ELENA HOFFMAN

2861 Womble Road, San Diego, CA 92106

(619) 578-4333
elenahoffman13@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High
Accumulative 4.11 GPA
Currently enrolled in Honors Biology, Honors Humanities, and Honors Math III
SKILLS
Fluent in written & spoken Spanish

Google Drive, Weebly, & Wix

Aug 2012-Present

Public speaking/communication

PROJECTS
Studied theories of happiness and different philosophies
Jan 2014-June 2014
Conducted original research on how sports connect to happiness and compiled it into a research paper
Read and analyzed excerpts from different philosophies and wrote shorts essays comparing them
Engaged in class debates over which philosophies lead to more happiness
Wrote and performed spoken word poetry in English and Spanish
Sep 2013- Oct 2013
Wrote poetry about bullying and acceptance, and incorporated performance style techniques
Learned about the art of spoken word poetry
Explored Greek mythology through historical texts
Jan 2013- June 2013
Read parts of Ancient Greek texts such as The Iliad, The Melian Wars, & Trojan Women
Wrote argumentative essays defending the morality of characters in The Iliad and Melian Wars
EXTRACURRICULARS
Student Ambassadors
2009-Present
Co-leader of the High Tech High Student Ambassador program
Lead campus tours to visitors and educators from around the world
Assisted in workshops at deeper learning conferences, and was nominated to lead one in spring 2015
Key Club
Founded an official Key Club at my school, and serve as co-president
Organized projects such as a beach cleanup and food drive

July 2014-Present

Associated Student Body

Head of sports committee
Assisted in organizing the first tailgate/sports rally ever held at our school
Advertised sporting events and created spirit gear such as foam fingers

Sep 2013- Present

Class Blog Keeping

Sep 2013-Present
Took notes on Humanities, Biology, Chemistry, and Spanish classes and uploaded them to resource blogs
Varsity Track & Field and Varsity Cross Country
March 2013-Present
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Got 3 place in my league for cross country, and 3 , 2 , and 1 in my three respective events in track