Laila Suja
Follow messageUniversity of Central Oklahoma Class of 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
My name is Laila Suja and I'm 18. I am a freshman at the University of Central Oklahoma. I enjoy volunteering in my spare time, hanging out with friends, and spending time with my family. I hope to pursue a career in pharmaceuticals. I want to be a pharmacist or a nurse. My favorite subject is chemistry. I recently got accepted into the University of Oklahoma and am an Honor Scholar there. I'm in many clubs at school and I show a great amount of leadership and scholarship.
Extracurricular
- Volunteer
- Cultural
- I dance at many cultural events.
- Volunteering
- I volunteer at Boys & Girls Club.
- Debate
- National Honors Society
- Nursing homes
- I play bingo with residents at nursing homes every other Saturday.
- School
- I clean up around the school sometimes and help whenever it's needed.
- Diapers
- Collecting diapers for the babies at the Infant Crisis Center
- Gardening
- I helped garden for some of my neighbors who are disabled.
- Food Bank
- I volunteer at the Regional Food Bank by packing foods for the needy.
- Triathlon
- My club and I handed out water bottles and snacks to the participants in the Red Man Triathlon.
- Trash Pick-Up
- Every Monday after school, the club would help make our school prettier by picking up trash for about an hour.
- UNICEF
- My club and I went trick-or-treating with the Boys and Girls Club to raise money for the kids in Swaziland.
- Shoes for Salvation
- My club and I collected new or used pairs of shoes and donated them to the Salvation Army.
- K-Kids
- Every Tuesday my club would help out at K-Kids with arts and crafts and baking.
- Kiwanis
- The club and I helped out at their annual Pancake Day and we also attend their Kiwanis breakfasts and meetings.
- Custodian Appreciation
- My club and I made goodie bags with snacks and puzzles to show our appreciation to our school's custodians.
- Time-Keeper and Judge
- Since I joined the Debate Team I've earned enough NFL points to become and judge and judge the debate rounds. I also volunteered to be a time keeper.
- "Trashion" Fashion Show
- The CAST (Cultural Awareness for Students and Teachers) club held a fashion show. The outfits were made out of recycled materials. This was just to show our love for Earth and how to keep it green!
- Panther Pals
- Once a month our Panther Pals group would go to our local middle school and teach them how to be successful in high school.
- Teach Special Ed
- I go to a local elementary school every morning for about an hour and a half and I help teach them how to read and write. The kids' ages range from 6-10.
- Key Club
- Debate Club
- National Forensics League
- I am a Merit Member in this league which means I compete in many debate tournaments that involve Lincoln-Douglas debates and Domestic and Foreign Extemporaneous.
- Cultural Awareness for Students and Teachers (CAST)
- This is a club where we learn about each other's cultures and explore different traditions. We also hold a Multicultural fair every year where different restaurants come to our school and serve a variety of foods for lunch.
- National Honors Society for High School Scholars
- This is an honors society that selects students based on scholarship and leadership.
- M & M
- M&M stands for mediator and mentor. In this club, we mentored freshmen on how to be successful in high school. As a mediator, we were called in after a fight just happened, and we would help the 2 solve their problems.
Experience
- Prize counter
- Incredible Pizza
- 2008 to 2008
- I worked at the prize counter.
- Consultant
- Pizza Land
- 2000 to 2009
- I answered phones for the company and took orders.
Education
- High School
- Putnam City North High School
- College
- University of Central Oklahoma
- to Now
Honors & Awards
Panther of the Day
National Honors Society Member
National Honors Society of High School Scholars Member
Award in Advanced Physical Sciences
Who's Who in Foreign Language
National Young Leaders Conference Nominee
Congressiona
National Honors Society Member
National Honors Society of High School Scholars Member
Award in Advanced Physical Sciences
Who's Who in Foreign Language
National Young Leaders Conference Nominee
Congressiona
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
June 9, 2011
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Birthday:
March 7
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Religious:
Muslim/Islamic
Background
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Ethnicity:
Asian
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Heritage:
Filipino // South East Asian
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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:
OKLAHOMA CITY
Interests
- Earth Sciences
- Education
- Biology
- Health & Medicine
- Materials Sciences
Favorites
- Movies:
Changeling, Eagle Eye, Taken, all the Harry Potter movies, both Transformers, The Pursuit of Happiness, A Cinderella Story, Moulin Rouge, Slumdog Millionaire
- TV Shows:
House, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, anything on Animal Planet, CSI: Miami, Law and Order
- Music:
Pretty much anything. I'm not very picky.
- Websites:
Zinch.com, Facebook.com, Youtube.com
- Quotes:
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." --Moulin Rouge
"Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." --A Cinderella Story - Books:
The Twilight Series, The Harry Potter Series, A Child Called It, The History of Love, A Prayer for Owen Meany

