Clubs/Organizations

Girls Who Code

Co-Founder and Co-President

I’ve always loved computer science. From my first Hour of Code in elementary school, I fell in love with the logic and problem-solving aspect of computer programming, prompting me to go home and spend hours doing all the games and levels, making Elsa create different snowflake shapes or moving BB-8 to get scrap metal. However, as I continued exploring, I began to notice that I was usually one of few or the only girl in my classes, a trend that continued into high school. Recognizing how this lack of representation can discourage other girls from exploring computer science, I decided to create this club to foster a welcoming and supportive space where everyone can learn to code confidently and without fear of judgment. We’ve worked together to learn more about the computer science field, such as through the Girls Who Code AI4FinancialGood challenge, where we presented an idea for an AI-powered app to improve financial literacy in underserved areas. It’s been an incredibly rewarding experience to see the members in my club get inspired to take more computer science classes in school. We’ve even spread our passion for computer science to the younger generation, holding an event at the library to teach kids how to make a video game using Scratch. Our goal is to inspire more people to embrace coding and build a community where everyone can thrive.

Dream Equal

Treasurer

Dream Equal is a club in my high school that works to promote gender equality. As Treasurer, I put together a few bake sales throughout the year to raise money for Abby’s House, a women’s shelter in Worcester. It was overall successful, since we raised over $200 to donate! We also put up statistics regarding the disparity between genders on our bulletin board to make people more aware of the issue.

National Honor Society

Secretary

I was inducted into NHS my sophomore year. Through NHS, I’ve volunteered at a multitude of events in our town, like placing flags in the rotary downtown for Independence Day, raking leaves for the elderly, and cleaning up trash at the sides of the road. My junior year, I was elected secretary. As secretary, I keep track of the attendance of our 213 members, help people when they have issues with their hours, post about the new volunteer opportunities in our Google Classroom, and send out reminders to make sure nobody falls behind. I have also taken the initiative to change some practices to make it easier for the board and our members: namely, creating a calendar, reorganizing the Google Classroom, and changing the ID and attendance system. I created a calendar that all of our NHS members can access with all our events, meetings, and any other important dates/deadlines. It’s color-coded so people can easily find what they are looking for, and overall helps keep people on track with their hours. I also reorganized the Google Classroom by utilizing the ‘topics’ tool from Google Classroom, since the stream can get cluttered very easily and people will miss out on seeing some events. With the ‘topics’ feature and posting new events as assignments, people can easily see what events there are and which ones they went to. Finally, I used my computer science skills to automate sending out all 213 members their ID, as the previous secretary sent them out one by one. I also wrote a program to figure out which members were absent at meetings, since the previous secretary went through each attendance form response individually to figure out who wasn’t there. I will teach the future NHS secretary how to use these programs, and hopefully from now on, the NHS board will have a much easier time of completing these tasks.

Student Council

I’ve been a member of Student Council since my freshman year. Not only have I helped out with several events, such as Homecoming, Summer Music Festival, and Mental Health Week, but I’ve also led a number of events. My freshman year, I organized a Community Appreciations event, where we made a bunch of positive messages to put up downtown. I led Winter Ball my sophomore year, and had the large job of managing all the tasks that we needed to complete, like advertising, ticket selling, decoration prep, along with directing people with set up and clean up on the day of the dance itself. My junior year, I held two Babysitting Nights. Parents could drop off their kid on Friday night for 3 hours to play games, watch a movie, and have fun while they could go get other things done. This event was slightly more stressful, as I had the added pressure of taking care of people’s children and making sure everyone was accounted for. Although both of these events were a lot of work, my organizational skills and management abilities allowed us to get through all these events smoothly. All of my events combined have raised over $1700 for Student Council, that is used to put on even better events for our school and town.

New Student Ambassadors

I’ve been selected to be a New Student Ambassador since my sophomore year. As a New Student Ambassador, I help out with a lot of the events our school holds for new students. In the summer, I lead tours around the school for Freshmen Orientation, teaching freshmen how to navigate the building, where important areas are located, and what they can expect when they first come to high school. There is also another event called New Student Night, where we do similar tours, but for new students who aren’t freshmen or freshmen who couldn’t make Freshmen Orientation. During the school year, I help direct parents during Open House as they try to find their children’s classrooms. In the remainer of the school year, I've helped give tours to any new students who arrive, and I also helped the guidance counselors give a presentation to freshmen about how they can expect high school to go and how to begin planning for after high school, giving insights about my high school experience. I like being a friendly face that these new students can look to for help during this stressful period.

WAVE

Since freshman year, I’ve been a member of WAVE, a volunteer group for the Westborough Public Library. Through WAVE, I’ve helped run a variety of events, such as the Around the World Carnival or Family Field Day. I also help out a lot with Circulation, so I find the books that people put holds on and bring them to the front desk to be checked in. Another event I help with a lot is Homework Help, where we help kids grades K-8 with any questions on their homework they might have. It’s very rewarding to help out with these events and get the chance to give back to my town.