Helen Collins
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I'm one of those kids who never really fit in with one group or clique. I'm not very athletic. I get straight a's and actually enjoy school (when the subject is interesting.) I'm always up for trying something new. I hate to turn down a challenge. Sometimes, when I'm walking down the street, I pick up trash that I see on the ground. I'm into anything artsy; sketching, music, film, anything to used to express myself. I can sometimes be caught dancing around my room, where no one can see. I spend way too much time staring off into space, framing new ideas in my head. I want to change the world!
Extracurricular
- Forensics
- When I first started middle school, I didn't know what I would do as far as extracurriculars. My parents encouraged me to go out for the forensics team, a club that prepared for public speaking. Participants choose a dramatic monologue or story and perfor
- Orchestra
- I have been playing the violin since I was 8-years-old. I love the sound that the violin makes. I was able to join my school's orchestra in my 5th grade year and have stuck with it through middle school and high school.
- School Yearbook
- I enjoy the challenge of fitting together substance and arts. Its fun to put text and photos together in a way that looks nice and also informs. I love that I get to be a part of something everyone will enjoy and remember.
- Community Theatre
- I recently became interested in performing in plays. I auditioned for some productions that I saw advertised with my friends. I have now been in two plays and I love it! I plan on trying out for more plays this summer.
- Global Awareness Club
- I, a group of other students, and our public speaking teacher organized a hunger awareness dinner that raised over 3000 dollars for impoverished children who are assisted by Etta Projects, in Bolivia.
- Feed My Starving Children
- My church youth group and other youth groups filled bags with rice, protien product, processed chicken, and vegetables, that were sent to impoverished countries, each feeding one family for a day.
- Organizer of School Blood Drive
- I organized the list for when people signed up during the day to get their blood drawn and I supervised as people came in and filled out the necessary forms.
- People to People Student Ambassador Program
- I and 31 other students spent 3 weeks of our summer traveling from Rome to Madrid as a part of a national organization built on the purpose of promoting peace and understanding. We stayed with a French host family for 3 days, tasted local cuisine, viewed
- Freshman Class Officer
- Sophomore Class Officer
- Junior Class Officer
- Great Lakes Center for Youth Development
- National Honors Society
- Student Council
- School Orchestra
- I lead my section and the rest of the orchestra in learning new music and making sure we stay together. This summer, my orchestra will be touring in Germany and Austria and I have been a key participant in fund-raising efforts.
- School Yearbook
- Along with designing pages and taking pictures with the rest of the staff, it is also my job to read through the pages to find spelling and design errors before they are submitted.
Experience
- Cashier
- Snyder's Drug Store
- I alternately work behind the cash register, and in the greenhouse during the summer.
- Babysitter
- 2006 to 2007
- I babysat full time for a family of five during the summer of my sophomore year and part-time during the school year.
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
November 2, 2010
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Birthday:
February 3
Background
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Hometown:
NEGAUNEE
Interests
- Liberal Arts
- Communications
- Foreign Languages
- Philosophy & Religion
Favorites
- Movies:
The Breakfast Club, Stand by Me, Moulin Rouge, Pride and Prejudice, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Gladiator, The Holy Grail, The Sound of Music, Phantom of the Opera, Inherit the Wind, Best in Show, Rocky Horror
- TV Shows:
Heroes, Gilmore Girls, Scrubs, The Office, House,...I really don't watch TV too much.
- Music:
The Hives, The Strokes, The Beatles, Elton John, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, Eddie from Ohio, The Fray, The Shins, Queen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Vines, The Donnas, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore, Muse, Belle and Sebastian, MIA, This World Fair, Frou Frou
- Websites:
Myspace, YouTube, Pandora
- Quotes:
"In the coming world, they will not ask me: 'Why were you not Moses?' Rather, they will ask me: 'Why were you not Zusya?" -Rabbi Zusya
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.-Helen Keller - Books:
Jane Eyre; Ella Enchanted; Harry Potter; Oliver Twist; Wuthering Heights; Pride and Prejudice; The Chocolate War; Rebel Angels; A Great and Terrible Beauty; A Squire, His Knight, and His Lady; The Girl with the Pearl Earring; Series of Unfortunate Events;
