Thompson Valley High School Activities:
Team Captain, Knowledge Bowl: placed first at regional competition in Limon, Colorado, April 4th, 1997; placed fifth and fourth in our division at state competition in Durango, Colorado, May 6th-7th, 1997; four years
Actor, Theatre Company: "Homer" in The Skin of Our Teeth in Fall 1996; "Thomas Putnam" in The Crucible in Winter 1996; "Daddy" in The American Dream in Fall 1995; previous technical experience
Baritone saxophone, 1997 Pit Orchestra for The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Alto saxophone, 1996-97 Orchestra; first year
First chair alto saxophone, 1996-97 Symphonic Band; three years
Saxophone section leader, 1996 Marching Band; three years
First chair alto saxophone, 1996-97 Jazz Band I
Baritone saxophone, 1995-96 Jazz Band II
Senior member, Math, Engineering and Science Association (MESA), two years
Member and volunteer, National Honor Society, 2 years
Text/Copy/Specifications Co-Editor, 1997 Echoes Yearbook
Copy Editor, 1996 Echoes Yearbook
Former senior member, treasurer and volunteer, Horseshoe Park 4-HHonors and Awards
David Baily Memorial Scholarship $1500
U.S. Pell Grant $2350
CU Class of 1914 Scholarship $900
CU Book Store Scholarship $500
President's Award for Academic Excellence
Tandy Technology Scholars Award
Navy Honors Program Award
1997-98 CU-Regents Scholarship $500
Top Mathematics and Science Student of Thompson Valley: $1000 freshman scholarship to attend Colorado School of Mines
Outstanding Musicianship Award, 1997 Mile High Jazz Festival
Thompson Valley Symphonic Band Letter, three years
Thompson Valley Jazz Band Letter, two years
Thompson Valley Marching Band Service Medal
Colorado Bandmasters Association Solo and Ensemble (on alto saxophone):
University of Northern Colorado Mathematics Contest:
AIMS Mathematics and Science Contest:
4-H County Championships:
Illinois Science Olympiad:
Work Experience
School of Journalism and Mass Communication at University of Colorado at Boulder, 8/26/97--. In addition to running errands, I work most of the time in the Records Department, filing, typing and updating undergraduate student records.
King Soopers, Loveland CO, 6/19-8/16/97. I worked as a courtesy clerk, where my duties included sacking groceries, retrieving buggies, recycling, shopback, sweep and mop, cleaning and trash disposal.
Sonic Drive-In, Loveland CO, 6/26-8/28/96 and 7/10-8/15/97. I dressed sandwiches, worked swamp, prepared meat, made drinks, prepare hot dogs, and cleaned (a lot).
Ogden Entertainment Services, Boulder CO, 9/93-11/96. I worked as cashier, preparer and vendor for University of Colorado sports and events such as football, mens and womens basketball, Promise Keepers, the 50's-60's Concert, and the U.S. Olympic FestivalVolunteer Work
1998 GeoCities Community Leader, Vienna/Strasse/3500-3999.
1997 Mr. Bill Link's seventh period Algebra I class. I helped freshmen with their homework
1993-97 Thompson Valley Pep Band. I played alto saxophone at TVHS boys basketball home games and travelled with the team to tournaments
1992-97 Volunteer with Horseshoe Park 4-H in Larimer County, CO. I worked the concession stand at the County Fair, worked the club's boot at the annual carnival, and worked as Jr. Superintendent at the County Fair with Foods projects and Model Rocketry Fly Day.
1989-92 Volunteer with Elburn 4-H and Bits 'n' Bucks 4-H in Kane County, IL. I worked concession stands at the County Fair and participated in a forest restoration project, "Free-A-Tree," at Campton Hills Forest Preserve, St. Charles, Illinois. I also worked with other forest, river and prairie restoration projects.Skills
Computer: 65 WPM, ten-key, Advanced HTML, basic JavaScript; (IBM-PC) Borland C++ 5.4, WordPerfect 7.0, Lotus 123, Microsoft Office '98 (Word, Excel); (Macintosh) DeskScan 2.2, Aldus Pagemaker 5.0, Microsoft Word 6.0, Netscape Navigator 4.03, ClarisWorks 4.0, some Adobe Photoshop 3.0 experience, various web development tools.
American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and Lifeguard cards, certified baby-sitter
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