Feminism, politics, and reading
Years of education
Sophie Bakshi
High School Student
Potomac,MD
Summary
Ambitious high school student (4.0 gpa unweighted) with interests in business and reproductive rights. Passionate social justice advocate with a global upbringing. Bilingual (fluent in English and conversational in Spanish). Is able to bring a young, but strong voice to the conversation and represent the needs of her generation.
Overview
11
11
2
2
Languages
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Intern
Rushern Baker Gubernatorial Campaign
Washington D.C., MD
02.2022 - Current
As an intern for the gubernatorial campaign of Rushern Baker, I promote the student voice in the campaign. I have done over 15 hours of phone banking. Additionally, I have helped organized and represent the campaign at various events, including a vaccination event and parade, both of which had 100+ attendees.
Volunteer
I Support The Girls (ISTG)
Washington D.C., MD
09.2021 - Current
Worked to restore dignity to women experiencing homelessness in the D.C. area by collecting, organizing, and distributing menstrual products and bras. I solely organized a successful drive for these items in my school community, collecting over 1,300 menstrual products and 40+ bras. Completed 15+ volunteer hours so far.
Education
High School Diploma -
Maret School
Washington D.C. 09.2020 - Current
Norwood School
Bethesda, MD 09.2010 - 06.2016
American School of London
London, UK 09.2013 - 06.2014
Skills
Tech-savvy
undefinedAccomplishments
- Only female member of the 3rd place team at the 2020 MathCounts state competition
- Top 10 portfolio in the 2022 Ithaca High School Investment competition
- Top 10% of participants in the 2016-2017 Math Olympiads
- Summa Cum Laude in the National Latin Exam in 2019 and 2020
- 3 top speaker and 6th place debater awards for the DMV middle school debate league
- Invited by school's Girls Who Start (GWS) chapter to participate in the 2022 GWS female entrepreneurship hackathon
- Scholastics regional award for poem about sexual assault
Interests
Extracurriculars
- Member of the Girls Who Start (GWS) National Leadership Team and blog writer for GWS' weekly female entrepreneurship publication
- Founder and leader of Maret school's Reproductive Rights club. I organize drives, research for meetings, and coordinate with external speakers.
- Co-founder and co-leader of the Women in STEM club at Maret School.
- Co-founder of STEMINIST Connect, a mentorship program aimed at encouraging young girls to break glass ceilings and pursue careers in STEM by pairing them with talented women in STEM professions.
- Organized a drive during which I collected 1300+ menstrual products and 40 bras for ISTG Organized a workshop for 50+ students about the menstrual stigma
- Designed a curriculum about Reproductive Rights for grades 5-8 that was used in wellness classes at my school
- Member of Math club, Business club, Politics Club, and Debate club
Timeline
Intern
Rushern Baker Gubernatorial Campaign
02.2022 - Current
Volunteer
I Support The Girls (ISTG)
09.2021 - Current
High School Diploma -
Maret School
09.2020 - Current
American School of London
09.2013 - 06.2014
Norwood School
09.2010 - 06.2016
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