SYDNEY BAYS

Recent Graduate of High School dedicated to leadership and team collaboration. I am driven by my desire to grow my communication skills as well as working towards a goal of getting my degree in Chemical Engineering beginning in the Fall of 2024. I have excellent time-management skills and will bring a positive attitude into the workplace. I am diligent and have almost a year of retail experience but am always highly motivated to grow these skills.

• Science Award, Horace Maynard Middle School, 05/22/2018, Mrs. Coffey
• Social Studies Award, Horace Maynard Middle School, 05/22/2018, Mrs. Coffey
• Music Award, Horace Maynard Middle School, 05/22/2018, Mrs. Hannah Haynes
• Physical Education Award, Horace Maynard Middle School, 05/22/2018, Principal Greg Clay
• Art Award, Horace Maynard Middle School, 05/22/2018, Ms. Griffey
• Honor Roll (All A's), Horace Maynard Middle School, 05/22/2018, Principal Greg Clay
• Language Arts Award, Horace Maynard Middle School, 05/22/2018, Principal Greg Clay
• National Fitness Award, Gibbs High School, 2020-2021
• Superior Cadet Award, Gibbs High School, 2020-2021, Colonel Robert Reed
• Cadet of the Month, Gibbs High School, 01/2021, Colonel Robert Reed
• Achievement Certificate (Student of the Month), Gibbs High School, 03/2021, Principal Jason Webster
• National Fitness Award, Gibbs High School, 2021-2022
• Achievement Certificate (Student of the Month), Gibbs High School, 04/2022, Principal Jason Webster
• Cadet Challenge Award (Top 5 Female), Gibbs High School, 05/05/2022, Colonel Robert Reed
• American Legion Academic Excellence Award, Gibbs High School, 05/05/2022, Gene Bayless Jr.
• National Fitness Award, Gibbs High School, 2022-2023
• Cadet Challenge Award (Top 5 Female), Gibbs High School, 05/03/2023, Colonel Robert Reed
• JROTC Academic Excellence Award, Gibbs High School, 05/03/2023, Colonel Robert Reed
• Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction Scholastic Excellence Award, Gibbs High School, 05/03/2023, Colonel Robert Reed and Knoxville Sponsoring Body
• Certificate of Honors (GPA 4.0 or higher), Gibbs High School, 05/16/2023, Principal Jason Webster

• Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, Operations and Training Officer, 2022, 05/2023, Responsible for keeping tracks of operations done within the command staff positions of the battalion., Communicated with team members to assess the importance of events necessary to be planned and kept track of all progress made by creating the official report of operations for such events., Modeled team values, including integrity, a high moral compass, leadership, and determination to provide confidence in the abilities of fellow cadets.
• Youth Leadership Program of Knoxville, Leadership Alumni, 2022, 04/2023, Responsible for completing various leadership training exercises through a series of multiple monthly meetings., Engaged with many of my peers from different High Schools within Knox County to assist in the growth and establishment of non-profit organizations through a large scale community group project., Utilized life skills such as verbal communication and decision making in several poverty based simulations to establish an advanced comprehension of the struggles of many homeless within the Knox County Region., Held large discussion panels within monthly meetings on topics of Servant-Leadership, abuses of power, and the effects of bias on the structure of teams., Graduated from the program with an increased sense of the responsibilities of a leader and was encouraged to spread the information of Youth Leadership of Knoxville to more students within my school through recommendations and email.

• Ethics and De-escalation
• Understanding Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
• Equipment Safety
• Anti-Theft and understanding the signs of Theft
• Organization and Re-merchandising