Advita Arora

Compassionate and dependable high school student with strengths in leadership, public speaking, and planning weekly activities/events. Skills in emotional intelligence, communication, and teamwork. Recognized primarily for outstanding literary communication, public speaking, and commitment to team.

• First Place Freshman year in Lincoln Douglas Debate at Tournavelt at Theodore Roosevelt
• Quarterfinalist in Lincoln Douglas Debate Freshman year at Bettendorf Bulldog Invitational
• First Place by the Iowa High School Press Association for Podcast “Connected Threads” Freshman year
  
• 1 Gold key, top 3-5% of region, 1 silver key, top 5-8 % pf region, and top 10% of region in Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards Freshman year.

• Varsity member, co-section leader, and mentor of Lincoln Douglas Debate team. I compete in 10 national tournament a year in the varsity division, and throughout the year prepare 5-10 students weekly for novice tournaments.
• Assistant Copy Editor of school’s nationally ranked student newspaper — The West Side Story. I write 1-2 articles per publication (5-6 publication per year) and split editing of all articles with the Copy Editor. In addition, I prepare, peer review, and assist all reports and writer with their articles.
• Independent creative writer. I submit to 10-15 competitions and journals (regionally and nationally) per year, as well as am in the process of writing a collection of prose for publication.
• Second-year member of school’s Varsity Show Choir. We compete in 5-6 competitions per year and besides that perform in 3-4 shows.
• Third Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo in Leadership Class. As a part of the leadership community, I teach younger students 1-2 per times per week while simultaneously collaborating with other mentors on my form, weapons, and sparring.