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Portrait of Laila De Los Santos

Honor Society® member

Laila De Los Santos

  • Class of 2026
  • Tappan, New York

Member since July 2025

About

My strengths include my grit and resilience.My empathetic and curious nature, which can at times be a weakness, also fuel me very much. I admire learning so much, at times to a fault and would love to be involved with community increasingly as I get older. Like many people my age, I hope to travel and expand my definition of community too. I am currently a senior in highschool who has overcome immense trials throughout my entire high school career, I'd like to think I am still faithful and vibrant despite and even alongside these trials. A personal goal of mine is to challenge, mostly myself, my own negative thoughts and experiences, but also the way certain settings and circumstances operate so I'm getting the most out of them and learning all I can, because I hope to leave things better than I find them. I want to share life with others and be shared with too, I aim to gift love to as many people as I can and as much as possible.

Goals and interests

Career goal

study child psychology
become certified as a child life specialist with a special interest in aat programs (bs in animal assisted therapy)
ideally attain a dual degree in screenwriting

Graduate school interests

minors of interest:

film + cinema studies
american sign language
environmental science

Outside the classroom

> baking
> reading (favorite genres: fantasy and mystery)
> learning languages
> learning guitar
> watching films and cartoons
> art (of different mediums)
> teaching myself topics

Experience

  • petsitting

    in client homes max pets: 2 client services: dog walking, pet sitting worked with 3 month old puppy to 7 year old senior dog mix of breeds max number of pets was 2 dogs

    Jun 2024 – Sep 2024

  • babysitting

    client homes or church building occasionally > usually a group of 7, mixed ages and during adult events had a range of 10 clients alternating schedules within the same year within home sitting usually the max number of kids was 2 youngest age: 8 months old oldest age: 11 years old longest worked for a family: a bit over a year

    Feb 2023 – Sep 2024

Volunteering

  • animal adoption event volunteer/assistant

    CLAWS Adopt

    Jun 2024 – Sep 2024

  • steam camp counselor (1st year: k-1, 2nd year: 3-5) arts and crafts/engineering class

    south orangetown middle school

    Jul 2023 – Jul 2025

  • nursery attendant alternating sundays

    radiant life church

    Oct 2022 – Sep 2024

  • vacation bible school counselor mixed groups usually 1-2 grade

    radiant life church

    Aug 2022 – Aug 2025

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent
  • Spanish Fluent
  • French (France) Beginner

Additional information