• Varsity Cross Country Team


• I ran on Varsity my Junior and Senior year. I was voted Captain at the end of the season my Junior Year. For the past two years, our team has been ranked top 10 in Connecticut.

• Varsity Indoor Track & Field Team


• I run long distance on my school's Girls' Indoor Track and Field Team. I race in events such as the 600, 800. 1000, 1200, 1600, 4x800m relay, and 4x400m relay. I also started pole vaulting for my team this season.

• Outdoor Track & Field Team


• I run on my school's Outdoor Track and Field Team. I race in events such as the 300 hurdles, 400, 800, 1600, 4x800m relay, and 4x400m relay. I will also start pole vaulting this spring

• Girl Scouts


• I have been a member of and participated in Girl Scouts since I was in kindergarten. In 2005, I even had the opportunity to join our regional council's Girl Congress and fly to Atlanta, Georgia for the 50th Girl Scout Congress and Convention.

• Italian Club

• Green Tee Club


• This club was formed when I was a junior. I joined because I want to be eco-friendly and help out the environment. The Green Tee Club holds clean-ups around the school and runs the recycling program.

• American Legion Auxilary Girls State


• At the end of junior year, I participated in the annual Girls State program as a representative from my school. I was one of seven girls selected from the junior class in my school.

• National Honors Society


• I was inducted into the National Honors Society in my sophomore year and have been a dedicated member ever since.

• Student Council

• Student Council Executive Board


• I was selected out of the entire student council to serve as a member on the Executive Board. The Executive Board is comprised of approximately 20 Student Council members, personally selected by the Student Council Advisor, to execute major decisions rega

• Shelton High School's Gael Winds


• Senior year I decided to take Journalism I as my last elective and I became a member of the Gael Winds' reporter staff.

• volunteered for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life


• Every year since I was 7, when my brother was diagnosed with cancer, I have participated and voluteered at this event to help raise money for cancer awareness and research.

• Spooner House volunteer


• I make meals and serve the homeless at the Spooner House, a shelter for the homeless in our community.

• volunteer at Monroe Elementary School


• Every summer since I was nine, I have helped the teacchers at the school with the children who attend the Special Eductation Summer Program. I play with the kids & learn about my perspective carrers.

• Green Mountain Running Camp


• For a week in August before my junior year of high school, I attended a Nike running camp in Vermont with several other members of my high school Cross Country Team.

• Girls' Varsity Cross Country Team


• As Cross Country Captain for the 2008 season, I led our team to our best season in school history. Starting in late June 2008, I held "Summer Fun Runs" to keep the girls in shape and ready for the season at the beginning of the school year. I have never l

• Girl Scout Troop 28


• Starting in 2006, I was appointed Secretary for our Girl Scout Troop. In order to keep everyone organized and on the same page, I take minutes at our meetings and send out weekly emails to the members of our troop.

• St. Joseph's Chuch Youth Group

• Class of 2009 Representatives


• Since sophomore year, I have been selected a member of Class of 2009 Representatives. In this Student Government group we deal with issues pertaining to our own class and oranize trips, graduation, and Prom for our graduating class.

• Student Council


• For our Student Council, I am in charge of contacting the community newspaper and media about what our school is doing. Additionally, I talk to other Student Council members from other schools in the area and put together a scrapbook of our school's activ