Saaiq Raja

Athletics: JV/Varsity
9, 11, 12School12 hr/wk, 6 wk/yrWrestling, One of the captains during the 2023 season, South High SchoolPart of the wrestling team, wrestled since 7th grade, (took off covid year) encouraged and helped new members, set up and sanitized mats and equipment

Community Service (Volunteer)
10, 12School1 hr/wk, 8 wk/yrContinueMember, Valley Stream Soccer Club Buddy ProgramAssisted special needs children and supervised them from 4-5pm, played soccer with them and provided them with company at my elementary school

Religious
11School, Year1 hr/wk, 20 wk/yrContinueOrganizer, led prayer, took attendance, South High SchoolI organized and lead a program where in my school Muslim students can take a break from class on Fridays to exercise an obligatory prayer (jumma)

Other Club/Activity
9, 10, 11, 12Year3 hr/wk, 52 wk/yrContinueHobby, Stock TradingI picked up investing and day trading as a hobby during quarantine, and I am very fascinated and interested in it, and do market research every day

Community Service (Volunteer)
9, 10, 11, 12Break, Year2 hr/wk, 52 wk/yrContinueVolunteer, Islamic Center of Five TownsVolunteer at mosque on Fridays and during Ramadan, help elderly with accommodations, collect donations and help with activities

Work (Paid)
11, 12Year30 hr/wk, 52 wk/yrContinueServer/Manager during weekdays, Sams Valley StreamI work at a family restaurant 2-3 days a week On the weekdays its just me and I manage everything with the restaurant during the day

Other Club/Activity
9, 12School2 hr/wk, 30 wk/yrContinueMember, Muslim Student AssociationI am a member, and I lead the Friday Prayer, so when the club was created, I helped people sign up and dealt with ad in signing people up

Other Club/Activity
12School, Year2 hr/wk, 30 wk/yrContinueMember, The ForumThe Forum is a fun club I am in, in which people debate and talk about interesting topics Some examples of topics are the Death Penalty and Pink Tax

Other Club/Activity
11, 12School1 hr/wk, 30 wk/yrContinueMember, Key ClubI am a member of Key Club, and the club does things like Volunteer work and community service The club does things such as food drives

Music: Instrumental
9, 10, 11Year4 hr/wk, 52 wk/yrOrchestra member and cello player, Valley Stream SouthI have always played the cello as a hobby since 3rd grade, It is a calming activity I enjoy I am in orchestra but I play on my own too