Cierra Kaler-Jones
Follow messageRutgers University-New Brunswick Class of 2015
ABSECON, NJ
Future Attorney/Judge/Politician/Arts Advocate
First and most importantly, my name is Cierra. I am a freshman at Rutgers University-New Brunswick where I'll be studying criminal justice & sociology on a pre-law track. I've always been a hard-working, determined person & my drive has gotten me this far. My number one passion is dance; I've been performing ever since I could walk. I am a member of the Rutgers University Dance Team, as well as the reigning Miss Northern Lakes, a preliminary title to Miss New Jersey and Miss America. I'm the kind of person who puts their everything into what they're passionate about. I see a bright future ahead of me and I hope you see it as well.
First and most importantly, my name is Cierra. I am a freshman at Rutgers University-New Brunswick where I'll be studying criminal justice & sociology on a pre-law track. I've always been a hard-working, determined person & my drive has gotten me this far. My number one passion is dance; I've been performing ever since I could walk. I am a member of the Rutgers University Dance Team, as well as the reigning Miss Northern Lakes, a preliminary title to Miss New Jersey and Miss America. I'm the kind of person who puts their everything into what they're passionate about. I see a bright future ahead of me and I hope you see it as well.
Extracurricular
- Dance Company
- For the 2009/2010 school year I served as a choreographer. I ran my own rehearsals and set a piece on fellow company members.
- JV Field Hockey
- For the 2007 season I won the "Most Improved Defense" award and for the 2008 season I won the "Most Improved Overall" award.
- Dance Team
- Class Council
- For the 2008/2009 school year I was voted "Homecoming Dutchess." During the 2009/2010 I was again voted and won the title as the Junior class' "Homecoming Princess."
- Spanish Honors Society
- Freshman Transition
- The Freshman Transition Project is a project that helps welcome the new incoming freshman by using upperclassmen as mentors.
- Varsity Field Hockey
- Mock Trial Team
- For the 2009/2010 school year I was appointed as a student attorney for the mock trial team.
- American Red Cross
- I volunteer at the blood drives by monitoring the donors and also by working at the sign-in desk.
- National Student Leadership Conference
- I was accepted to participate in the Law & Advocacy Program at American University on July 31-August 9. I was also presented the award of "Best Attorney" after the mock trial simulation.
- Student Council President
- For the 2007/2008 school year, I served as the student council's public relations officer and historian. For the 2009/2010 school year, I now serve as the Vice President of Communications, which includes both the jobs of a standard vice president and secr
- Renaissance Leadership
- I was 1 out of only 30 students in my school to be nominated and accepted into the Renaissance Leadership Program.
- Miss Teen Galloway 2009
- I was chosen out of a group of girls to become Miss Teen Galloway. She serves as a spokesperson for Galloway Township and as a positive role model for young girls in the community. Miss Teen Galloway attends and promotes Township sponsored functions such
- National Honor Society
- Dance Aide
- For the 2009/2010 school year I was asked to be a student aide and led my dance class in warm-up and demonstrations in class, as well as handled paperwork and fundraisers
- Rutgers University Dance Team 2011 to Now
- Miss Atlantic County 2011/Miss Northern Lakes 2012
- Miss America Organization 2011 to Now
- Miss Atlantic County(Miss America Organization) -Promoted platform "Empowering Today’s Youth through Arts Education" -Started free arts program for the youth of Atlantic County which culminated in a “Community Arts Showcase” to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network -Preliminary Talent, Non-finalist Talent, Most Photogenic at the Miss New Jersey Scholarship Pageant Miss Northern Lakes 2012(Miss America Organization) -Preliminary Interview and Evening Gown Winner -Planning Second Annual Community Arts Project in Central New Jersey -Collecting arts supplies to donate to poorer school districts
- Douglass Orientation Committee 2011 to Now
- I help organize and plan Rutgers University-Douglass College orientation throughout the preceding year for incoming freshman during the fall.
- Little
- Douglass Big/Little Program 2011 to Now
- I helped spearhead a new program where first-year students are paired with upperclassmen in order to ease the first-year's transition into college.
- Semester of Service Volunteer
- Rutgers Student Volunteer Council 2011 to Now
- I volunteer every Friday morning at the Pine Grove Cooperative Nursery school in New Brunswick, New Jersey as an assistant teacher.
Experience
- Salesperson/Water Tester
- Charnel Pools
- I learn the basics of business by working for my grandfather in his pool store. I test pool water for customers, recommend products, and sell items.
- Hostess/Cashier
- That Fish
- 2009 to
- I work at a small family restaurant doing various tasks such as working at the cash register.
- Dance Teacher
- Kinetic Poetic Dance
- 2010 to
- I teach two beginner level dance classes for pre-teens and another beginner class for adults and teens every week.
Education
- High School
- College
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Piscataway, NJ
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Bachelor of Arts(Social Sciences)
- 2011 to Now
Honors & Awards
In 2009, I was named Miss Teen Galloway. I won the 2010 Artistic Excellence and Leadership in Dance Award--one of the Governor's awards in arts education. In the 2007/2008 school year I won Absegami's schoolwide Poetry Out Loud Contest and went onto the c
Specialties & Skills
As a dancer for over thirteen years, I specialize in the performing arts and choreography. As a pageant titleholder and program facilitator, I also specialize in public speaking, event planning, and public relations.
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
December 25, 2011
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Gender:
Female
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Birthday:
May 29
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Religious:
Baptist
Background
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Ethnicity:
African-American // Asian // Caucasian or White // Native American
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Heritage:
African // Filipino // German // Irish
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Citizenship:
US Citizen
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Fluent Language:
English
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First Gen Student:
Yes
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Hometown:
ABSECON
Interests
- Business & Economics
- Dance
- Law
- Political Science & Government
- Management
- Marketing
- Performing Arts
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Women's Studies
Favorites
- Movies:
stomp the yard, save the last dance, center stage, a walk to remember, the notebook, love & basketball, honey, 27 dresses, princess diaries, step up, disney movies, musicals
- TV Shows:
criminal minds, csi, desperate housewives, 90210, so you think you can dance
- Music:
alicia keys, beyonce, john legend, adele
- Websites:
zinch.com, facebook.com, google.com, youtube.com, twitter.com
- Quotes:
"Dream your dream, do your best,
never doubt & never rest
until that dream is yours."
-Unknown
"Some people dream of success while others wake up & work hard at it"
-Unknown
"Hard work beats talent when talent stops working hard" - Books:
I know why the caged bird sings, to kill a mockingbird, the help, a-list, gossip girl, clique, it girl, princess diaries,anything by sarah dessen, judy blume, meg cabot, nicholas sparks, & jodi picoult
