Extracurricular
- Film Club
- A club where we make short films. I was 3rd-in-command in 11th grade, and President in 12th grade. In spring 2008, we began a project called "Club Soda" which was a mockumentary about a high school with very bizarre clubs (OCD Club, Yiddish Cursing Club,
- Jewish Student Union
- School club that meets every other week to discuss random topics, such as Jewish law, keeping kosher, Israeli news, elections, and hyphy. Sometimes there are special guest speakers. Occasionally there is food, like donuts or kosher pizza. I was in VP in 1
- tennis
- I play tennis in my free time.
- downhill skiing
- Every year during the winter I have an opportunity to go skiing, usually once or twice a year. I consider myself an intermediate skiier, with the ability to go on green and most blue slopes.
- United Synagogue Youth
- An international Jewish youth group. I attend both chapter events (which take place in Sacramento) and regional conventions (which take place all over Northern California). Chapter events have included Sushi Night, an Israel dance, a political discussion
- Student Music and Recording Project
- This school club produces an annual compilation CD with music and audio recordings from students who submit their work to the club. I served as production manager, in which I edited the CD and managed the website.
- Spanish Club
- A club for people who enjoy the Spanish language and culture. Often there was Mexican food at meetings.
- podcasting
- I was the creator and host of oyPod: the Jewish teen podcast. In the course of 3 years, I made 27 episodes. Episodes, which ranged from 17 to 45 minutes, included music, news, advice, interesting facts, and guest interviews. Listeners tuned in from all ar
- Theatre Club
- A school club for people interested in the theater arts. During the spring we attended a local student theatre festival.
- Prisms Literary Magazine
- This school club publishes an annual magazine containing student-written prose, poetry, and art. I was a poetry editor.
- school plays
- In the past 4 years I have been in 3 plays produced by my school's drama department. In spring 2006, I performed in "The Play's the Thing" which was a series of one-act scenes. I played Laertes in 15-Minute Hamlet by Tom Stoppard. I also participated in
- guitar
- I play guitar. I took lessons for about two months, but I had to stop because of conflicting activities. After that, I continued practicing and now love to play in my free time.
- piano
- I took piano lessons from 1st to 8th grade. Although I am not as good at playing piano now than I was then, I have kept my ability to play.
- harmonica
- I bought a harmonica and am teaching myself how to play it.
- filmmaking
- I have had interest in filmmaking since 8th grade. In 10th grade I made a 1-hour documentary called "They're Just Regular People: Autism from the Sibling's Perspective." It featured me interviewing siblings of autistic children. The siblings shared their
- DannyZeff.com
- This is my personal website. I showcase much of my writings, ramble about random topics on my blog, post links to flash games, display school notes to help other students study, and host my podcast on there.
- teacher assistant for religious school
- I am a teacher assistant for a 7th grade bar/bat mitzvah class at my synagogue's afternoon religious school. My abilities range from passing out papers to helping students work to teaching lessons.
- Landpark Academy Social Rec Center
- I served as a volunteer aid at an after school program for autistic children.
- Ramah Seminar
- A 10-day tour to Poland and 6 weeks in Israel with Jewish teens from around the US and Canada
- Camp Ramah in California
- Jewish summer camp. This was my final year as a camper. The highlight of this 4-week experience was Tzaadah, a 5-day "wilderness" trip.
- United Synagogue Youth
- As a religious education VP, I am in charge of designing programs at events and conventions with a religious aspect to them. I am also in charge of prayer services, such as determining who will lead certain services and read from the Torah.
- Camp Ramah in California
- see "counselor" under "I earn" for description
- Arcade Creek Project
- The Arcade Creek Project is a student-run field project for IB science students at my school. We study the Arcade Creek of Sacramento, CA, and spread awareness about the environment. I am a senior leader for the Sediments Analysis study.
Experience
- counselor
- Camp Ramah in California
- 8-week summer job. Worked with 7th graders for first 4 weeks, and 3rd to 5th graders for second 4 weeks.
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
June 8, 2011
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Gender:
Male
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Birthday:
June 3
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Religious:
Jewish
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Military:
Army
Background
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Ethnicity:
Caucasian or White
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Heritage:
Jewish
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Citizenship:
US Citizen
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Fluent Language:
English
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Hometown:
SACRAMENTO
Favorites
- Movies:
Burn After Reading, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, History of the World: Part I, The Lion King, Take the Money and Run, The Dark Knight
- TV Shows:
Scrubs, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Robot Chicken, Flight of the Conchords, SpongeBob SquarePants, Chuck, It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report
- Music:
alternative rock, Israeli hip-hop, comedy
- Websites:
DannyZeff.com, Facebook, LiveWire, MyLOL, Yahoo! Games
- Quotes:
"I am that I am." --Exodus 3:14
- Books:
The Phantom Tollbooth, Harry Potter, Slaughterhouse-Five, The Catcher in the Rye, A Series of Unfortunate Events, America the Book, Jorge Luis Borges: Collected Fictions, Dr. Seuss
