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Laura Nassim's Resume

STEM

Activity/Organization Role/Position Description of Activity Grade Level Hrs/Wk Wks/Yr
Congress of Future Medical Leaders Selected Scholarship Recipient
  • Nominated to attend the congress on a full academic scholarship in Washington, D.C.
  • Partook in a series of seminars and hands-on experiences to explore the dynamic field of medical research and technology in the 21st Century
12 60 1
Technion University Haifa, Israel Selected student
  • One of 25 students internationally selected to participate in unique engineering and entrepreneurship program
  • Work alongside CEOs of successful startup companies
  • Developed a novel idea and created and presented a prototype to top investment companies
Summer 2014 F/T 3
Columbia University Pre-College Program New York Visiting Student
  • Enrolled in course in Engineering Design Via Community Service Projects
  • Study Engineering with a focus on solar power
  • Completed a series of environmental projects and presented proposals for implementation
Summer 2013 F/T 3
Sci-Tech Engineering Student
  • Study all fields of engineering including Civil, Electrical, and Biomedical
  • Developed a prototype of a device to prevent children and adults with developmental diseases from eloping
  • Engineered a toy that helps ESL children to learn English. Product was nominated for award in the CIJE-Tech fair
10-11 6 40
SAFE Vice President [11]
Leadership Board [12]
  • Student Action for the Environment
  • Organize activities and programs to support sustainable farming and other environmental causes
  • Run the recycling program in the upper school
9-12 3 40
Cold Spring Harbor Labs DNA Learning Center Student
  • Participated in an advanced Biotechnology camp
  • Through a series of lab experiments, utilize many of the same techniques employed by pharmaceutical companies to produce human insulin
Summer 2011 20 1

Political Activism

Activity/Organization Role/Position Description of Activity Grade Level Hrs/Wk Wks/Yr
Model Congress Founder/ President
  • Lead group to present legislative bills at juried committees; bill passed at the University of Pennsylvania Model Congress
9-12 3 40
American Israeli Public Affairs Committee [AIPAC] Schusterman High School Summit Selected Attendee
  • One of four students in high school selected for a scholarship to attend a political leadership summit. Participate in intensive training seminars in Washington, D.C. Conference.
12 36 1

Music/Voice

Activity/Organization Role/Position Description of Activity Grade Level Hrs/Wk Wks/Yr
Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Selected Member Nassau Youth Chorale Singer- Soprano
  • Selected to elite choir led by Director Edward P. Norris III - an ensemble comprising many of Nassau County’s finest high school musicians
  • Study and perform some of the world’s finest choral literature including works by: Brahms, Byrd, Dawson, Faure, Handel, Hogan, Purcell, Thompson, and Whitacre
  • Sang several masterworks including Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Orff Carmina Burana, Mozart Requiem, Poulenc Gloria, and the Rutter Requiem
  • Performed at Adelphi University, Hofstra University, C.W. Post College, and Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall
9-11 2.5 40
Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Selected Member Nassau Chamber Chorale
  • Nassau Chamber Chorale, led by Director Edward P. Norris III, in the 2014-2015 season
  • Began in September 2014 as a highly selective choir whose repertoire includes NYSSMA level 6 and college level choral music
12 2.5 40
Voice Lessons Student
  • Mentored by Barnard Alumni Paula Rand Halitzer
  • Sing many genres of music including Contemporary, Broadway, and Opera
9-12 1 45
NYSSMA Selected member of the All County Choir
  • Participated in the NYSSMA music examination
  • Received scores of:
    2013 All State 97(A+)
    2012 Level 6 95(A)
    2011 Level 5 98(A+)
  • Performed with the All County Choir
9-11
10,11
16 1
SUNY ONEONTA - NYSMF Master Class Private Lessons
  • Performed with the select choir
  • Attended Master Classes
  • Sang Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck and Carmina Burana by Orff
Summer 2012 F/T 2
Eisenhower Parks Summer 2012 Free Concert Soloist/Singer
  • Performed at the Israeli American Night
  • Closed for David Broza, Howard Leshaw and the Golden Klezmer Orchestra
  • Sang God Bless America
10 3 1