Academics, Awards, Coursework

Thru Junior year

Omaha South High Magnet School

Graduation - May 2021

GPA: Class Rank: ACT

4.5625 weighted 20 of 676 ( 97% ) 23

3.7500 unweighted Scheduled June, 2020

Expected College Major:

Sports Media and Journalism

Bi-Lingual: Student in nationally recognized full-immersion Dual-Language (English - Spanish) program since Kindergarten.

In high school, 31 of 40 courses have been Honors and AP classes, with 18 having been taught in Spanish..

2-time Omaha Public School Dual Language Student of the Year (5th and 8th grade)

Omaha South High School School Administration

Principal: Mr. Ruben Cano

Athletic Director: Mr. Dennis Mitchell

Athletic Secretary: Mrs. Angie Rodenbarger

Academic Advisor: mary.espinosa@ops.org

Activities and Awards

National Honor Society

Top 5% in Class Ranking,

Academic Letter awarded

School Newspaper Editor-in-Chief

Moved up from Assitant Editor as Freshman to Editor in Chief of 8-edition dual-language high school newspaper, the Omaha South Tooter. Photographer, reporter, editor, lay-out.

Read the Tooter Online here.

Nebraska School Activities Association Student Advisory Committee

Two-year committee appointment serves as a liaison between students, administrators, the NSAA Staff and Board of Directors. The Student Advisory Committee helps to promote the mission of the NSAA, including leadership, sportsmanship and integrity.

Nebraska Special Olympics Youth Activation Committee

The Youth Activation Committee is a group of youth leaders across the state, middle to high school ages, advocating for respect and inclusion in their communities and schools. This is accomplished through clubs, activities, and unified sports for individuals both with and without intellectual disabilities.

Omaha Rotary Scholar Award Winner

2017 - Awarded to students who exhibit:

Leadership
Community Service
Writing & Presentation
Recommendation letter from reference
Overall impression

National High School Journalism Convention - Nov 21 - 25

A semiannual gathering of high school journalists and advisers co-sponsored by the Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association.

The convention offers hundreds of practical and professional learning sessions, from high-profile keynotes to specific, problem-solving breakouts, hands-on workshops and on-site writing contests.

Sports Writing Contest

NATURE OF THE CONTEST

Entrants listen to a 30 minute presentation that will be the subject of a sports article. After a 15-minute question-and-answer period, entrants are required to write a sports story based on the topic presented.

WHAT THE JUDGES WILL LOOK FOR

Attention-grabbing lead; if story is a feature, the lead should be a feature lead; good story flow with effective transitions; colorful details; evokes emotional impact; use of informative direct quotes; accuracy; completeness; elimination of extraneous material; elimination of libelous statements and knowledge of AP style rules; few convention errors.

Terin - Honorable Mention in Sports Writing

Instructor Reference: aaron.stepp@ops.org

Coursework

Junior 2019-2020

AP English Language and Composition 1/2 - Dual Enrolled

AP World History 1/2 - Dual Enrolled

AP Spanish Language 1/2 - Dual Enrolled

Honors Dual-Language Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry 1/2

Honors Dual-Language Anatomy and Physiology 1/2

Honors Newspaper 3/4

Pottery 1/2

Advanced Weight Training and Conditioning 1/2

Sophomore 2018-2019

AP Human Geography 1/2 - Dual Enrolled

Honors Dual-Language Algebra 3/4

Honors Dual-Language Economics

Honors Advanced Newspaper 1/2

Honors English 3/4

Honors Forensic Science 1/2

Honors Human Growth

Honors Spanish for Spanish Speakers 5/6

Weight Training and Conditioning 1/2