Abigail Golden
Follow messageBoyertown Area Senior High School Class of 2011
GILBERTSVILLE, PA
All work and no play makes Abby a dull girl. In addition to honors classes, clubs, and volunteering, I pursue many other interests. An equestrian, I also enjoy other outdoor activities such as backpacking. When I'm not hauling a school bag or supplies for a three day hike, I'm lugging my violin, which I have played for over six years. When I need to slow my internal tempo, You'll find me with my camera. Photography is a crucial part of my life , and I have even been chosen to attend the Pennsylvania Summer School of the Arts at Lincoln Park (this years alternative to Governor's School)
Extracurricular
- FBLA Member
- I participate in community service as well as local competitions through FBLA. The club emphasizes proper business practices that can be utilized throughout upcoming years in business, awards ceremonies, and formal meetings.
- Key Club Volunteer
- I volunteer at least 10 hours a semester for key club, as well as uphold values of my community
- Lawyer for Plaintiff
- I am the leader for the plaintiff side of the Boyertown Area Senior High team for the 2008 year.
- Science Olympiad
- In 2008 I took a 3rd place medal for ecology in division B, in 2009 I hope to do the same.
- 6 Years of Violin
- I have been playing violin for 6 years, and in April of 2008 will be spending spring break in Italy to play on tour with my high school.
- Independant Photography
- I have been learning about photography since roughly 2006. It started out as something to do when I was bored. Then it became a very personal, yet productive outlet. Now, it is a very important part of my life, and may be a way I can raise money for my co
- I volunteer with a local community news company.
- I work with cameras, run proctors, and shoot photography along with various other tasks.
- Various Community Activities
- I spend on average 8-12 hours monthly doing community service which can be counted towards my chapter's service requirements.
- Other Community Activities
- Each semester I complete at least 10 hours of community service, including helping out with cavalcades, helping with the school store, and bellringing.
- I volunteer with the Special Olympics Swim Team
- I volunteer in and out of the water to assist with the local Special Olympics Swimming team.
- Summer Institute for the Gifted: Princeton 2008
- I spent three weeks living on the Princeton University campus. Not only was I given a unique oppurtunity to socialize with intelligent people my age from around the world, but I also gained insight into what living on a college campus is like; for example
- Pennsylvannia Summer School of the Arts (2009 alternative to Governor's School due to budget cuts)
- I was one of less than one hundred students selected to attend this program, which aimed to advance and foster the arts in Pennsylvania. I was one of under twenty students who was selected to attend for Visual Arts/Photography
- BJHE Orchestra
- in charge of the distribution and collection of music to the Boyertown Area Junior High School: East orchestra, as well as some announcements and communication with orchestra director.
- Plaintiff Side of BASH Mock Trial Team
- I organized and directed all efforts on the plaintiff side of the team. I managed people, asked the director questions, and was a lawyer for the team.
- PA FBLA Region 8
- I facilitate communication between several school districts and will be in charge of the execution of the upcoming regional workshop.
Honors & Awards
98 1175 2nd Place in Anatomy/Physiology
Specialties & Skills
In the annual Berks County Science Olympiad Competition at Kutztown University, my team placed second out of seventeen teams.
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
January 15, 2012
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Gender:
Female
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Birthday:
September 2
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Religious:
Protestant
Background
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Ethnicity:
Caucasian or White
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Fluent Language:
English
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Hometown:
GILBERTSVILLE
Interests
- Science
Favorites
- Movies:
Pirates of the Caribbean (for the music and cinematography), the Godfather, The Ring, The Village, Denial (independent film)
- TV Shows:
The Office, House, NCIS, Law and Order
- Music:
Anything but country. CAKE, Coldplay, U2, The Early November, the Ramones, the Beatles. Classical: Sibelius, Bach, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi.
- Websites:
trippedinahole.fototime.com
- Quotes:
"Let not the sun look down and say 'Inglorious here he lies".-Benjamin Franklin and "Handle your tools without mittens; remember that "The cat in gloves catches no mice" Benjamin Franklin
- Books:
A Catcher in the Rye- J.D. Salinger; Of Mice and Men- Steinbeck
