Alyanna Castillo's student profile

Alyanna Castillo

GIG HARBOR, Philippines

www.zinch.com/alyanna-castillo

Konnichiwa, watashi wa Alyanna Castillo. My life is an oxymoron through the two layers of my passion. On one side, I am a digital artist who loves to exercise creativity. However, I love math and science, thus aspire to become an engineer for the federal government. As a military brat born in the Philippines, I have lived in a variety of places, from Japan to San Diego to Washington. With my knee high socks and muffin hats, I am a wacky person, but I value my individuality and remain loyal to myself. No matter what, I am going to college and making my mark on this world before I leave it. ^_^

Extracurricular

Graphic Design

Adobe Photoshop is my forte! I love doing graphic design, so I volunteer at school to design graphics for school logos and faculty T-shirts. The school has published my graphics artwork in course catalog covers, student I.D.

Tsunami Yearbook Designer

My two years with yearbook has played a major role in my life. I play the double role as the lead graphic designer and co-editor for yearbook, utilizing my creativity to beautify the pages. I use my Photoshop skills to design graphics that add a splash of

Anime Artist

I am quite good at doing cartoon art, especially in the Japanese anime/manga genre. My coloring technique varies from traditional to Photoshop coloring. This is strictly a hobby that arises from my love of Japanese anime and video games. Check out my wo

Naval Youth Docent Volunteer

For the past two summers I have volunteered at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, WA. With other volunteers, I got to design and build a working underwater remotely operated vehicle, which I soldered and wired the control box myself. I also helped crea

NHS Tutor

As a member, I tutor students in various subjects including match, science, and computer education. I also help raise charity money with the club through car washes and "Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF." During the school art festival, I also volunteer to he

Math Science Leadership Program

In the pursuit for something productive, I came across the MSL (Math Science Leadership) Program at University of Washington, Tacoma Campus. There, I worked with a very diverse group and we studied calculus and solar power in preparation for our next year

Jostens Summer Camp

Over the summer, I attend a yearbook camp at Pacific Lutheran University for 3 days to plan next year's yearbook. Since we stay in dorms, this gives the staff an opportunity to get to know each other and become well acquainted for next year. We also learn

Anime Club

As vice president, I helped change the club to become more active and involved with the school. I managed the finances and help organize activities like the Super Smash Bros Brawl tournament. During the school fair, I help run ramen/yakisoba noodle booth

Video Yearbook

For my senior project, I am producing the video yearbook using the school's Mac Book Pro, LiveType, and Final Cut Express. This is an individual project I must film and edit the footage by myself, then produce the DVD using iDVD. I am becoming quite skill

Yearbook University

Even though I am a senior and will be graduating in the summer of 2010, I still strive to help out with next year's yearbook. I attended this convention at Safeco Field in Seattle, WA to help next year's yearbook staffers plan out the 2010-11 yearbook. I

Women and Science In Engineering

Known as the "WISE" conference, this society holds conferences about engineering at the University of Washington, meeting up with professors and learning more about the different engineering fields. I have attended 2 of the conventions so far and will con

Experience

Video Producer
Home
2009 to 2010
I produce video supplements for student atheletes at my school, filming and creating the DVD's using Final Cut and iDVD.

Honors & Awards

(2007) Pierce County Anime Art Contest 1st Place
Best Comic Strip
(2008) United States Academic Achievement Award
(2008) Pierce County Anime Art Contest 3rd Place
Best Comic Strip
(2009) National Society of High School Scholars
(2009) National Journalis

Info

Basic

Last Update:
November 5, 2010
Birthday:
July 26
Religious:
Catholic

Background

Ethnicity:
Pacific Islander
Heritage:
Filipino
Citizenship:
Philippines
Fluent Language:
English // Tagalog
Hometown:
GIG HARBOR, Philippines

Favorites

Movies:
Little Miss Sunshine, Julie and Julia, Mamma Mia, Marley and Me, Catch Me If You Can, Forest Gump, Legally Blonde, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Breakfast Club, Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Blind Side, Count of Monte Cristo
TV Shows:
The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Full Metal Alchemist, Ouran High School Host Club, I Love Lucy, Code Geass, iCarly
Music:
Beatles, Plain White T's, All American Rejects, Journey, The Strange Familiar, Crush 40, Nobuo Uematsu, Changin' My Life, Taylor Swift, Hikari Utada, Blink 182, Lilly Allen, Katy Perry
Websites:
Deviant Art, Gaia Online, YouTube, Zinch, The Sonic Stadium, Facebook
Quotes:
"A good friend will break you out of jail. A best friend will sit by you and say 'Man, that was fun.'" - Ashley

"Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction made it worth it." - Ashley

"Don't believe in yourself! Believe in me who believ
Books:
13 Reasons Why, The Year of Secret Assignments, Forged Coupon, Life as We Knew It, Inkheart Series, Artemis Fowl Series, The Thief Lord, Millicent Min: Girl Genius, The Little Prince, Pride and Prejudice, If I Stay