Emily Nghiem

Motivated individual offers strong work ethic and punctuality. Uses organizational and team collaboration skills to improve processes. Highly interested in legal experience/ political work.

Hispanic Recognition Scholar
2024

• National Recognition for Hispanic students based on commitment to pursing excellence in their college, career, and life.

Dean's List

DEC 2024

• A dean’s list, or honors list, is issued at the end of each fall and spring semester. The requirements to be on the dean’s list are a 3.500 grade-point average or higher with no incomplete grade or grade below C–.

AP Scholar Award
JULY 2024

• Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.

President's Award for Educational Excellence
JUNE 2024

• Awarded to the high school's valedictorian.

Samuel Brown Award
JUNE 2024

• Highest grade in mathematics AP/ UConn ECE.

National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholar
MAY 2024

Better Business Bureau's Student Ethics Scholar
MAY 2024

• Recognition of personified high ethics through leadership, community service, overall integrity, and academic standing.

Maloney Magnet Scholar
MAY 2024

• Recognizes a 2024 graduate who attended Maloney Magnet Elementary School for their academic and community achievement.

Timothy F. Daly Scholar
MAY 2024

• Recognition of senior Key Club member who shows outstanding service, leadership qualities, and achievements in Key Club.

Waterbury Lions Club Michael Granatuk Memorial Scholar
MAY 2024

Yale Book Award
JUNE 2023

• Presented to a Grade 11 student who demonstrates outstanding personal character and intellectual promise.

Micheal Jewelers Watch Award
JUNE 2023

• Presented to a Grade 11 student who devotes time and effort at and outside school.

Mu Alpha Theta
OCT 2023

Science Honor Society
SEPT 2023

Hispanic Recognition Award
AUG 2021

• National Recognition for Hispanic students based on merit/ PSAT score.

CTE Certifications in Accounting, Web Design, Medical Terminology, Video Production, and Stagecraft.

Sigma Psi Zeta
Community Service Chair

• Coordinates and finds volunteering events for the chapter.
• Hosted event for multiple organizations to recycle old t-shirts and make them into dog toys to donate to local animal shelter.

Peace Through Play

• Empowers college students and youth of Boston schools to connect through interactive teaching.
• Apart of Imagineering; creates crafts for organization to use during collaboration with children.

Wolcott Public Library

• Helped coordinate/ run free children's programs (Noon Year's Eve, Christmas Party, Spring Fling, etc.); Decorated, ran booths, face painted.
• Helped run booth for Teen & Kids Summer Reading BINGO for 3yrs.
• Regular Book Fair volunteer (Moves boxes, organizes books, shelves).
• Assist librarians/ staff with numerous tasks (Shelve, sort, clean DVDs, decorate bulletin boards).

Literary Mentor

• Weekly reading session with toddlers (ages 2-6).
• Encourages comprehension & passion for reading through interactive learning.

Palace Theater Bottles Program

• Drain, sort, & recycle bottles at Palace Theater.
• 300-500 bottles per month.
• Raised money to fund service projects for the city and my high school.

Teen Library Committee
Secretary; Founding Member

• Provides youth's opinion on social events, community contributions, and library duties.
• Coordinates numerous free teen programs for service opportunities or entertainment.

"Guide to High School" Website

• Developed website to compile resources/ provide guidance for high schoolers unfamiliar with the college process/ high school success (1st gen, low-income, students lost in process, etc.).

National Honor Society
President (23-24), Treasurer (22-23)

• Hosted a book drive where 100+ books were donated to the children's branch of St. Mary's Hospital.
• Raised $300 for the National Alliance on Mental Illness with duck grams.
• Donated 15+ blessing totes to WAMS families in need.
• Represents school in city-wide events (parades, festivals).
• Works open Houses and orientations (acts as tour guide).
• Created 40+ blessing bags for a local women's shelter.
• Buddies with incoming sixth graders to walk them to their classes/ make sure they don't get lost.

Key Club
Vice President (23-24), Treasurer (22-23)

• Monthly service projects, partners with different organizations to show alliance.
• Designed and raised donations for a Breast Cancer Awareness mural in collaboration with Waterbury Public School's Pink Out Initiative, donated to St. Mary's Breast Cancer Foundation.
• Partners with United Way of Greater Waterbury's “Up Starters” program to address community needs through youth volunteer engagement.
• Coordinated/ sold seasonal/ holiday candy grams for the student body.
• Hosted an event for members to plant American flags at a local park in observance of Memorial Day.
• Hosted a can-drive event for St. Vincent DePaul during the Thanksgiving season.
• Donated 30+ blessing bags to a local women's shelter.
• Donated a self-painted/ designed mural for St. Mary's Children's Department to foster peace and creativity among the children.
• Picked theme & spirit weekdays, ordered and set up decorations.
• Helped decorate & coordinate pep rallies to rally school spirit.

Student Council

President (23-24)

• Yearly “Socktober,” fundraiser (collects socks during October to donate to a homeless shelter).
• Represents the needs of the student body; creates events/ activities for students to participate in.
• Donates cards to nursing homes yearly for the holiday season.
• Finds volunteering opportunities for student body.

Sigma Psi Zeta

• Community Service Chair (Spr '25)
• Recruitment Committee (Spr '25)

Phi Alpha Delta
Vietnamese Student Association
Women in Pre-Law
Peace through Play