Honor Society® member
Ace Vela
Shedd Aquarium Research Internship at As part of After School Matters, this was a spring internship located at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago revolving around researching the sound and air quality of the aquarium amidst higher amounts of guests and new construction.
- performing arts
- Class of 2025
- chicago, Illinois
Member since June 2024
Honors and awards
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ffa greenhand degree
During Freshman year, we are eligible for our Greenhand Degree, one of many FFA degrees. This is certification that I passed a test and earned the degree as a result.
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ffa chapter degree
After receiving the Greenhand Degree in Freshman year, we are eligible for the Chapter Degree during our Sophomore year, and this is my certification of passing my testing and earning the degree as a result.
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osha certified
For Sophomore year, we are required to do a 10-Hour General Industry (Agriculture) Course and earn our OSHA certificates. After weeks of going through different lessons, this is my certification of completing this course and earning my OSHA card.
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borlaug scholar
For my World Food Prize Paper, centering around and how political struggles for indigenous people impacts agriculture systems in Guatemala, I was selected for the Wisconsin Youth Institute in Madison, Wisconsin and recognized as a Borlaug Scholar.
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honor roll
For receiving A's and B's, I was able to maintain honor roll status throughout my high school career.
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academic excellence award
I received a certificate based on maintaining an 'A' average and achieving academic excellence in this class throughout the entirety of my junior year in high school.
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1st in interview academic decathlon - city
In the Chicago Public Schools City Decathlon Competition, I received first place in my interview portion with a gold medal.
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4th in speech academic decathlon - city
In the Chicago Public Schools City Decathlon Competition, I received a bronze medal for my speech portion of the competition.
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state qualifier academic decathlon
My whole team achieved enough points allowing us to move on to the Illinois State Academic Decathlon competition.
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school history day
For three years in a row, in my freshman, sophomore, and junior year, I was able to have my projects from two exhibits and one performance recognized at the school fair.
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chicago city history day
For two years in a row, in my sophomore and junior year, my exhibit for morehead planetarium and my group performance for the atomic bomb advanced to the city competitions for the Chicago history fair.
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illinois state history day
For my group performance in junior year with the atomic bomb as the topic, my crew advanced to the state competition to perform and be recognized with many other qualifiers.
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college board national hispanic recognition program
After receiving an invitation, I was able to receive national recognition for my academic achievements in Advanced Placement classes and my PSAT and SAT scores as well as my hispanic heritage.
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school science fair
For my experiment called "Scares and Screams" to determine how different "scares" garner different reactions, I was recognized at the school science fair with a silver award.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Whether it is music or theater, I intend to have performing and writing to be a strong part of my job path.
- Outside the classroom
- Performing (Theater and Music)
- Listening to music and watching plays/musicals/shows
- Reading
- Writing
- Drawing/Painting/Crafting/Creating Temporary Tattoos
- Going out with friends
- Exploring nature/going on nature walks
- Fashion
- Research
- Activism
- Trying new sports and activities all of the time
Experience
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Shedd Aquarium Research Internship
As part of After School Matters, this was a spring internship located at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago revolving around researching the sound and air quality of the aquarium amidst higher amounts of guests and new construction.
Feb 2024 – May 2024
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HHW Theatre Ensemble Internship
As part of After School Matters, this was a summer internship located at Gallery 37 in downtown Chicago revolving around the performance of "Do You Know Your Human Rights?"
Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- French (France) Intermediate
