the resume

Education
Center Hill High School
Olive Branch, MS 38654
Unweighted G.P.A. – 4.0
Class Rank: 1 out of 163
ACT: 30
Work Experience
Walgreens (08/2008 – Present)
• 15-20 Weekly Hours
Domino’s Pizza (11/2007 – 08/2008)
• 10-15 Weekly Hours


Academic Achievements
 Certificate of Recognition 2008-2009
o Academic Excellence
o AP English Literature and Composition
o AP United States History
o Trigonometry
o Pre-Calculus
o Physics
o Spanish II
 Certificate of Recognition 2007 – 2008
o Academic Excellence
o Accelerated Gifted English 10
o Algebra 2
o Chemistry
o Geometry
o Programming 1
o Programming 2
o Spanish 1
o World History
 Certificate of Recognition 2006 – 2007
o Algebra 1
o Desktop Publishing
o Information Processing
o Web Page
o MS Studies

Athletic Achievements
 Member of the Tennis Team (9th, 10th)
 Member of the Cross Country Team (9th, 10th)
 Member of the Soccer Team (9th)

Clubs
 Interact (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
o Leadership: Publicity Officer 9th, 10th, 11th
o Pennies for Patients – raised over $3,000.
o Social activities with the Palmer Home kids – bowling, football, Valentine’s party.
o Played board games with the elderly at a local nursing home.
o Raised money and participated in Relay for Life and Habitat for Humanity.
o Mentored disadvantaged middle school students.
o Wrote to international Interact students.
 Science Club (11th, 12th)
o Leadership: President 11th Grade.
o Started a weekly recycle program.
o Advertised eco-friend methods throughout the school.
 Yearbook Staff (9th, 11th, 12th)
o Organized a middle school dance for a fund raiser.
o Sold and organized Yearbook sales.
o Took photographs and edited pages.
 Beta Member (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
o Raised money for Habitat for Humanity and Cystic Fibrosis.
o Brought cans for food drive.
o Maintained a 3.5 GPA and good discipline.
 Broadcast Journalism Staff (10th, 11th, 12th)
o Recorded daily announcements, edited announcements, and filmed special school events.
 Spanish Club (11th, 12th)
o Integrated the Spanish language into student life through fiestas, signs, and projects.

Additional Leadership
 Student Government (9th Grade Class President, 11th Grade Class Reporter, 12th Grade Class Vice President)
o Organized fund raisers – t-shirt sales, raffle, etc.
o Organized events for the Senior Class – pranks, field day, senior gift.
o Planned the 2009 Prom – called locations, fund raised, sold tickets, designed t-shirts.
 Superintendent Youth Leadership Council (11th, 12th)
o Community service organization built for cultural awareness, civic consciousness, and leadership skills.
o Held a carnival for mentally handicapped kids.
o Visited Jackson, MS, Washington D.C., and New York City, New York.
o Organized a district wide can food drive for DeSoto County schools.
 Mississippi Governor’s School 2008 Session
o Took Psychology, Storytelling, and Leadership classes at Mississippi University of Women and received 3 hours of college credit.
 Lott Leadership Institute 2009 Session
o Took Public Speaking and Political Science classes. Maintained an A average in both classes and received 6 hours of college credit.
o Visited Washington D.C. to meet Roger Wicker, Trent Lott, and Charles Overby.
o Worked at Some Others Might Eat, a soup kitchen for the homeless.