Honor Society® member
Kasandra Castro
Secretary at Tennessee Happy Homes
- University of Tennessee
- bachelor of science in nursing
- Class of 2025
- USA
Member since July 2022
About
Although I was born in Texas, I have lived in a small town in middle Tennessee since I was one year old. A few of my favorite hobbies include reading, cooking, baking, painting, and crocheting. In my household, I am the oldest between my younger sister and myself. However, I am simultaneously the second youngest out of all seven of my siblings. It is a very complicated situation with the half, full, and step-sibling situation but our bond is as strong as any. My parents divorced when I was seven years old which made things very hard on my sister and me, but it made me who I am today. It taught me responsibility, communication, and organization skills. Those skills along with hard work and a lot of studying led me to be the editorial manager of the yearbook staff, have a cumulative GPA of 3.9828 in high school and place fourth overall in my graduating class. Furthermore, these accomplishments allowed me to become a member of not only the National Society of High School Scholars and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars but also a student at the University of Tennessee. Education-wise, my goal is to graduate college with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. From there, I plan to become a pediatric oncology nurse at a pediatric cancer research center such as Saint Jude's. I have seen how cancer can affect not only the person who has it but also their family. I want to be able to help them in whatever way I can. Although the job is not easy physically or emotionally, it would be worth it if I could ease even a little of their suffering.
Education
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Nursing with minor in Public Health
2021 – 2022
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Bethel University
Dual Enrollment
2019 – 2021
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Lewis County High School
2017 – 2021
Honors and awards
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Middle Tennessee State University True Blue 100 Recognition Award
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1st Place South Central Region PSA Contest for TNSTRONG
I, along with my fellow TNSTRONG members, created a PSA on the dangers of vaping and the use of e-cigarettes to enter into a regional contest.
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National Beta Club Member
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2nd place award in FBLA Business Calculations at 2020 Regional Leadership Conference
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1st place in Creative Writing Contest at Columbia State University
I competed in a creative writing contest at Columbia State University in Tennessee during my high school career.
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Member of Lewis County Health Council's Youth Subcommittee as a TNSTRONG Advocate
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national society of high school scholars
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national society of collegiate scholars
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dean's list
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national honor society
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Graduated 4th in High School Class
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I intend to graduate with my Bachelors in the Science of Nursing (BSN) with a focus in pediatric oncology.
- Outside the classroom
My hobbies include cooking, baking, crochetting, painting, reading, collecting vinyl records, collecting books, collecting DVDs, painting houses, photography, and babysitting.
Experience
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Secretary
Tennessee Happy Homes
May 2020 – Aug 2022
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Cashier/ Customer Service
H and R Ace Hardware
Aug 2018 – May 2019
Volunteering
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I participated in a 4-H Grant used to help educate children about healthy eating and different recipes they could make.
4-H
Aug 2018 – May 2019
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I participated in the County Health Fair where we did free health screenings for the community and ensured to contact their primary doctor if anything was above or below the normal range.
Lewis County Health Department
Apr 2018
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- Spanish Beginner
