broadcasting - Summer of '24

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Honors/AP Classes

  • Honors Geometry

  • Honors Algebra 2/Trig

  • Honors Intermediate Spanish 

  • Honors Advanced Spanish 

  • Honors Spanish 4

  • Honors U.S. Gov & Politics

  • Honors Economics

  • Honors Yearbook - Junior and Senior year

  • AP World History

  • AP Precalc

  • AP Language

  • AP Calculus - Dual Credit through UW-Parkside

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Grade Point Average
​Unweighted: 3.800
Weighted: 4.089
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Skills

  • Nikon Camera & lenses

  • Audio Recorder w/ Mics

  • Canva

  • CapCut

  • Wix Sites

  • Google Sites

  • Studio Set Up

    • Lights​

    • Camera

​Adobe

  • Photoshop

  • Premier Pro

  • Audition

  • Acrobat

Athletic Participation
Track & Field​

  • Freshman Year

  • Varsity

Tennis

  • Freshman Year

  • Junior Varsity

Cross Country

  • Sophomore and Junior Year

  • Varsity

  • Rookie of the Year '23 season

  • Senior Award from Eric Ma '24 season

  • State qualifiers both years

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Part-time Jobs
​Chili's Grill & Bar 3/24-7/24

  • Host/Busser

  • Opened door, controlled seating, cleaned tables, etc...

Kohl's 11/24-9/25

  • Sales Associate

  • Amazon Return Drop, sales floor, cashier

Pleasant Prairie RecPlex 5/25-12/25

  • Ice Desk Receptionist

  • Welcome and check people in, sharpen skates, help around the facilities, handled cash, etc...

Gateway Technical College 1/26 - Present

  • Media Broadcast Operator 

  • Record/announce high school basketball games

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Volunteer Work
Two week mission trip to Africa ​through Kenosha A.A.R.O.W. summer of '23

  • Provided Food, clothes and entertainment for those in need

  • Helped out in their local Church

Feed My Starving Children

  • Made Bags of Food

Nash Elementary School - Time with a Teacher

  • Counted money and tickets and helped with the spreadsheet

Some of my adventures during my mission trip.

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