Resume
Lauren E. O’Malley
Academic Mission Statement:
To study and excel as a student in the areas of the social sciences, potentially including business, international studies, and political science, with a current expectation of attending law school following graduation.
Academic:
The Awty International School Houston, expected graduation 2010
International Baccalaureate (IB) GPA: “A” Average with Honors
School Profile:
All Awty International students are required to study the full International Baccalaureate Diploma (I.B.), which spans the 11th and 12th grades. www.awty.org
SAT: 2060 Composite Score
(710 Writing/680 Reading/670 Math)
Spanish Language Subject Matter Test – 730
Academic Awards and Activities:
IB Honor Roll (“A” average all trimesters in the IB Program)
Student Newspaper, The Rampage (4 years)
Editor-in-Chief (Senior Year)
Editor, Opinions Page (Junior Year)
Staff Writer (Freshman and Sophomore Years)
Academic Award: Top Student, IB Spanish (S. Lev.) (Highest GPA)
Spanish Immersion Program, Segovia Spain (Summer 2008)
Debate Team:
Debate/Impromptu (3rd Place Impromptu Speaking)
Model United Nations
Academic Club that participates in conferences at Georgetown University; Harvard University, and the University of Houston; researched and wrote position papers and presented said papers.
Extracurricular:
Lauren E. O’Malley Foundation, President and Board Member
Founded as a 501(c)(3) Private Foundation to accomplish the following:
- Created a Pre-school Classroom in Mexico for a children’s shelter, The Refugio Santa Esparanza Infantil. Raised funds to: Finish the room’s “shell” by providing flooring, roofing, electrical, plumbing, cabinetry, windows, light fixtures and fans; Provide contents of the center-based pre-school classroom, including all furniture and storage, carpets, equipment and materials such as educational toys, books, art supplies, teacher supplies, etc.; and Provide funding for a pre-school teacher and a teacher’s helper for two years.
- Granted a Peer Scholarship to a fellow Awty student to attend a 2008 UCLA Summer Program.
- “Adopted” a Mexican immigrant family (in conjunction with family foundation, the Giles O’Malley Foundation) for three years while the family’s father was battling terminal cancer, providing funds for housing and necessities and providing Christmas feast and gifts for the children each year.
- Donated funds to the Awty Business Development Club for a women’s small business project in Lebanon.
Competitive Ballroom Dance (began competing nationally in May 2008)
National Competition Awards: 5 First Place Awards and 1 Seventh Place Award in Tango, Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Fox Trot, and Quick Step. Began competing in Latin Dances (Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, and Jive) in Spring 2009 winning 5 First Place Awards in March 2009 competition.
Business Development Club (Founding PR Officer)
Accomplishments: Orchestrated fundraising for the current project which is a wheat mill run by female employees in an area previously used for illegal drug cultivation in Lebanon.
International Action (“Interact”) Club (Founding Vice President)
The Interact Club is a service organization that is affiliated with the Rotary Club.
Accomplishments: Raised funds for Doctors Without Borders and organized and provided Awty students as volunteers for local charities.
Work Experience
Intern at Graham Williams Group, PR/Radio/TV firm, Washington DC (Summer 2009)
- Prepared and researched for daily radio broadcast topics.
- Wrote and edited editorial columns.
- Produced TV segment on youth entrepreneurs: conceived concept, found and
booked guests, wrote speaking points, and orchestrated taping.
- Produced a radio show on youth entrepreneurs.
Counselor at Camp Longhorn, Burnett, Texas (August 2009)
- Counselor at an overnight camp.
- Responsible for a cabin of 14 girls, as well as many other campers, facilitating
daily activities and monitoring safety of the campers.