The instructions said to use the space to bring other achievements to their attention and give more detail about things you checked off. I used the space to post my resume and go into more detail about my leadership activities. I did include my anticipated 12th grade participation and leadership positions, but only where they will be a sure thing or I have already been elected.
Academic Achievements:
• Academic Letter
- 10th and 11th Grade
• Distinguished Academic Achievement Award (4.0 GPA while participating in a sport)
- 10th and 11th Grade
• 2007 Who’s Who Among America’s High School Students Award
Athletic Achievements:
• Taekwondo
- 1st Degree Black Belt, working toward 2nd Degree Black Belt
- 2007 American Taekwondo Association State Champion (Forms, weapons, sparring)
- 2009 American Taekwondo Association State Champion (Forms, weapons)
2nd in State in sparring
• Nordic Skiing
- JV Nordic Ski Team member (10th Grade)
- Skier of the Meet Award (10th Grade)
- Varsity Nordic Ski Team member (11th and 12th Grade)
- Varsity Letter (11th and 12th Grade)
• Track & Field
- JV Track & Field Team member (10th Grade)
- Varsity Track Team (11th and 12th Grade)
- Varsity Letter (11th and 12th Grade)
- Team Leader/ Co-Captain (12th Grade)
Civic Involvement:
• Girl Scouts
- Current member of 12 years
- Earned Bronze and Silver Awards, working on Gold Award
• Key Club (10th Grade)
- Active member with over 30 hours of community service
- Committee Board member
• Crew member for the Woodbury High School fall musical (10th Grade)
- Spent 15 hours building the set for the fall musical
• Church Youth Group
- Active member (10th, 11th, and 12th Grade)
- Multiple hours of community service each year
• Taekwondo Community Service Award (10th Grade)
- 65 hours of voluntary community service
Leadership Positions:
• Excel Martial Arts Leadership Team (10th, 11th, and 12th Grade)
- Assistant class instructor and mentor to all students
• Senior Girl Scout Camp Counselor (10th and 11th Grade)
- Led units of 12 3rd graders through camp activities and wilderness skills
- Mentor to all Counselors and Junior Counselors
- Directly responsible for 15 Counselors and Junior Counselors
• Assistant Girl Scout Camp Director (summer before 12th Grade)
- Lead camp-wide songs every morning for over 200 campers
- Taught fire building, wilderness skills, and crafts to units of 15 campers
- Leader and mentor to all Counselors and Junior Counselors
• Sea Scouts
- Active member
- Earned rank of Apprentice and Ordinary, working toward Able
- Leadership Positions Held:
Yeoman (Secretary), 10th grade
Boatswain’s Mate (Vice President), 11th Grade
Boatswain (President), 12th Grade
- Earned 5th place overall out of 25 racers during the Great Missouri Valley Challenge Regatta sailboat race (10th and 11th Grade)
• Discussion Club
- Active Member
- Vice President (10th, 11th, and 12th Grade)
• Elementary School Kindness Retreat Group Leader (10th Grade)
- Lead a group of 10 5th Graders through team building, problem solving, and self esteem building activities
• National Honor Society
- Active Member (11th and 12th Grade)
- Committee Chair (11th and 12th Grade)
Organized and implemented a blanket drive for babies in Africa; made multiple speeches to raise awareness during NHS meetings
- Completed 63 hours community service
- Lettered (11th and 12th Grade)
• 2009 Minnesota Girl’s State
- Appointed Sergeant at Arms of the Senate
• Link Crew Leader (12th Grade)
- Selected by Woodbury High School teachers to be a 2009-2010 Link Crew Leader
- Will be a mentor to all incoming freshmen at Woodbury High School
- Will be directly responsible for a group of 10 freshmen throughout the school year
Camps:
• 2009 USAFA Summer Seminar
• 2009 Society of American Military Engineers/ USAFA Engineering Camp
- Selected for and attended the S.A.M.E./ USAFA Engineering Camp
- Earned the C-Flight Most Valuable Person Award