Extracurriculars

Debate:

Debate has been an interesting activity for me because it involves a lot of skills to be used within a short time period. Researching, speaking, analyzing, responding to arguments are all things that are useful in real life. Debating in general helps me learn about international affairs which I find very interesting and provides a way to talk about relevant topics in the form of a competition.

Hospital Volunteer:

I have been volunteering at Southern Hills Hospital since April of 2023 where I work the front desk 4 hours a week. Throughout my experiences there, my favorite job while at the front desk is delivering items to patients. It is always a pleasure to see patients receive gifts from their friends and families.

Research:

During my sophomore summer I immersed myself in doing research. I have helped with research projects at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. For projects at SIU I was tasked with creating machine learning models for various civil engineering projects which include:

  • Calculating/predicting discharge of water according to temperature, precipitation, humidity (relative and specific), height of the water gauge, and evapotranspiration

  • Finding variance and correlation in climate data (temperature, precipitation, wind speed, humidity) from different parts of the US by building the following machine learning models:

    • Kendall Tau, P value, and slope trend analysis

    • Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

    • Canonical correlation analysis

    • Cluster analysis

    • Correlation and regression analysis

  • Tracking the instantaneous speed of vehicles while crossing a certain point on a bridge using computer vision (YOLO v8)

Football:

My first season as a freshman, I got to play in Allegiant Stadium where we won the state championship. The season after that was the complete opposite. Finishing the season with only 1 win was tough for the whole team after moving up a division, but we all appreciated the learning curve and were ready to be resilient and take this on as a challenge. It was my first season as a varsity starter and after the rough season it drove me to challenge all aspect of my physical self to help my team gear up to avoid the same result next season.

Clubs:

  • Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)

  • French Honor Society

  • STEM Honor Society

  • National Honor Society

  • Business Club