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Kaitlyn Lalley

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Hi! I am currently a senior at Zionsville Community High School. I grew up in Zionsville, Indiana. I am compassionate, hard-working, and open-minded. Though I am math-oriented, I love anything art-related including ceramics, jewelry-making, calligraphy, painting, and doing makeup. I am in the Science Club, Zionsville Girls Mentoring, and Freshmen Mentoring at my high school. Through Girl Scouts, I have discovered my obsessive passion for hiking, backpacking, canoeing, and anything outdoors. As the president of the Zionsville Girl Scout Troop, I have developed leadership, public speaking skills, and expanded my service initiative. Last February, I went on a life-changing mission trip to Granada, Nicaragua. On behalf of the conversations I shared conversations with locals, the unreliable communal water pumps paired with the lack of sewage systems directly cause illness, while indirectly causing unemployment in Granada. My determination to become an engineer stems from these heartbreaking facts. I am in the top 10% of the graduating class of 2023 at my high school. Additionally, after graduation, I will have taken 14 AP courses. From past high school science labs and real-world challenges, I have developed a determination to study chemical engineering in college. After graduating, I want to be a chemical engineer in the field of consumer products specifically in the cosmetic industry.

Education

Zionsville Community High School

High School
2019 - 2023

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Majors of interest:

    • Chemical Engineering
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Chemical Engineering

    • Dream career goals:

      To empower less fortunate communities to meet their basic human needs

    • Concession host

      Zionsville Community Schools
      2021 – 20221 year

    Sports

    Soccer

    Intramural
    2016 – Present8 years

    Swimming

    Intramural
    2016 – Present8 years

    Tennis

    Junior Varsity
    2021 – 20221 year

    Awards

    • Team-player award

    Lacrosse

    Junior Varsity
    2020 – 20211 year

    Awards

    • Most improved award

    Cross-Country Running

    Junior Varsity
    2019 – 20223 years

    Awards

    • I won many junior varsity placement ribbons

    Arts

    • Zionsville Community High School

      Ceramics
      2022 – Present

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Best Buddies — Peer buddy - mentor and friend to disabled students, advocate for inclusion
      2015 – 2022
    • Volunteering

      Key Club — Member of Key Club - hosted blood drives for local hospitals, ran community events to connect Boone County
      2019 – Present
    • Volunteering

      National Honor Society — Math tutor to underclassmen, volunteered at hunger organizations, organized food drives for the local food pantry, packed necessity boxes for homeless
      2019 – Present
    • Volunteering

      Zionsville Community High School — President and founder of 60-member card-making club - brightened mood during and after COVID with handmade cards, hosted monthly meetings, distributed 3,000+ cards to nursing homes, nurses, first responders, bus drivers, and others
      2020 – 2022
    • Volunteering

      Girl Scouts of Central Indiana — President of Girl Scout Troop 4887 - planned monthly meetings, hosted monthly service events connecting up to 500 Girl Scouts
      2010 – Present
    • Volunteering

      I Support The Girls — I Support the Girls Affiliate and Drive Host - hosted annual drives and donated over 600 bras and 10,000 menstrual products to local women’s homeless shelters
      2020 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Endia Janel Visionary Women Scholarship