Competed in cross country as a freshman and continued varsity swimming through high school, earning team recognitions such as Coaches Award and Most Valuable Player
Captained school debate team for 2 years; competed in debate and earned team awards.
Rose from freshman club member to co-president, helping grant three wishes, raise more than $15,000, and build a local gift-wrapping partnership
Helped organize local TEDx-style talks from eighth grade onward, recruited community leaders, and delivered a senior-year talk with a friend
Joined the student service organization as a junior-board video editor, then served senior year as secretary/treasurer while continuing PR and video work
Volunteered for a local film festival for multiple years, connecting community service with an application theme around film and video production
Created a veterans luncheon video for approximately 400 attendees, earning about 30 community-service hours through filming and editing
Filmed, directed, edited, and produced a season movie for her swim team to screen at the banquet, earning about 60 community-service hours
Completed a UCLA design media arts summer program exploring film, graphic design, web design, and portfolio-building creative projects
Joined Nordstrom's teen fashion ambassador program through a creative video application and attended monthly meetings to learn about fashion and retail administration