Hinda Habonimana
Phoenix,AZ
Education
Skills
- My skills and strengths are critical thinking and collaboration A time where I have used this was during a team project We had to find a solution to a problem that we had found out was negatively impacting people in where we lived We were stuck when it came to creating an experiment, but I used my critical thinking by sharing what I know so far about that problem and then we all started collaborating our ideas and that led us to the step of our experiment
Activities & Leadership
Clubs: Medical Career Club (Leadership position: Secretary) Introduce different professions in the medical field that members in the club are interested in, go on field trips to medical conferences and universities, and do interactive sessions like cpr practice that prepares the member to get cpr certified. My leadership position as secretary looks like helping out with our slides that we are going to present, making sure we have everything planned out for our officers and members meeting, and making sure everyone has signed in for our weekly club meeting. Student Government Advocating for my peers as a whole school and grade level by addressing their concerns, allowing them to feel more welcome and heard. Participating in helping with school tours, homecoming, olympic games, and other school events. Be a leader Getting helpful, insisting and help about the steps to take before college like interviews, financial aid/scholarships, and different programs. Be a leader also helps us learn how to improve our skills like time management, procrastination, and studying. Getting to visit college campuses such as University of Arizona and learn about what that university has to offer that could be a good fit for you. Yearbook (Leadership role: Class leader) Help take pictures of students during different events like spirit week, fall festival, olympic games, and homecoming. Also helping out with designing and organizing the page I'm assigned to do. As my leadership role of being class leader, I help and make sure that my peers that are in my grade that are in yearbook club are making sure to take pictures, and organize their pages before the due dates. Organizations: Hospice of the Valley Learn how it is to be in a medical environment by shadowing nurses, getting to interact with patients by allowing them to share their stories to me, and also learning important tasks like how to clean patients room, making food, and different office task. Arizona Science Center Participate and lead in different volunteer interactive science activities with visitors. Also helping during summer and winter innovation camps by participating in a variety of STEM educated topics. Marc Atkinson Recreation Center Interact with kids in my local community by tutoring and playing activities with them like card games or sports. While also taking part in their annual Christmas, back to school, and food drive events giving back to the community and families in need. Family responsibilities Help translate for my parents in Somalia or salwahii whenever it comes to medical or financial appointments.
Timeline
High School Diploma -
Your Story in My Class or Program
- What class(es) or research experiences have you had with me?
- A class I have had of yours was science. A moment during your class that I was very proud of was during the urban heat island unit. Me and my group were able to come together, research, and find a solution to the problem we found that was caused by the UHI.
Basic Info
- Name: Hinda Habonimana
- Grade/Year: Sophomore
- Why are you interested in applying to STEP?
- I am interested in applying to STEP because one of my biggest goals in life is to be able to attend college. Ever since I was little, I have had a deep passion for school. It has always been a way for me to show my growth, while expressing myself through different kinds of subjects. Hopefully one day I'll be able to gain a degree and make a positive impact in other people's lives. Knowing that before entering college, there is a lot of preparation that comes to it like for standardized testing, essays, and financial aid. I believe that STEP will be able to help me and guide me through that very challenging process of slowly entering college. Especially with financial aid, coming from a low income family I worry a lot about my college tuition will be too much for my parents to bear with, but with help of STEP I'll be able to secure scholarships making my tuition affordable.