• Ballet Classes


• Twice a week, on Wednesday and Thursday, I take an hour and a half ballet class to strengthen my dancing ability in all other areas of dance. Ballet is the basis of all dance and it is important for me to take it in order to further my dance career and t

• Jazz Classes


• I take one hour and a half jazz class every week on Mondays. I take the class in order to be on the dance team at my dance studio. However, I also take it because I want to and I enjoy jazz dancing.

• Modern Class


• I take one 45 minute modern class every week on Thursdays for enjoyment. I enjoy modern dancing because it is so different than other dancing due to the abstract movements and positions it consists of.

• Competitive Dancing (studio)


• I am on the competitive dance team at my dance studio. We attend 4 regional competitions per year, and one nationals competition every other year. We also practice our dance that we perform at competitions all day on Sunday. We are also required to tak

• Competitive Dancing (high school)


• I am part of my school's varsity dance team, which will be attending high school dance competitions for the first time. We will attend 3-4 competitions in our area.

• High School Dance Team


• I am part of my high school's varsity dance team. We dance at half time at all varsity men's and women's basketball games and all varsity football games. We practice twice a week for an hour and a half after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Quiz Bowl


• I am a member of my schools Quiz Bowl Team. We practice for 45 minutes after school on Tuesdays and have competitions every Monday throughout January and part of February.

• Class Treasurer


• I was my class' treasurer as a freshman in high school. I helped organize fund raisers for our prom junior year.

• Choir (freshman)


• I was part of my high school's freshman girl's choir mezzo-soprano section during my freshman year. We held various concerts throughout the year that I participated in.

• Choir (sophomore)


• I was part of my high school's mixed choir as a member of the soprano section. We held various concerts throughout the year that I participated in.

• Grounds Clean-Up


• I picked up garbage at Pine Rest in Grand Rapids, MI.

• Assistant Taught Jazz Classes


• For one hour every Wednesday, I am an assistant teacher for a jazz class for the "mini" dancers (ages 8 and under) at my dance studio.

• Assistant Taught Tap Classes


• I was an assistant teacher for three classes throughout the 2006-2007 dance year. I helped with the classes for two hours every Friday.

• Assistant Taught Tap Classes #2


• I assistant teach a tap class at my dance studio for one hour every Wednesday.

• Girl Scout Troop Helper


• I helped run meetings for a local Girl Scout troop of third graders.

• People to People Student Ambassadors European Program


• I traveled to Italy, Austria, Switzerland, and France during the summer of 2005 with the People to People Student Ambassador Program. The purpose of the trip was to "break down bridges" between cultures by making friends with the Australians and showing t

• People to People Student Ambassadors Australian Program


• I traveled with the PTP program during the summer of 2006 to Australia. The purpose of the trip was to "break down bridges" between cultures by making friends with the Australians and showing them that not all Americans follow the stereotype.

• Plainwell High School


• I was class treasurer my freshman year of high school.

• People to People Student Ambassador Programs (Europe)


• I became a student ambassador through the People to People Student Ambassador Program in 2005. I travelled to Europe to meet new people and show them that Americans aren't as bad as many of them think.

• People to People Student Ambassador Program (Australia)


• I became an alumni student ambassador through the People to People Student Ambassador Program in 2006. I travelled to Australia to meet new people and show them that Americans aren't as bad as many of them think.

• Varsity Dance Team


• I was captain of my high school's varsity dance team my senior year. I was in charge of getting practice started before the coach was there.