Amanda Pflieger
Follow messageMundelein High School Class of 2011
MUNDELEIN, IL
Hello! My name is Amanda. Which you have probably already noticed at this point. I live in the north suburbs of Chicago in a town called Mundelein. When I was in third grade, my family took me to Universal Studios in Los Angeles, and ever since, I have had a burning passion for film. My brain is infected with it in every way! Everything I experience runs through my head as a possible movie scene.
I aspire to be a producer/cinematographer and live in a city full of diversity, culture, and life. I want to share my stories and ideas with the world, as well as learn new stories from others.
Extracurricular
- Junior Varsity Softball
- Freshman team captain. Had to stop playing halfway into junior year due to an injury, and can't play again due to doctor's orders. I played softball for a total of 8 years.
- Broadcasting Team
- I am the director for the team. We film events such as dance performances and football games with a number of different camera angles, and sell the production on DVD. This is given me so much experience in the field of broadcasting, and I absolutely love
- Student Government
- Prom Committe Chairman
- National Thespian Society Member
- Newspaper
- I write articles in my school newspaper on various events and issues that are all the talk in school. I love voicing my opinion and influencing others.
- NHS
- Movie Making
- Throughout high school, I have made movies of my own for pure entertainment. I love gathering my friends, telling them what my plan is, showing them my storyboards, and getting to work on filming. It's a great way to spend the summers. I write, direct,
- Set Crew/Running Crew
- For our school plays, we design and build the sets, and when the show runs, we are the guys who wear black and switch the sets during scene changes. I absolutely love it. I am usually the one who first volunteers to do the most dangerous stuff, such as
- Recycling Club
- On Mondays and Thursdays we go around all of the classrooms in our school, take their recycling bins, sort through it is and isn't recyclable, and take the recyclable items to the dumpster for Waste Management.
- Link Crew
- Group of leaders that help freshman students transition into high school. I love being able to walk through the school year with the freshmen and guide them towards making the right decisions.
- Philosophy Club
- We talk about controversial issues and we don't get yelled at or judged. It's awesome. My favorite discussion we have had so far is whether or not it is fair to receive money for college if you are a minority.
- After School Coalition
- The overall goal of After School Coalition is to provide activities for adolescents after school lets out that are safe and keep them from making poor decisions. We want to get the entire community involved in making Mundelein the best it can possibly be!
- Illinois High School Theatre Festival
- Every January, I go to either Illinois State University or University of Illinois for a 4 day weekend with a group of students at my school and participate in this huge theatre festival in which we see plays, perform in plays, audition, or take courses or
- Columbia College Chicago, 16mm Film Production
- For 5 weeks in the summer, I took a 16mm FIlm Production class at Columbia College in Chicago. I took the train downtown 2 days a week, walked to my class which was 6 hours a day, and walk back the the train station after it was over. This was by far the
- Students Against Destructive Decisions
- We are an organization of students who make positive decisions and seek to encourage others to do the same. We have recently held "Red Ribbon Week" for our school, a week dedicated to drug awareness, and we also started our school with a program called
- American Cancer Society Relay for Life
- We raise money all year round for cancer, and then hold a walk-a-thon for 12 hours. Last year, I was the top fundraiser in my group. Cancer is a subject that I hold deep to my heart, running in the family.
Experience
- Customer service/production
- Flowerama
- 2009 to
- Customer Service, production, almost everything
- Cashier/Server
- Corner Bakery Cafe
- 2010 to
- Work the cash register, serve food, bus tables, package goods, etc.
- Babysitter
- Various families
- 2005 to
- I have been babysitting since I was 12. I love kids and making them laugh! I think the reason I am a good babysitter is because I am a "big" kid myself. I usually babysit about 6 hours a week on average.
Education
- High School
- Mundelein High School,,
Honors & Awards
2011-2012 Illinois State Scholar
AP Scholar
"A" Honor Roll
AP Scholar
"A" Honor Roll
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
January 24, 2012
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Gender:
Female
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Birthday:
January 15
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Religious:
Atheist
Background
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Ethnicity:
Caucasian or White
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Heritage:
German
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Citizenship:
US Citizen
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Fluent Language:
English // Spanish
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Hometown:
MUNDELEIN
Interests
- Communications
- Beach
- Journalism
- Radio & TV
- Performing Arts
- Digital Arts
- Film Society
- School Newspaper
- Student Government & Council
- Thespian Society
Favorites
- Movies:
--Up in the Ait
--Inception
--Death Proof
--The Dark Knight
--Citizen Kane
--Meet the Parents
--Mean Girls - TV Shows:
--Lost
--30 Rock
--True Blood
--Law and Order SVU
--Late Night with Conan O'Brien
---Generation Kill
---The Honeymooners - Music:
- Websites:
- Quotes:
- Books:
----Harry Potter Series
----Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps
