Extracurricular
- Spanish Honor Society
- This organization promotes the further learning of the Spanish language and the exposure to Hispanic cultures.We have various hispanic country presentations and celebrations of Cinco de Mayo. We also volunteered at a local elementary school to teach young
- Northeast's Tennis Team
- Diversity Club
- Promotes the merging and understanding of a variety of different ethnic groups. It raises a sense of appreciation for all people. It conducts activities such as open discussions on ways to improve race relations, in addition to discussions on various cult
- Academic Charter
- Council of student and teacher members who discuss how to improve various school related situations and prblems. For example, this years goal was to get the majority of our high school freshmen and sophomores to pass the HSA.
- Women's Cultural Awareness
- I created this club to acknowledge the vast cotributions and advancements of women throughout history and the present day. The club memebers reach out to the community to serve those in need while also expanding our knowledge about the conditions and hard
- Volunteer at an assistant living home for local senior citizens
- I serve at a local assistant living home as an Activity coordinater. I play games with the seniors, I read stories to them and take them out for walks, and just spend time with them.
- DOC. Enterprise- Assisted with the renovation and maintenance of low-income housing
- Assisted with the renovation and Maintenance of low-income housing in Baltimore City. I help clean and keep various boarding houses.
- Elementary School Spanish Club Instructor/Teacher
- Volunteers from my School's Spanish Honor Society spent a month teach younger children the basic foundation vocabulary of the Spanish Language.
- Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
- Helped rebuild low income housing in Baltimore City.
- Volunteer as an Assistant Sunday school teacher
- Central Church of Christ's Junior Worship program is for 2-3 year old children. Sunday mornings during service I help teach 2-3 year olds Biblical lessons.
- Volunteer member of the Central Church of Christ Communion Tray Committee
- Assist in the preparation and clean up of the communion trays after morning and evening church service.
- Entrepreneur- I started my own small business making custom made jewelry
- I started marketing my own line of jewelry, "Maya's Handcrafted Beading" when I was in 6th grade. My parents had always had financial problems, so I decided to create my own stream of income to do various programs and activities, without depending on my p
- I competed in the Naval Academy's First Annual Black History Quiz Bowl
- My Diversity Club competed in this event as a way to celebrate black history month and broaden our knowledge on the vast contributions African Americans have made to society.
- Economics for Leaders Summer Program
- A selective program that select students who demonstate strong academics and leadership potential. This program was created by the Foundation for Teaching Economics in order to enrich their economic education.
- Summer Internship at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
- I work as a summer intern For the United States Department of Housing and Urban Delvelopment in the Congressional Grant Office located in Washington D.C.
- Attended National High School Model United Nations Conference
- I served as a student Delegate for this event.Model U.N students from my school prepared to attend this conference to represent country of Mexico.
- Northeast High School's National Honor Society
- I was elected to hold the position of Vice president this upcomming year as a senior. In the National Honor Society we serve others in the community and with hold high academic standards and integrity. My Junior year I served as Historian.
- Diversity Club
- I was elected for the second time as president for my school's Diversity Club.
- Naval Academy's first annual Black History Quiz Bowl
- The Diversity Club competed in the first Black History Quiz Bowl held at the Naval Academy. I lead my group in study discussions for preparation for this event. In addition, I lead my group in answering the trivial questions during the competition.
- Spanish Honor Society
- I had previously held office as the secretary of this organization, filing paper work and performing various other tasks. I was recently elected as President of this organization for the 2009-2010 school year.
- Taught a lesson on Procrastination at the 4th Annual AVID Leadership Conference
- I taught various classes on how to prevent procrastination at the 4th Annual AVID Student Leadership Conference.
- Central Church of Christ , Baltimore City
- Central Church of Christ's Junior Worship program is for 2-3 year old children. Sunday mornings during service I help teach 2-3 year olds Biblical lessons.
- Women's Cultural Awareness Club
- I created this club to acknowledge the vast cotributions and advancements of women throughout history and the present day. The club memebers reach out to the community to serve those in need while also expanding our knowledge about the conditions and hard
- Student Page for the Maryland General Assembly
- I was selected to serve my state government as a page within the Senate. I helped to run the legislature smoothly and effieciently by passing notifications between senators.
Honors & Awards
Maryland Distinguished Scholar
Princeton Prize in Race Relations
Student of the Month - Social Studies
Princeton Prize in Race Relations
Student of the Month - Social Studies
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
September 17, 2011
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Gender:
Female
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Birthday:
March 9
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Religious:
Church of Christ
Background
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Ethnicity:
African-American // Black // Native American
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Heritage:
African // Seminole
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Fluent Language:
English // Spanish
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Hometown:
Baltimore, Maryland
Interests
- Anthropology
- Archeology
- Area & Cultural Studies
- Political Science & Government
- Deaf Studies
- Demography
- Disability Studies
- Family & Consumer Sciences
- Folklore Studies
- Gay & Lesbian Studies
- International Relations
- Library Science
- Other Social Sciences
- Psychology
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Urban Studies
- Women's Studies
- Languages
Favorites
- Movies:
Sister's Act 2,
Aladdin,
Mulan,
Hercules - TV Shows:
pretty much anything on the Discovery Channel or the National Geographic channel.
- Music:
R&B, Hip-Hop,reggae, reggaeton, and I ABSOLUELY LOVE SOUL MUSIC!.
- Quotes:
"Laugh at the odds and live life so well that death will tremble to take you."
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things that I can not change, the courage to change the things that I can ,and the wisdom to know the difference." - Books:
Wuthering Heights, The Bluest Eye, Sula, I Know Why the Cadged Bird Sings, Othello


















