Marcelo Varela

Marcelo Varela, known as Mars, is a dedicated student from Brownsville, Texas, passionate about self-expression and research. Utilizes life lessons and lasting interests to make a positive impact and contribute to the beloved community cherished. Intricate team player with strong organizational design skills. Ability to handle myriads of tasks simultaneously with a high margin of success.

• Business Professionals of America: First Place in (540) Ethics and Professionalism, advancing to the state level.

• Learn2Serve ServSafe Food HandlerServSafe Food Handler

• Business Professionals of America (BPA): Participated in the (540) Ethics and Professionalism event, sparking a greater interest in psychology as a whole. Received first place award and advanced to state.
• Cinematic Technology Club: Actively involved, committed to document and capture various school events outside and inside school grounds, which also ignited interest in film production, photography, photo editing, and videography.
• Rotary Interact Club: Contributed to community service involvements.

• Area Management Volunteer - Performance Food Group: Organized and delivered food and commercial restaurant equipment for local vendors.
• Wholesale Service Management Volunteer - Alta Gama Foods: Managed warehouse inventory for gourmet foods and beverages.
• Youth Advisory Committee: Engaged in community service projects and events.

• Online Record Store Business: Managed an online record store, generating over $500 in sales. Specialized in selling and shipping records and record equipment. Allowed to become familiarized with parcel shipments and customer service.
• Photography Apprentice: Discovered a niche in portrait and wildlife photography. Aspiring to establish a photography business/studio with a focus on photo editing.

• Ambient Music Artist: Passionate about creating ambient music.
• Visual Artist: Expressed creativity through abstract art, primarily using photography as a medium. Occasionally explore abstract painting on canvas and digital art.

• Sports: Participated in various youth sports, particularly volleyball. Plans to join the varsity volleyball team next year.
• Library Club: Engaged in literary activities, gained community service insight tidying up library space and organizing book titles.
• Robotics: Initiated programming interest during robotics projects.
• Science Fair: Conducted a cognitive science project, deepening interest in cognitive neuropsychology.
• Technology Student Association (TSA): Further sparked interest for computer programming.
• Computer Programming Camps: Completed around 3-4 summer camps, broadened knowledge in STEM learning.