Science Olympiad Personal Statement

As a student at Central I’ve done many activities, some in school, some out of school. Activities that I’ve done at Central include; volleyball, cheer, basketball, track and dance crew for the school’s play. Outside of school I’ve done softball, dance and helping with little kids at dance. When I do activities I am very committed to it. For example during basketball season I didn’t miss a single game and went to every practice. Also, whenever I do an activity I work very hard at it and spend time outside of practices, games and performances to become better at it. I feel that this will help me be a good member for MJHS since it will take time and effort to get hours in.

Throughout the duration of my high school career, I have participated in a multitude of various extracurricular activities including Varsity volleyball, club volleyball, National Honor Society, Key Club, and Mathletes. I believe that I have involved myself in this wide range of activities in order to enjoy the company of individuals who appreciate the importance of both academics and athletics as much as I do. Personally, academics have always been a top priority of mine as a result of my parents placing such a significant importance on grades as a child. Consequently, I have participated in organizations such as National Honor Society and Mathletes where I surround myself with others similar to myself that follow a certain academic standard.

I stay actively involved in many extracurricular activities. I am a member of FCCLA, Yearbook,

The school has pushed me outside of my comfort zone by giving students the opportunity to be involved in extracurricular activities. The clubs offered at North Posey make a student feel like they are part of something at the school. This year, I am currently part of Varsity Club and Business Professionals of America. Both of these clubs are something I am extremely passionate about because I love to do both. Business Professionals of America helped me choose the path I want to take to receive my college degree. Without this club, I may still be undecided on my major. Varsity Club has allowed me to stay active in school through sports. The past fours I have played volleyball, tennis, and basketball. All of these sports have helped me become more of a team player. Teamwork is a major value I will need in the future because in a business degree, I will constantly be working with my coworkers to solve a problem. Varsity sports have also taught that it isn’t everything to win. These sports have taught me that by losing you can learn just as much as winning. By being on the court, I have learned how to become a leader. This past year, I was the captain of our volleyball team. Our team had our difficulties but by working as a team and stepping up we were able to prove many people

One of my most enjoyed extracurricular activities is National Honor Society because it allows me to engage with the community around my school. It also gives me the opportunity to work with people from other grade levels by having projects that require the input of all the members. Usually the meetings are two every month but on special events like the special olympics or winter formal it can change up to 4 every month. One of the events that the group did this year was preparing banners for the special olympics. This small project allowed me to learn more about the special ed group that is on our campus and how there needs to be more effort to integrate them in our school community. This year I had the opportunity to work at my school's thanksgiving

Why do you want to be a part of the National Science Bowl Executive Board? *

All my life, I have done many extracurricular activities. I have been in band since 3rd grade and in addition, to learning guitar and bass I am learning to play violin. I joined the Green Team in 5th grade and have volunteered countless times, whether it was a beach cleanup or helping to build my school’s new garden. Even with all of those activities, I still have maintained a GPA of 4.0 all throughout middle school, had fives on all my FSAs, and have always been in the highest academic class. I cou1d, for example I am taking geometry, a high school level class. I have also received a reward for 4th place in the wind power event for Science Olympiad at Florida Atlantic University.

My variety of well rounded activities underscore my personality and character. Choir, musical acting, cross country, track and field, chess club, National Honor Society (NHS), and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). I participate in cross country and track and field not only because I like running, but also because it builds character. It creates a noticeable difference between those who are disciplined, and those who aren’t, between who works hard, and who decides to slack, and between the leaders and the followers. Every day I commit myself to being disciplined, working hard, and leading the team. Though cross country and track are the largest extracurricular activities I am involved in, choir, NHS, and FCA fall close behind. Choir allows me to create beautiful music, not just listen to the songs on the radio, and also allows me to fall in love with the chords, the notes, and the rhythms that are composed within it. NHS pushes me to keep using my intelligence to the best of my abilities, and when partnered with discipline, elevates my grades. FCA allows me to lead and show others that I am a believer in God, for He is the center of my life. Finally, chess club pushes my strategizing abilities, while always having a near infinite number of moves that can be conducted. Though each extracurricular

I am a member of Beta Club and National Honor Society, which have allowed me to expand my role in serving the community. The cultural and social activities available to Honors program students would help me to continue working with those in the community. However, to me, my most meaningful extracurricular activity throughout high school was being a member of math team. Math team taught me to work with others and to see that requesting the help of others was needed at times. All members of the team had their own contributions which they could make, and the team’s performance did not rely on any particular person, but on the team as a whole.

Throughout my high school career, I've participated in a plethora of extracurricular activities. My freshman and sophomore year I ran track and field at my school and a club. In addition during those years, I participated in Speech and Debate. For 6 months of my junior year, I was a tutor for middle school students at Breakthrough SF. Also during my 11th-grade year, I started going to a life-skills program called Omega Boys Club in which I still attend weekly. All four years of my high school career I have been apart of the Black Student Union, and two of the years I have been the president. As of right now, I am in the process of starting my own community organization call Dream Big Scholars to mentor, tutor, and enrich middle school students

Hi, I’m Emily Margolis! You may know me from different extra clubs around school. I try to involve myself in varied extracurricular activities, like SGA, for school spirit, FBLA, for competition, Junior Advisory, for prom, and Track, as a sport. I spent a lot of time in high school gaining community service through Key Club, Beta Club, and by volunteering at pet shelters and the library. Before I joined Track, I devoted many years to karate and became a second degree black belt. This helped me develop leadership skills, discipline, and patience. At the beginning of this year, I became the Junior Class Advocate.

During my junior year, I have been able to get out of my comfort zone. Since, I am heavily focused on my academics, I decided to try to get involved in extracurricular activities and volunteering. I have been a link crew club member for almost two years and been heavily involved. I volunteered with them in some events such as freshman orientation and homecoming games. I became secretary of the link crew club the second year. Being secretary of a club has been one of the greatest accomplishments currently. I have been an active participant in the medical academy club this year. Also, I’ve joined interact club, which is amazing for community service opportunities. I’ve volunteered in a non-kill cat shelter during my freshman year. It was a

I always got straight A’s in elementary and middle school. I was in all honor classes at Lake City Middle School and was at the top of my class in Pinemount elementary. My favorite subject in elementary school was science and I loved going to art and P.E.. In third grade I got a perfect score on my reading FCAT and a high level five on my math FCAT. I always loved to read and had a eleventh grade reading level in fourth grade. In fourth grade I joined the chorus and was promoted to honor choir in fifth grade. Also in fourth grade, I was accepted into Art Club and the cup stacking team. My favorite extracurricular in elementary school was being on the Brain Bowl team in fifth grade. It was a mix between a spelling bee, a math competition, and a trivia game. I enjoyed it very much. Middle school was a substantial change for me since there were more kids, more classes, and more work. In seventh grade I was accepted into the National Junior Honor Society for my exceptional grades and character. I also played flute the Falcon Band and was the highest ranked player in sixth grade. In eighth grade I ran for the National Junior Honor Society Historian and won the position. All throughout my eighth grade year I was involved in canned food drives, school cleanups, and volunteering. Also in eighth grade, I joined Science Olympiad. Science Olympiad is a team that competes in a multitude of competitions based on the

I’ve learned so much from working and competing in Science Olympiad. There were four competitions that were scheduled for me to compete in: Forensics, Chemistry Lab, Game On and Electric Vehicle. There was a lot of preparation and commitment that had to be put in. A slight mishap happened in Forensics we found out that only two teams could compete, so my team had to drop out , Chemistry Lab was mainly basic kinetics and gas laws during Game On we had to learn Scratch and then use that knowledge to create a game, The last event was Keltic Vehicle, in this event we had to pre-design a vehicle. It would be scored by how accurate it was. I am glad I was able to pick the events to see if would really enjoy that class or occupation.