• Watercolor Lessons
• 2010 to 2010
• Took 3 watercolor lessons on fall colors, portraits, and muted November colors.

• Science Olympiad
• 2010 to 2011
• Experimental Design - 3rd Place in Regionals

• Piano Festival
• 2008 to 2010
• I take piano lessons and compete in Piano Festival.

• Cello!
• 2007 to Now
• I play the cello for church and for fun. I perform in small groups and have also played at AF Junior High School with the top Orchestra.

• Composing Music


• I compose music for piano, small string ensembles, and string orchestras.

• Yearbook Staff
• 2007 to 2008
• I was on yearbook staff. I did photography, page layouts, etc.

• American Fork Junior High Science Fair
• 2007 to 2007
• Created and carried out a science experiment...

• Geography Bowl
• 2006 to 2006
• I was on Geography Bowl team. We won Second place in the Alpine School District Intermediate Category

• Church Activities


• I currently attend LDS church services every Sunday from 1-4. From the ages of 12-18 I also participated in youth activities each Thursday, in which we played games, gave service to those in need, planned other activities, and discussed spiritual matters.

• Choir and Ensemble Singing


• I have participated in several choirs including a Young Women's Choir, Church Choir, and I am currently working on a piece to sing in church and at a church activity with four other girls.

• Seminary


• I attend an LDS Seminary every day an hour before school starts. We learn about the scriptures and principles of the gospel.

• Spanish Class


• I am currently taking Spanish so I can expand my communications with the world.

• Volunteered at American Fork Literacy Center


• I volunteered for about 3 years, teaching kids how to read, shapes, etc. I went twice or three times a week every week.

• Visit the Elderly


• I visit the elderly a lot - ever since I was a toddler. I often help them with yardwork, housework, and just visit so they aren't so lonely. I have also been caroling to rest homes and individuals.

• Quilt Projects for Chile


• We quilted quilts for children and families in Southern Chile.

• Camp Songbook


• I put together the Camp Songbook for my church group's Young Women camp of over 150 young women.

• Haiti Project


• We started a Haiti Project with my Gifted/Talented English and History class. We raised money with car washes, collected/painted toys, and got clothes, school supplies, to send to the Haitian children

• Humanitarian


• I worked with the LDS Humanitarian efforts in order to send hygiene items, school supplies, clothes, toys, etc. to the US and foreign countries. I assembled and packaged kits.

• Tutored for Free


• I tutored three students in Geometry, Biology, Intermediate Algebra.

• Accompany Children in the Spanish Branch


• I accompany the songs that the children in the Spanish Branch sing each Sunday in their Primary Class.

• Young Womanhood Recognition


• This is the highest award a young woman (12-19) can achieve in the LDS church. To earn it I spent over 70 hours doing service and doing things like reading scriptures, creating goals, learning homemaking skills, etc. Overall, it took about 150 hours.

• EnergySolutions Scholarship


• I received a scholarship from EnergySolutions. They gave this scholarship to one person per high school in Utah. They chose based on scientific and mathematical inclination, activities, service, and the promising future leaders of the science/math/enginee

• American Fork Junior High School Gifted/Talented English and History


• A gifted/talented English and History class. Accelerated lessons.

• National Honor Society


• I headed a project to collect money and canned donations to send to needy families in our community for Thanksgiving.

• Church Leadership (12-13 year olds)


• I was the president for the 12-13 year old girls in my church group. I helped to plan activities to meet the need of each girl. I also had responsibility of contacting each girl and making them feel welcome. I was not paid and did most of the service duri

• Church Leadership (14-15 year olds)


• I was the 1st Councilor for the 14-15 year old girls in my church group. I helped to plan activities to meet the need of each girl. I also had responsibility of contacting each girl and making them feel welcome. I was not paid and did most of the service

• Church Leadership (16-18 year olds)


• I was the president for the 16-18 year old girls in my church group. I helped to plan activities to meet the need of each girl. I also had responsibility of contacting each girl and making them feel welcome. I was not paid and did most of the service duri

• Student Body Secretary (5th Grade)


• I helped to organize activities and assemblies in my school. I also was responsible for announcements and taking the flag down (and folding it) at the end of the day.

• Student Body Advisor (6th)


• I was responisble for putting up and taking down the flag, making announcements, and helping out the presidency.

• Special Needs Mutual Counselor
• 2010 to 2011
• I was called on a 9 month Youth Service Mission for the LDS Church to serve as a counselor to an individual with mental disabilities each Thursday evening from 6:30-9:30 as we both participate in church activities for the youth.