Timothy Leung
Founder @ Healing Through Art | Co - President and Speech Captain @ Saratoga High School Speech and Debate
Saratoga, California
YaleAwards
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NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing - Superior Distinction
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RIT Humanities and Social Science Award @ Saratoga High School
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Future Global Leaders Young Artist Competition - First Place
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Walsworth Gallery of Excellence Award @ Talisman Yearbook
Extracurriculars
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Founder @ Healing Through Art
Founded a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and social media platform providing safe spaces for youth voices in trauma recovery and healing through art
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Captained school debate team for 2 years; competed in debate and earned team awards.
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Selected as one of 315 nationally for this competitive paid internship program (junior year)
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Led 4-year translation project creating Spanish/Korean resources for immigrant parents; expanded program as president.
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Editor-in-Chief @ Talisman Yearbook
Co-led Saratoga High School's Talisman yearbook as editor-in-chief, securing $26,000 in equipment upgrades to help the program break even
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Youth Advocate @ Platforms
Contributed youth perspectives to a California statewide coalition shaping social media policy for youth mental health
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Researched semantic learning and memory as part of the Aspiring Scholars Directed Research Program, a competitive Bay Area research apprenticeship pairing high schoolers with research mentors for approximately 20 hours per week over an 8-week session
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Authenticity QA Engineer and Social Media Intern @ RealEyes Digital and Skaneateles Psychology Associates
Held two content creation roles: studied TikTok trends and their correlation with ad authenticity as an Authenticity QA Engineer at RealEyes Digital, and created weekly psychology-themed Instagram infographics for Skaneateles Psychology Associates
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Co-Kit Head and Freshman Orientation Head Commissioner @ Saratoga High School
Led homecoming performance choreography as co-kit head for the school's annual Hoko Quatte class showcase, and organized freshman orientation as head commissioner
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Progressed from teacher and EVP of Academics (11th grade) to co-president (12th grade) at this 501(c)(3) that delivers advanced coursework from high schoolers to middle and elementary students, with profits donated to underprivileged districts