Honor Society® member
Kampton Carter
Second-year Honors student intern at Community Access Partners of San Buenaventura (CAPS) is a media center that manages public, educational, and government access television channels. They provide equipment, studio and editing facilities as well as training classes in media. My participation as a second-year honors student intern at CAPS Media has given me several responsibilities I absolutely love. I've been Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer, Podcaster, Interviewer, Teleprompter, Audio Technician, as well as helped with studio setup. Of the many roles I've filled, collaboration with my mentor and peers has been one of my favorite aspects in bringing topics to life. In addition, I've had the opportunity to meet several interesting people from my community and be inspired by their stories. It is incredibly rewarding to be able to share their stories through CAPS Media with the public and have such a meaningful role in my community. I thoroughly enjoy the responsibilities and position of leadership through this program too. An interview that I conducted last school year, “Art About Agriculture” with John Nichols, recently won a Western Access Video Excellence (WAVE) award in the Arts category. I also participated in another show called “Why Poetry” that won the Educational Access award. Recently, I volunteered outside of normal class time to help out with the CAPS Media coverage of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. I helped with setup and cleanup, and I had the opportunity to briefly interview Assemblymember Steve Bennett on the importance of the parade to the community. In my junior year, there was also a screenwriting class held at CAPS Media that was run by a previous student of CAPS who currently works in film and screenwriting as a career. I was taught the basics of screenwriting, which included how to write a script, how to format, and how to break a storyline into three acts. Every other week, students would bring their scripts to class for input as well as discussing ideas. I completed my screenplay and began working on another script project before the class ended.
- Communications; International Studies
- Class of 2023
- Santa Paula, California
Member since April 2023
About
Humbly speaking, I am not your average student. At an early age, I aspired to be a spelling bee champion. By the time I reached 8th grade, I not only won my school spelling bee, but I won Ventura County as well. I advanced to the Scripps National Spelling Bee and finished as a finalist.
These past four years have been the toughest in all my life thus far. Since my freshman year, I have managed a rigorous schedule of full-time high school and nearly full-time college at the same time through my high school's dual enrollment program. El Camino High School is an independent studies school that requires students to take at least one college class per semester. I graduated from Ventura College on May 19, 2023, earning four Associate of Art degrees. I acquired an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Studies, Associate of Arts degree in Arts and Humanities, Associate of Arts degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences, and an Associate of Arts degree in Natural Sciences and Mathematics as well as an Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) Certification. I attained Highest Honors with a 4.0 GPA after completing 76 college credits as a part-time college student over the last four years while attending high school full-time. On June 16, 2023, I completed my studies at El Camino High School with a 4.4 GPA. This makes me feel incredibly blessed and proud that I have had the ability and opportunity to graduate from a community college before graduating from high school at the age of 17. This reflects that I am no stranger to perseverance and dedication in my studies. I will be attending Pepperdine University this fall and plan to double major in International Studies and Communications. I was also accepted into Pepperdine's selective Regents Scholars Program.
Education
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Pepperdine University
Communications
2023 – Present
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Ventura College
Liberal Studies
2019 – 2023
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Ventura College
Arts and Humanities
2019 – 2023
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Ventura College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
2019 – 2023
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Ventura College
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
2019 – 2023
Honors and awards
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Summa Cum Laude
Highest honors - maintained a weighted GPA of 4.0+ and completed all courses needed to meet university entrance requirements
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3rd place - Ventura County Optimist Club Essay Contest
Placed 3rd in my freshman year. Every year the contestants prepared an essay based on a topic related to optimism. A panel of judges evaluated and awarded the top 3 essays based on fulfilling their rubric.
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Highest Honors - Ventura College
When graduating from Ventura College, I received Highest Honors by maintaining a 4.0 GPA in all of my classes.
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Renaissance Honor Roll - 4.0+ GPA
In high school, I received Renaissance Honor Roll for having a 4.0+ GPA. This also entails that I took college classes and had neither truancy letters nor behavior referrals.
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Honorable Mention - Ventura County Poetry Project
In my sophomore year, I received an honorable mention in the Ventura County Poetry Project Contest for my library. I wrote several poems and submitted them to be considered for the competition.
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Honorable Mention - Poetry Out Loud
In my sophomore year, I received an honorable mention for the Poetry Out Loud competition at county level. Conducted virtually, I recorded myself reciting William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” and Christina Rossetti’s “A Birthday” and sent in my submissions.
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2nd place - Ventura County Optimist Club Essay Contest
Placed 2nd in my sophomore year. Every year the contestants prepared an essay based on a topic related to optimism. A panel of judges evaluated and awarded the top 3 essays based on fulfilling their rubric.
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3rd place - Ventura County Optimist Club Essay Contest
Placed 3rd in my senior year. Every year the contestants prepared an essay based on a topic related to optimism. A panel of judges evaluated and awarded the top 3 essays based on fulfilling their rubric.
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1st place - Lions Club Speech Contest
Placed 1st in my senior year. Contestants have to research and prepare a speech based on the given topic. The topic this year was “Social Media: Connects Us or Isolates Us,” and I advanced to the next level of competition.
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Ventura College Excellence
Achieved excellence in classes taken at Ventura College
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1st place - Lions Club Speech Contest
Placed 1st in my sophomore year. Contestants have to research and prepare a speech based on the given topic. The topic this year was "Distance Learning: Pros and Cons,” and I advanced to the next level of competition.
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Western Access Video Excellence Award
CAPS Media received a WAVE Award for an interview I conducted with artist John Nichols regarding "Art about Agriculture" exhibits in Santa Paula
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Certificate of Achievement - NAVSEA Pre-Engineering Program
Selective internship program held at the Port Hueneme Naval Base for 11th and 12th graders which teaches students about many different fields of engineering and their applications in the Navy.
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CTE Digital Broadcasting Pathway Honors
Successful pathway completion - Honors student second-year intern at the CAPS Media Center
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Golden State Seal Diploma
Earned proficient/advanced scoring on the English Language Arts and Math portion in the California Achievement Tests
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California Scholarship Federation Life Member
Earned based on merit in high school, recognized as having high standards in academic scholarship, community service, and citizenship
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CSU - UC Eligibility
Met A-G requirements and CSU & UC requirements
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SAGE Ventura County Spelling Bee Champion - 2019
I passed a written exam and competed in verbal rounds of spelling and vocabulary questions. I advanced to the Scripps National Spelling Bee after winning at the county level and finished there as a finalist.
Goals and interests
- Outside the classroom
Playing piano, guitar, violin, and ukulele; Music production; Writing: creative writing, essay writing, scriptwriting, poetry, and writing speeches; Running my Etsy jewelry business; Orthography; Volunteering; Soccer; Equestrian; Cross country; Journalism; Debate; Robotics; LEGO Ideas; Trivia contests; Acting/theater; Filmmaking; Film/Television Production
Experience
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Second-year Honors student intern
Community Access Partners of San Buenaventura (CAPS) is a media center that manages public, educational, and government access television channels. They provide equipment, studio and editing facilities as well as training classes in media. My participation as a second-year honors student intern at CAPS Media has given me several responsibilities I absolutely love. I've been Director, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer, Podcaster, Interviewer, Teleprompter, Audio Technician, as well as helped with studio setup. Of the many roles I've filled, collaboration with my mentor and peers has been one of my favorite aspects in bringing topics to life. In addition, I've had the opportunity to meet several interesting people from my community and be inspired by their stories. It is incredibly rewarding to be able to share their stories through CAPS Media with the public and have such a meaningful role in my community. I thoroughly enjoy the responsibilities and position of leadership through this program too. An interview that I conducted last school year, “Art About Agriculture” with John Nichols, recently won a Western Access Video Excellence (WAVE) award in the Arts category. I also participated in another show called “Why Poetry” that won the Educational Access award. Recently, I volunteered outside of normal class time to help out with the CAPS Media coverage of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. I helped with setup and cleanup, and I had the opportunity to briefly interview Assemblymember Steve Bennett on the importance of the parade to the community. In my junior year, there was also a screenwriting class held at CAPS Media that was run by a previous student of CAPS who currently works in film and screenwriting as a career. I was taught the basics of screenwriting, which included how to write a script, how to format, and how to break a storyline into three acts. Every other week, students would bring their scripts to class for input as well as discussing ideas. I completed my screenplay and began working on another script project before the class ended.
Oct 2021 – Jun 2023
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Etsy Shop Owner
I run my own little side business making jewelry on Etsy. I manage communications, advertising, purchasing, and I fulfil orders. I package and ship orders as well. I have been running my shop on Etsy since June of 2019.
Jun 2019 – Aug 2023
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Office Assistant
I help with filing and cleaning for my parents' small engineering business. I also help with assembling projects to fulfill orders.
Jun 2019 – Aug 2023
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Airbnb Host Assistant
I share responsibilities with my mom's Airbnb listing by cleaning and managing reservations as needed.
Jun 2019 – Aug 2023
Volunteering
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I volunteered at the 2023 SAGE Ventura County Spelling Bee. I helped with setting up and cleaning after the event. As a previous champion, one of my duties was to mingle with the spellers before the competition started.
SAGE Ventura County Spelling Bee
Mar 2023
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I love to volunteer my time to CAPS Media by helping my mentor out in the field, such as recording local college and high school graduations or interviewing locals.
CAPS Media Center
Oct 2021 – Jun 2023
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Due to COVID-19, I haven't been able to do as much community service as I wanted to throughout my high school years. Though I have been limited from the pandemic, making a positive impact on the environment and community is something that I want to always continue doing. I have been picking up litter at beaches and campgrounds with my family since before starting high school in an effort to help clean up our environment.
Aug 2015 – Aug 2023
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
