Between the seventh and twelfth grade, I participated in the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition annually. Within those five years, I won over ten Silver Keys, the competition equivalent of a silver medal. Titles of these winning works include:

• The Lone Child, a novel

• The Cornfields, a short story

• The Battle of Glizanth, a short story

• The Boy Afraid and the Girl Who Refused to Die, a collection of poems

• Samaritan, a short story

• Fear and Dreams and All Such in Between, a portfolio of essays and poems

• Up on the Catwalk, a short story

• Heartless, a short story

The competition equivalent of a gold medalI first received this award my sophomore year of high school, eventually receiving a total of ten by the time I finished my run with the competition senior year. Titles of these winning projects include:

• Mr. Senton’s Homecoming, a short story

• Block 32, Level A, a short story

• You, You Are Real, a short story

• Go Knights Go, a personal essay

• Euler’s Identity: The Pinnacle of Human Existentialism, a critical essay

• Peaking, a short script

• Grow With Me and Hate the World, a portfolio of creative writing

• Luke’s Down Below, a short story

• Something in the Way, a dramatic script

After winning “Best in Show” at the regional awards of the 2022 Scholastic Art and Writing Competition, I was nominated for the American Voice Award in the national circuit for two of my works: Something in the Way and Euler’s Identity: The Pinnacle of Human Existentialism. At the national ceremony, the latter project was awarded with a National Gold Medal and American Voice Award, an honor once bestowed to a young Stephen King.

During my time with the Gaels Theater Guild, I competed in the Southern Nevada Regional Theater Competition three different years, resulting in the following awards:

-Superior Ranking for Solo Musical Theater, Epiphany (2019)

-Superior Ranking for Solo Musical Theater, The Confrontation, (2020)

-Superior Ranking for Group Musical Theater, Rent (2020)

-Superior Ranking for Solo Musical Theater, Meant To Be Yours (2022)

-Superior Ranking for Solo Contrasting Monologues, The Undeserving Poor/Have It Your Way (2022)

After receiving “Superior” rankings at the regional competition, I advanced to the state competition, resulting in the following awards:

-Superior Ranking for Solo Musical Theater, Epiphany (2019)

-Superior Ranking for Solo Musical Theater, The Confrontation, (2020)

-Superior Ranking for Group Musical Theater, Rent (2020)

-Superior Ranking for Solo Musical Theater, Meant To Be Yours (2022)

-Superior Ranking for Solo Contrasting Monologues, The Undeserving Poor/Have It Your Way (2022)

After receiving “Superior” rankings at the state competition, I advanced to the international competition, resulting in the following awards:

-Superior Ranking for Solo Musical Theater, Epiphany (2019)

-Superior Ranking for Solo Musical Theater, The Confrontation, (2020)

-Excellent Ranking for Group Musical Theater, Rent (2020)

-Superior Ranking for Solo Musical Theater, Meant To Be Yours (2022)

-Superior Ranking for Solo Contrasting Monologues, The Undeserving Poor/Have It Your Way (2022)

Several of my scripts have been selected for showing at film festivals, the names of which include:

• Golden Pen Script Awards

• The Brightside Film Festival

• RED Movie Awards

• Vegas Shorts

• California Indies

• SoCal Film Awards

• Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival

• Art is Alive Film Festival

• LA Under the Stars Film Festival

I received honorable for several of my scripts in multiple film festivals, which include:

• Santa Barbara International Film Festival

• Frights! Camera! Action! Horror Screenplay Contest

• The Cutting Room International Short Film Festival NYC

• Hollywood Gold Awards

II was named as a finalist in several film festivals, which include:

• Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition

• Harlem International Film Festival

• Hollywood Just4Shorts Film and Screenplay Competition

• 13HORROR.COM FILM & SCREENPLAY CONTEST (this naming resulted in a self-publication of my script on Amazon in partnership with 13Horror.com

My short script, Jeremy, was awarded by several film festivals.. The names of the awards and competitions which bestowed them to me are as follows:

• New York Movie Awards, Best Short Script

• Florence Film Awards, Best Short Script

• International Gold Awards, Best Short Script

• Milan Gold Awards, Best Short Script

• Paris Film Awards, Best Short Script

• International Gold Awards, Best Short Script

• Florence Film Awards, Best Short Script

• London Movie Awards, Silver Medal Short Script

I was recognized as a qualifier for the National Merit Scholarship after I tested a high enough score for my junior year’s PSAT, meaning that I was ne of the highest scoring students at my school.

I was inducted as a member of the National Honor Society my senior year afteearning a high enough GPA, as well as providing a worthwhile and meaningful membership to several other honor societies. My membership with the NHA required me to log 25 hours of volunteer service, which I fulfilled mainly through tutoring younger students and helping teacher’s with out-of-class tasks, such as grading papers and tests.

I was inducted as a member of the ITS after qualifying for the International Thespian Festival my freshman year of high school. I earned the rank of “International Thespian”, the highest possible rank, after recording over 180 “points”, which are awarded to members at various amounts for participation in crews, casts, competitions, and other developments of the theatre program at one’s high school.

I was inducted as a member of the EHS my junior year after passing two Scholars-level English classes. During my senior year of high school I served as a Book Club Leader for the society.

I was inducted as a member of Rho Kappa, the social studies honor society, after passing two Scholars-level social studies classes.

I was inducted as a member of the NSHS after passing two Spanish classes with high grades.

I was awarded with a silver medal after receiving a high score on the National Spanish Exam my freshman year of high school.

I received a 30 on the multiple choice portion of the ACT, and a 9 on the writing portion.

I enrolled in several AP classes during my time in high school, and received the following scores on the required tests at the end of the year (a 3 is the minimum score required to pass, and a 5 is the highest possible score):

• AP World History: 3

• AP US History: 4

• AP English Language and Composition: 5

• AP US Government and Politics: 4

• AP Statistics: 3

• AP English Literature and Composition: 5

I graduated from high school with a scholar’s diploma, which is granted after a student completes all four years taking classes designated as Honors, Scholars, or AP, with a high enough GPA

I was named as a part of the University of Iowa’s Dean’s List after earning a 4.0 GPA for the Spring 2023 semester of my first year in college.