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List all the EC's that you are currently involved in.

By Majinjou1 (Majinjou1) on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 05:25 am: Edit

Debate!Nothings more fun

By Maritimee (Maritimee) on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 01:57 pm: Edit

School-related: Marching Band, Swimming Team, Outdoors Club

Non School Related: Sea Cadets, Sailing Team

By Tricia101 (Tricia101) on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 02:09 pm: Edit

Cheerleading.

By Number9 (Number9) on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 02:59 pm: Edit

At school:
French Club

Not at school:
Piano lessons
German lessons
Russian lessons
C++ lessons
Digital Audio lessons


My school doesnt have most ECs regular school have, so I have to learn a lot on my own

By Number9 (Number9) on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 03:00 pm: Edit

...and also the choir at school

By Dree (Dree) on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 03:06 pm: Edit

At school:
Debate (Majinjou1--I agree it's way too much fun!)
Track
Senior Mentor (help freshmen adjust to high school)

Not at School:
Figure Skating
Two jobs

By Bkwrm98 (Bkwrm98) on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 06:05 pm: Edit

School: Model UN (more fun than debate, I might add )
Tennis JV (actually it's "exhibition" b/c we don't have JV)
Math Team
Academic Team
Musician's Club

Outside of school:
Clarinet
Piano (lessons and teaching beginners)
Chinese school
Tennis
Youth Council (the teen council that does community service and other activities)

By the way, I'm in 10th grade, which means that this is my first year for everything except my out-of-school activities (freshman are in a different building about 15 min. drive away, sophomore year is the first year of high school at the high school for us)

By Anothersuitcase (Anothersuitcase) on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 07:00 pm: Edit

School:
-ASIA
-Center for Fine and Performing Arts Association (Historian)
-Concert Choir*
-Consonance (Women's Chamber Choir)*

*Scheduled classes, but most of the work, especially Consonance gigs, is done outside of class


Non-School Related:
-Voice lessons
-Piano lessons
-Independent Japanese study
-Soccer (only house league during spring and fall)

My primary interest is the vocal arts (I attend a performing arts high school), but I know it's a somewhat unrealistic expectation to end up at the Met . . . :-P

By Majinjou1 (Majinjou1) on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 07:51 pm: Edit

Dree- what school are you from? what state? and what kind of debate do you do, ld or policy?
are you a novice, jv or varsity?

By Tigeruppercut (Tigeruppercut) on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 08:11 pm: Edit

mine is...
Key Club community service
school's Adv. Orchestra (violist)
Banking and financing institute
Tennis, Cross country
bible, science club

i got to get something a little more unique
thinking about being a newspaper editor for school, or something...hmm

By Ndhawk (Ndhawk) on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 10:32 pm: Edit

Two Year State math Champion
Founder of Chess Club
Co-President of Chess club
Co-captain of math team
member of academic team
regional head of latin club
sophomore class treasurer
soccer team
national honor society
youth leadership columbus
volunteering in the emergency room of hospital
etc.
etc.

By Dree (Dree) on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 10:03 am: Edit

Majinjou1, i'm from a public school in the midwest...i do varisty LD

By Majinjou1 (Majinjou1) on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 07:43 pm: Edit

Oh ok cool
I'm from NYC and I do policy. Just felt like saying that lol

By Satsuki (Satsuki) on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 09:30 pm: Edit

School activities:

Math Club
California Scholarship Federation
Japanese National Honor Society
Academic Decathlon
FBLA
Girl's Golf
Girl's Track & Field
Journalism

Others:

Volunteered at a hospital for two consecutive summers(plan on going back)
Volunteered at a library one summer
Tutored high school students at a community center(volunteered as well).

Secured a summer job in a gardening program this summer.

By Tigeruppercut (Tigeruppercut) on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 11:00 pm: Edit

NDhawk...very nice
you are a leader obviously...

By Midnightdanzer (Midnightdanzer) on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 09:43 pm: Edit

School Activities: (i'm a Sophomore)

* California Scholarship Federation
* Retreat Leader
* Multicultural Committee
* Newspaper
* Actor in Theater Company
* Will be Junior Class Secretary in next year's Student Council

Planning to start a Junior Statesmen of America Chapter at my school for next year! Going to try my best to make it happen! I go to a small all girls Catholic school, and there aren't as much a variety of activities and clubs as a bigger public school...especially politics-related organizations, and politics is my passion, and i know lots of people that would be interested. I just need the faculty's support now

Outside of school:
*I've been volunteering for the past three years as a Sunday School teacher at my Parish. (i teach 4-5 year olds)
* Dance: I do not do seriously, but i still practice and take classes a lot. I'm pretty advanced in jazz, hip hop, and ballet especially.

Summer:
will study Politics/Economics and War in World History at a program at Oxford Univ in England this summer!
Service-wise, i've always wanted to teach Dance to young kids at a battered wives and children's center or something. i really want to do somethin of that nature this summer.

By Rowan (Rowan) on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 10:51 pm: Edit

Passionately/not just on paper:
* Dramatics (Technical, Acting)
* Journalism (editor next year -- just like everyone else)
* Interact/Rotaract (yay for positions)
* JSA (done more than leadership says I have)
* Volunteering @ local soup kitchen consistantly for 2 years+; high school liaison now

Mostly on paper, passive involvement:
* FBLA
* NHS (not much of a club...)

Not much around, not much support for starting clubs and things, not generally much support at all, academically or otherwise... But that's another rant altogether. 9_9

By Ashleycrombie (Ashleycrombie) on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 06:40 am: Edit

*Varsity Basketball
*Intermurals Basketball
*Varsity Softball
*Varsity Track, Varsity Cheerleading, Varsity Netball (in previous school..don't offer these in my current school...sucks.)
*Model United Nations (won "best dressed delegate"...would have appreciated something more serious. c'mon..i passed a resolution!)
*Habitat for Humanity Exec. Treasurer(Founding team of school chapter..went to Thailand to build)
*Prom Committee

these are the ones i feel for. the others are like, blahh.

By Crazyandy (Crazyandy) on Thursday, May 15, 2003 - 09:28 pm: Edit

In school grades 10-11 (and 12 also comin' up)
-Varsity cross country (captain)
-Varsity track (distance team captain)
-mu alpha theta math club (2 years)
-NHS (tons of community service for it/ 2 years)
-Boys State member (summer of junior year thing)

out of school:
workin' with family lawn business (6 years)
piano player (12 years and 5 state awards)
LPGA volunteer
teacher of vocation bible school
skiing is my winter passion (7 years)

(Freshman year i played varsity soccer, was in the academic prep bowl team, and was really active in my church youth group then i transferred schools and took up new stuff which i love)

By Azn_Cowboy (Azn_Cowboy) on Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 07:23 pm: Edit

Chinese Freshman:

Chief Editor for Journalism

Co-Founder/Prez of Young Educators Association (YEA)

Prez of Library Youth Council

Vice President of Key Club

Historian for Sun Club

MultiCultural Council Member

By Azn_Cowboy (Azn_Cowboy) on Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 07:25 pm: Edit

Oh, and:

Member of:
SADD
Mu Alpha Theta
FCCLA

Sport:
Basketball (Freshman Varsity)

I played piano for eight years. (I play for Church)

By Xxheat1114xx (Xxheat1114xx) on Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 09:36 pm: Edit

choir, editor in chief of french magazine, short story editor for lit magazine, wrote for newspaper, NHS, community service, choices commission, tutoring

By Ziplocky (Ziplocky) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 07:33 pm: Edit

ehhh...

-editor of newspaper
-captain of debate team...(LD, Policy, and extemp, oh my...)
-literary magazine
-LEO Club (sorta community service club)
-Peer tutor (geometry, french, calc)
-founder and president of local habitat for humanity chapter
-20 hour job a week as waitress
-Ski coach for those afflicted with mental retardation
-Special Olympics volunteer (seasonally)

I used to be more involved in crap like softball, basketball, and SGA but I hated it all so I gave it all up.

See, the key to balance is sleeping when you can, like in the middle of history class.

By Azn_Cowboy (Azn_Cowboy) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 08:12 pm: Edit

Heh, man, we all look the same. Now, I know what they mean when they say you need a hook.

By Primadonna (Primadonna) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 12:37 am: Edit

Forensics (Debate and Oral Interp) President(third year varsity)
French Club Vice President
National Honor Society Vice President
Spoken Word Monologues (non school)
La Ofrenda Cultural Art Gallery artist (non school)
Tango Dancing and Latin Swing Club (non school)
National Hispanic Institute Junior Counselor
Spanish National Honor Society
Telemarketting and Fast Food Jobs (im a hussler)
Hispanic Youth Leadership Organization
English Honor Society Vice President
Tae Kwon Do (childhood-present)
ListenUP!.org Media Curator and film festival producer
Mu Alpha Theta
USA Scenarios ScreenWriters

and some other stuff like Student Council, Youth in Government...my absolute fav and my heart shall always be with the Debate team.

By Primadonna (Primadonna) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 12:39 am: Edit

I totally forgot:

S.A AIDS Foundation Volunteer
Race 4 Cure/Breast Cancer Runs
Newspaper Co-Editor
Peer Tutor: French, US History, English, Physics.

hmm high school was pretty fun after all.

By Dori (Dori) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 08:06 pm: Edit

i feel like i don't have enough now...

*swim team (only freshmen year)

*Jewish Awareness Club (Vice President this year, probably Prez next year)

*Temple Youth Group Board Memember (1 year publicist, 1 year secretary, will be religious and cultural vice president next year)

*International Thespian Society Member (will be troupe secretary next year)

*Literary Club (just started this year, will be member next year too)

*Marching Band (3 years, not doing senior year because it conflicts with an AP class, 1 year as publicist)

*a million things related to theatre, including actor, director, house manager, award winner at local shakespeare festival, etc.

By Primadonna (Primadonna) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 09:19 pm: Edit

Temple Youth Group Board Member--i take it this is outside of school? That is really really neat, I wish my city was more religiously diverse, because i'm the only hispanic jew I know and I wish there could be more I could do aside from working at the local JCC ya know! That's really neat

By Nyu2010 (Nyu2010) on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 11:26 am: Edit

Piano
JV soccer
JV tennis
Journalism
FBLA
Leo Club
Ecology Club (planning for next year to be in)
Debate
Volunteering: science center and soon-to-be radio station volunteer :-)

I'm a frosh.

By Nyu2010 (Nyu2010) on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 11:27 am: Edit

Oh, and I want to do Junior Achievement next year.

By Demonllama (Demonllama) on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 05:30 pm: Edit

piano
Link Crew
Helping Hands
Spanish Club
GSA
Tri-M
concert choir
treble choir
volunteering at the hospital
job

By Dori (Dori) on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 12:42 am: Edit

oh, i forgot i was also a member of the national chairman's award winning F.I.R.S.T. Robotics team for one year.

By Rl4life2 (Rl4life2) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 09:24 pm: Edit

Debate member at large
Model U.N. (its a toss up guys im sorry) member at large
Varsity Hockey
Spring musical

Outside school
2 hockey teams

By Thepiskickass (Thepiskickass) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 09:42 pm: Edit

I'm what you'd call 'hella boring.' (Junior next year, if that makes a diff.)

Academic Decathlon- President/Team Cptn

Band- Co-drum major, 1st chair clarinet

Drama- Actor, possibly officer soon

India Abroad- President

Journalism- Editor in Chief

Junior Statesmen of America- participant, possibly officer

Literary Magazine- Editor in Chief

Math Team- top scorer, varsity. A few state math comp wins. Definitely more next year.

Maybe some sports soon. I might as well try to do the complete well rounded thing.

If it helps any I'm in two bands. I play electric guitar religiously. I have an indie rock obsession.. That's about it.

By Deepak (Deepak) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 10:40 pm: Edit

Newspaper (News Editor)

Debate Club

Varsity Academic Bowl

Science Olympiad (Prez)

Beta Club (Treasurer)

NHS (VP)

Science NHS

Student Council (Prez)

French Club

Peer tutoring

Math Team top scorer

International Club

Chess Club

Ambassadors of Peace

Cross Country

Lab assistant at Emory University research facility for microbiology

Volunteer at temple organizing hall for devotional singing

Winner of freestyle "poetry" competitions held in (Milliken Mills ON, 'La Chaperelle' in Atlanta GA)

Placed 3rd in region in Level 4 guitar in 1999

Vocals featured on DJ Devilz Species Urban Mixtape in Toronto, Ontario

ETHNICITY= ASIAN (INDIAN) GRADE= SENIOR

By Hahaha (Hahaha) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 11:17 pm: Edit

Speech and Debate- Pres, Regional champ in varsity debate, top ten in nationals,

Mock Trial- attorney, treasurer,

Key Club- treasurer

Lab assistant at UCLA neurobiology center

County band- top tenor sax

Volunteer at hospital- radiology and lab depts.
Volunteer at library- read books to little kids
Volunteer at Hindu temple
Volunteer at shelter

NHS

Academic decathlon

Tutoring- 20-30 hours a week in math up to calc, and science up to physics

My school doesn't have too many clubs, so i'm outta luck there.

By Thepiskickass (Thepiskickass) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 06:38 pm: Edit

I should volunteer at my temple.... And maybe join a traditional bhangra dance team. Ha. Nah. That takes work....

By Primadonna (Primadonna) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 07:47 pm: Edit

hah...a lot of work...

By Thepiskickass (Thepiskickass) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 07:57 pm: Edit

Yes... "Work"....... Eh. I just wont do it and if I don't have anything to fill spaces on my app, I'll exagerrate! WOOT WOOT!

By Cremebrulee (Cremebrulee) on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 08:22 pm: Edit

-piano
-open studio art
-completed 30+ hours of community service
- Mock trial (ew)
-Newspaper

I guess thats pretty good for freshman year.

By Cremebrulee (Cremebrulee) on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 08:24 pm: Edit

Wow alot of postings from Indian people...
(my Mom is right they are taking over the world)

By Primadonna (Primadonna) on Saturday, June 14, 2003 - 10:41 pm: Edit

lmao

By Mazzo (Mazzo) on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 05:55 pm: Edit

lit mag senior editor
academic team
NHS
leadership club
chain maille guild
chem tutor
volunteer at nursing home
play guitar in indie rock band
i want to learn the cello during senior year

By Primadonna (Primadonna) on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 08:04 pm: Edit

indie rock band huh...nice..

By Mazzo (Mazzo) on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 - 06:57 pm: Edit

yeah we're like guided by voices meets cyndi lauper

By Primadonna (Primadonna) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 01:23 am: Edit

you're kidding me....do you like the postal service? at the drive in?

By Nyu2010 (Nyu2010) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 11:21 am: Edit

postal service as in "such great heights"? i like them i never heard at the drive in though.

By Distudent108 (Distudent108) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 11:27 am: Edit

In school- Debate (captain)
Mock trial
national forensic league
Many things related with Arista
student government
tutor

out of school: volunteer in the ER
Explore! provided by the medical school i want to go to

By Distudent108 (Distudent108) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 11:30 am: Edit

majin i do policy too and Im from Nyc....what school do you go to?

By Primadonna (Primadonna) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 02:48 pm: Edit

Yeah, that's the Postal Service. Can't get enough of that album right now...wow lots of debaters here. I did policy, LD and stu.congress too. But i think i already said that.

By Savoirfaire87 (Savoirfaire87) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 03:11 pm: Edit

OK, just in 9th grade

Marching band
PEP band
Stage band
Concert band
INt'l Club--was pres. & started annual Int'l Showcase, inviting exchange students, etc.
Key club
stuco--will be secretary
Spanish club --was pres. (not such a big deal at all... our language clubs at our school never do ANYTHING)
French club
Forensics
trying to start JSA for next year
School Musical
Quiz Bowl
Academic Games (world events, mr. pres., etc)
church choir, church school assistant teacher
Model UN
independent Greek lessons (sorta fell away...trying to get back on it now)
I think that's all

and Dori--I wouldn't quit band if I were you. colleges like to see commitment...study for APs on your own or something, anything...do independent studies of other stuff to clear your schedule (I know how it is...I hate scheduling). to do band 3 years and quit senior year! they might think it's senioritis or something...oh well...just my opinion....

By Savoirfaire87 (Savoirfaire87) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 03:13 pm: Edit

hey Midnightdanzer!! like I said, I'm trying to start a JSA too...have any advice? membership drives, etc.?

By Mazzo (Mazzo) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 05:36 pm: Edit

Primadonna, ive only heard one song by at the drive in: their "hit" one armed scissor. i havent heard the postal service.

By Primadonna (Primadonna) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 05:40 pm: Edit

That's cool. What Indie bands are you/is everyone into? And how much time do people in such bands invest in while in high school? I have a lot of friends who are in bands and play guitar in Austin, Texas (a really large indie community thrives there) who attend very good music schools. Just curious

By Shiloh_Gray (Shiloh_Gray) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 07:35 pm: Edit

So far (9,10) and next year (11):


*Amnesty International

*Art Club

*National Beta Club

*Drama Club

*Interact

*Key Club

*Latin Club

*Literary Magazine

*Mock Trial

*Model U.N.

*National Honor Society

*Voices of Culture

*WeServe

*Yearbook Staff

*Thespian Society

*Student Government Association

*Newspaper Staff


~I plan on being an officer for at least National Beta Club, National Honor Society, Yearbook Staff, Thespian Society, and Student Government Association and establishing a chapter of Amnesty International and founding a club or two at the magnet school I'm going to for junior and senior year.~

By Thepiskickass (Thepiskickass) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 02:11 am: Edit

Indians will take over the world, soon. Haha. We have nukes.

I should stop listening to Enon.... Yeah.

By Branda (Branda) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 05:50 am: Edit

I'm in grade 9, but just finishing.

Symphonic Band
Math Olympiad
Promoting Asian Literacy Global Concerns
Jarkarta Streetkids Global Concerns
Senior Singers
Recreational Badminton
School Physics Website
Badminton School Team
NYAA Training

Grade 8 Piano Lessons
Higher Chinese tuition
EPGY Math
Badminton Competitions

By Jimjunior (Jimjunior) on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 10:09 pm: Edit

shiloh gray, would you mind listings approximately how much you actually spend in your 15 clubs and organizations. In my school the people in mock trial spend at least 5 and often 20 hours a week just on that.

By Forgetmenot (Forgetmenot) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 01:50 pm: Edit

hey do you guys have any ideas for clubs that i could start next year? i am going into sophomore year....

thanx

By Shiloh_Gray (Shiloh_Gray) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 03:36 pm: Edit

"shiloh gray, would you mind listings approximately how much you actually spend in your 15 clubs and organizations. In my school the people in mock trial spend at least 5 and often 20 hours a week just on that."

Hmm...let me estimate for sophomore year...

*AmnInt'l.: 1/1, we did absolutely nothing this whole year, and only had a few meetings (hey, one of the Co-Pres. is going to Yale, and the other got a full scholarship offer to NYU, but declined). These are in HOURS:

*Art Club: 2/2, we only had meetings and ONE event other than that, which I was unable to perticipate in

*Nat'l. Beta Club: NA

*Drama Club: 20/20, we had one production, and all the time added up

*Interact: 2/4,I preticipated in many meetings, but was on able to go to the local elderly home the few times they went.

*Key Club: 2/4,I attended most meetings, but I really didn't get too involved because I only had one friend, yet she didn't want to do anything (and she was voted V.P.)

*Latin Club 3/4" I attended the manditory meetings, and the museum field trip we went to.


*Literary Magazine: 1/1.5, I submitted my work, and attended only a few meetings, the ones that I was able to attend

*Mock Trial: 80/80:guess that's how many hours, it was like a very very demanding club, and I was always there. How I HATE law...

*Model U.N.: 1/5 I attended important meetings, but was unable to go to the two trips to the college because the buses came back exactly when the school buses pulled off, and I had no rides, but who the hell cares, cause I gave my dues!!

*Nat'l. Honor Society: NA

*Voices of Culture: 4/6, we had one play, which I choose not to be apart of because of the roles offered to me

*WeServe: 3/3, I was there for everything, though the club basically ended after 1st semester

*Yearbook Staff: 600/600 it was a class, and half the time we did nothing, but I was always there when I could be. Boy was THAT a pain in the ass...

*Thespian Society: NA

*SGA: NA

*Newspaper Staff: NA

By Jollyapplepie (Jollyapplepie) on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 03:00 pm: Edit

Not much but ...

At school:
Model UN
Math Team
Physics Team
School Newspaper (actually a class)

Outside of School:
Violin
Tutoring

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 05:09 pm: Edit

-Latin Club
-JCL-loads of work!
-French Club
-Academic Challenge
-Chamber Orchestra
-Symphony Orchestra
-Violin Lessons (lots of stuff to go with violin)
-Ski Club-snowboarding
-Science Olympics
-TEAMS Competition
-Musical Pit Orchestra
-Girls Leaders Club
-NHS (waste of time club if you ask me)
-HUDDLE (talk to elem school kids about drugs/alcohol/peer pressure)
-peer tutor, etc
-lots of random comm. service
anyone notice how we all look the same? lol

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 05:14 pm: Edit

i have a hatred for people who show up to the first 2 meetings, pay their dues, and not bother coming anymore knowing that nobody will take attendance anyways. i hate it when seniors get up there and say they were in Latin Club (or whatnot) and the first thing that comes to my mind is "i've never EVER seen them at a meeting."

if you're going to join a club, AT LEAST TAKE TEH TIME TO GET INVOLVED IN IT. colleges can see right through the people who dont care and only do it to pad their resume. im glad that most people on here seem to know their passions and do stuff for their own pleasure, not to impress colleges. and as for those of you who only go to the "mandatory" meetings, shame on you. lol

By Me1 (Me1) on Monday, June 30, 2003 - 05:35 pm: Edit

My fav. EC's are newspaper, lit. mag, yearbook (I love writing & wanna major in journalism), volunteering, & color guard. I'm also in some others like academic decathelon & math team that I don't really like (but I do actually force myself to attend unlike some other ppl).