Jack Howie

Driven by a passion for environmental preservation and community service, I excelled as a Student Volunteer Coordinator at Creek Keepers Foundation, where I spearheaded creek cleanups and enhanced public engagement. My adeptness in project management and volunteer recruitment, coupled with a knack for teamwork, significantly uplifted local environments and fostered a culture of participation and care.

• I achieved the AP Scholar award for achieving 4's on AP World History, AP English Language and Composition, and AP United States History.
• I consistently challenge myself with AP and Honors classes and have achieved B's or higher in all of them.
• I currently have a 4.222 GPA Weighted and a 3.72 Unweighted and aspire to become a chemical engineer.
• I love chemistry and I hope to pursue a chemistry related project in my free time to help better my understanding of the science.
• I am currently taking AP Chemistry and hope to achieve a 5 on the exam in May.

I love fly fishing more than anything else in the world as it allows me to forget about the troubles I deal with in my daily life and just focus on nature. This is why I created Creek Keepers Foundation (in partnership with my best friend Jonny); because I felt that something needed to be done about these beautiful places that I found sanctuary in that were being trashed. It allowed me to feel a connection between something I loved, and also helping others experience the same joy I find from it. I also enjoy baseball and have for my entire life, and this is why I participate in VISIONS as well. There are kids in the Dominican Republic that don't have access to the same baseball equipment that I and others do, so this allows these kids to experience the game of baseball in the same way that I can. On top of all of this, I have played the piano since I was 7 years old and have become very good to the point that I play for my family members and more and can learn essentially anything that I would like to. As for the guitar, I only started playing about a year ago, however majority of the music I listen is metal and rock, so I find that the guitar is more enjoyable for me than the piano despite being less experienced. Overall though, I just enjoy music a ton as it is, I try and find the intricacies of songs, and hope to recreate them and make them my own.