Center

Clubs:
-National Honor Society (11,12)
-Parliamentarian (11)
-Interact (10,11,12)
-Executive Committeeman (11,12)
-Quiz Bowl (9,10,11,12)
-Teenage Republicans (11,12)
-Founder and de facto Chairman (11)
-District Chairman (12)
-Future Business Leaders of America (10, 11)
-President (11)
-Distributive Education Clubs of America (9,11)
-Environmental Club (12)
-Debate Club (10)
-Political Club (12)
-Senior Advisors (12)
-Freshman Year Experience (12)
-School Paper (10,11)
-News Editor (10)
-Opinions Editor (11)
-Student Council (10,11,12)
-Class President (11)
-Student Body President (12)
-Superintendent’s Advisory Council (11,12)
-Local Board of Education
-Student Representative (11,12)
-Intern for McCain for President

Academics:
-2nd in my class
-SAT Score:2070 (am retaking it and am confident of breaking 2200)
-Scored a five on my AP English Language exam and a five on my AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam
-Scored a 700 on my SAT Subject Test in U.S. History

Awards:
-Senior Hall of Fame
-Most Likely to Cure Cancer
-School’s Elected Nominee for the DAR Good Citizen Award
-Won a local scholarship to attend the Future World Leaders’ Summit in Washington, DC
-Was selected as one only two students in my state (104 throughout the nation) to serve as a delegate to the 2009 United States Senate Youth Program
-Selected to serve for a week as a page in the North Carolina House of Representatives
-Transylvania County Scholar
-Junior Marshall
-Nominee for the Morehead Scholarship
-1st place in the state for the Public Speaking I category of the Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference
-Qualified twice to go to state for Distributive Education Clubs of America

Sports:
-Tennis (9, 10, 11)
-All-Conference Player (10)

Jobs:
-Phone Bank Operator for Charles Taylor for Congress (September – November 2006)
-Called-up local citizens to inform them about early voting and other election procedures
-Rocky’s Soda Shop General Employee (July – August 2009)
-Prepared ice-cream desserts
-Took orders
-Ran orders
-Swept
-Washed dishes
-Restocked food

AP Courses:
-AP English Language
-AP English Literature
-AP Government and Politics
-AP U.S. History
-AP Macroeconomics
-AP Microeconomics
-AP Biology
-AP European History

Leadership Conferences:
-Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (Summer of 2007)
-United States Senate Youth Program (11)
-Presidential Classroom (11)
-Student Council Leadership Conference at Clemson (10)
-Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference (10)
-Local Student Council Leadership Conference (11)

Volunteering:
-Rang bells for the Salvation Army
-Tutored students at Brevard Elementary School
-Tutored a student at Brevard High School
-Volunteered at Brevard Elementary School’s Fall Fun Day
-Participated in Rent-A-Student (adults rented students and the proceeds went to providing heat for needy families during the winter months)
-Volunteer at the Brian Center (local nursing home)
-Helped organize the Senior Citizens Prom (brought senior citizens from across the county together for a night of fun, food, and dancing)
-Volunteer at SAFE’s Attic

Initiative:
-Stood-up to the School Board when many students and parents grew concerned over the dismissal of several good teachers from the high school
-Founded my local branch of the Teenage Republicans

In The Works:
-Founded a local Youth Court
-Founded a local STAND (anti-genocide) club
-Organized the Night of 1000 dinners to raise money for the victims of land mines
-Founded the Inter-Club Council to help facilitate greater communication between the various clubs in our school
My weighted GPA was 4.56 last time I checked. Also, what should I focus on in the coming months to enhance any areas of weakness in my credentials?

And your unweighted GPA is… ?

Adam Huttler is founder and executive director of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit organization that serves a national community of artists.

The traditional non-profit model is under attack. Rattling our tin cup for grants is no longer enough. Funders ask us to be business-like, but what does that really mean?

In this talk, Adam Huttler will discuss some emerging models for reinventing the way nonprofit cultural organizations do business. He will consider legal strategies, like the L3C and fiscal sponsorship. He will discuss structural approaches, including systems-centric cluster management. And he will consider the philosophical underpinnings of the whole conversation Who are our customers? Is professionalism really a good thing? When should infrastructure be outsourced?

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Los Angeles. July 2010

In 2008, City of Lights was founded to increase visibility of cyclists of color, to provide legal rights and safety trainings, and to empower these cyclists so that they may advocate on their own behalf in their communities.

Along with the National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON), the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), and the Popular Education Institute of Southern California (IDEPSCA), City of Lights began its legal rights and safety workshops for day laborers, as well as host bike rides.

In 2009, the Bicycle Kitchen began offering mechanic workshops to day laborers at CARECEN. Based on its success, people began discussing establishing a permanent location at a day laborer center.

By October of 2009, IDEPSCA offered a space at their Downtown Community Job Center in LA’s Garment District. With tools and used parts from the Bicycle Kitchen and donations from businesses and individuals, workshops at the space began; with day laborers, Bicycle Kitchen members, and City of Lights volunteers working side-by-side. They named themselves “La Bici Digna”.

The day laborers are the volunteers, teaching themselves bike mechanics in alliance with other volunteers and knowledgeable day laborers.

Day laborers and volunteers articulate their visions for the space through small meetings and assemblies.

In these assemblies, as consensus decision-making process, laborers develop as collective members and decision makers, creating the future of the program.

The laborers draw the connection between racist immigration policies and environmental destruction.

They hope to provide a sustainable example for others to follow in directly addressing real needs within a community, and doing so together, democratically, and with dignity.

[The structure and message of this video was decided on by the day laborers during their most recent assembly.]

La Bici Digna
http://ciudaddeluces.wordpress.com/?page_id=261&preview=true

City of Lights
http://ciudaddeluces.wordpress.com/

Bicycle Kitchen
http://www.bicyclekitchen.com

IDEPSCA
http://www.idepsca.org

CARECEN
http://www.carecen-la.org/

NDLON
http://www.ndlon.org

Popular Education Resources
http://www.colectivoflatlander.org/recursos
http://www.nnirr.org/shop/curricula.php
http://www.popednews.org/resources.html

Music: “Cariñito” by Los Hijos del Sol

Titles, Subtitles, and Editing!!! by Sasha

Thanxxx also to Luz

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July 9, 2009
Bethesda, MD

Objectives:

1. Discuss the challenges to the medical care system during the spring H1N1 outbreak.
2. Discuss the anticipated medical surge challenges and gaps, as well as possible solutions, related to the return of a potential more clinically severe H1N1 outbreak.
3. Identify information requirements for hospitals, outpatient healthcare providers, the EMS community, long-term care facilities and physicians offices and clinics responding to H1N1.

More H1N1 (Swine) flu and seasonal flu info at http://www.flu.gov

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Vice President Biden speaks to the Parade All-America High School Service Team about the importance of community involvement and public service. The team is composed of high school students who are changing their communities through public service. June 23, 2010.

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Mayor Gavin Newsom’s 2008 State of the City poverty webisode.

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North Carolina, one of 16 state finalists in Phase 1 of Race to the Top, made a presentation on its application to peer reviewers on March 16-17, 2010.

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The Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships will return to Greenville for the fifth consecutive year during the weekend of September 18 – 19. George Hincapie, three-time U.S. Professional Road Race National Champion and Greenville resident, announced that he will be back to defend his 2009 title at a news conference held today in downtown Greenville. Hincapie was joined by event organizers and representatives from the event’s many partners, including Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS), which marks its fifth year in partnership and fourth year as the event’s title sponsor; Duke Energy, which returns for a second year as the Presenting Sponsor of the Individual Time Trial Championships; GE Energy, which returns for a fifth year in partnership and Presenting Sponsor of the Post Summary Show on WYFF-4; the City of Greenville; Greenville County; Medalist Sports and the Palmetto Peloton Project.

The Individual Time Trial Championships will be held on Saturday, September 18 at CU-ICAR, where cyclists will compete against the clock on a 6.9 mile course (completed 3three times). The Road Race Championships will be held on Sunday, September 19, with the start/finish in downtown Greenville. The 112-mile course will include four passes over Paris Mountain.
In addition to the dual championships, the Roger C. Peace U.S. Handcycling National Criterium Championship is once again scheduled. This is the season finale event for the U.S. Handcycling Series, presented by the Paralyzed Veterans of America, and will return for the second year in a row with a time trial on Saturday and the National Handcycling Criterium Championships on Sunday. The Stars and Stripes Challenge, a recreational and fundraising cycling event to support local cancer research, will also take place on Sunday.

According to Chris Aronhalt, Managing Partner of Medalist Sports, the USA Cycling Professional Championships have continued to gain popularity with each passing year, and last year, drew nearly 75,000 spectators over the course of the event weekend. Aronhalt attributes the Championships’ popularity to several factors: level of competition and terrain, community and sponsor support and the variety of events and activities that take place over the course of the weekend. “There is no question that this event offers fans an opportunity to see the nation’s best professional cyclists compete and that Greenville provides an ideal setting to host the Championships,” said Aronhalt. “In addition to that, however, I think the fact that fans are not kept at arm’s length, but rather can be actively engaged in the event, is a significant aspect of its appeal.”

The Stars and Stripes Challenge is one way that fans can literally be a part of the action. Presented by the Palmetto Peloton Project, which promotes the advancement of cancer research through fundraising fitness events, the Stars and Stripes Challenge not only allows participants to ride the same road course as the pro cyclists, but also raises money to support local cancer programs and research at Greenville Hospital System as well as the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Approximately 800 riders from across the United states participated in last year’s Stars and Stripes Challenge, and to date, the event has raised more than $400,000 for cancer research.

According to Michael Riordan, GHS President and CEO, providing the region’s most comprehensive and innovative medical treatment is only part of the hospital system’s mission. GHS is also committed to prevention, education and research and strives to help the community to be healthy, making them a perfect partner for the USA Cycling Professional Championships.

“GHS is pleased to serve as title sponsor of the USA Cycling Professional Championships for a fifth year and to be a recipient of the Palmetto Peloton Project (P3),” said Riordan. “We are grateful for P3’s gift to cancer research because it not only impacts the people in our community but people across the county and around the world. In addition, P3 events, such as the Stars and Stripes bicycle ride, offer our community an opportunity to get out and be active, which reinforces our commitment to total health.”

With the championships only a few months away, the excitement is already building and organizers expect this year’s event to be the largest ever. Route maps and race details can be found on the event website, which also offers online registration for volunteers. Fans are encouraged to visit http://www.usacyclingchampionships.com/default.aspx to stay up-to-date on race news and events and can also follow the event on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/usacyclingchampionships and Twitter at http://twitter.com/USAProCycling.

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The Argiz family volunteers together at a center for the elderly, where they provided them with balanced nutrition and daily activities to keep them healthy both physically and mentally.

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July 9, 2009
Bethesda, MD

Objectives:

1. Discuss common challenges posed and gaps revealed by the ongoing H1N1 public health challenge.
2. Describe novel strategies employed to both respond to H1N1 and mitigate the impact of recommended response measures.
3. Identify opportunities to improve the readiness of state governments to respond in the fall.

More H1N1 (Swine) flu and seasonal flu info at http://www.flu.gov

Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: http://www.newmedia.hhs.gov/comment_policy.html

Duration : 1:12:29

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