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Speech & Debate Activities

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• Debate Teaching Assistant: Assists debate coach with lesson overviews, round feedbacks, and writing class summaries. Provided over 30 pieces of feedback to 6 debaters

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• Debate Judge: Judged debate tournaments for younger/inexperienced debaters Helped provide individual feedback and suggestions to 30+ participants.

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• SJS Debate Club Leader: Creates debate lesson plans, register club members for external tournaments, crafting debate motions, judging and providing feedback to each club member on a weekly basis. (9-12)

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• Marketing Director of Pacific Northwest Debate Society: Developed over 10 social media posts, an introductory presentation for new debaters; generated bake sale fundraiser ideas for tournaments; and leads a team of 12 to delegate marketing tasks. (11-12)

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• Debate Tournament Volunteer, The Idea Society (UBC Elementary School Tournament): Ran debate tournament alongside team of 8 volunteers, taking 150+ photos for media, welcoming participants, judging & providing individual feedback to 16 debaters. (10)

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• Student, Bolton Academy of Spoken Arts and Opus: Participated in recitals; invited to perform at Carnegie Hall; collaboratively performed 3 traditional Shakespeare Plays at Bard on the Beach w/10-12 teen actors: Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet & As You Like It. (9-12)

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• Contestant, Barry Sullivan Law Cup: Prepared and delivered 5-minute speech, judged by lawyers from BC Bar Association. (10)

 

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Art & Writing Activities

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• Self-published book East Asian Design Motifs with background studies on each motif and 25 hand-drawn colouring sheets (120+ copies sold as of May 2025)

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• Editor In Chief and Layout Lead, SJS Wings club: Edits all student works and organizes content in a readable layout on a monthly basis; helped published 10+ articles to feature students' voices (10-12)

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• Artwork selected for inclusion on official greeting cards (10) and supported a school-wide stained glass mural project (11), St. John’s School 

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• Director, Youth Art for Action: Outreach manager and host of biweekly painting sessions at senior homes, including Amica Arbutus Manor and Terraces on 7th; manager and recruiter of all volunteers; creating and teaching accessible painting themes. (11-12)

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• Designer, Silent Auction Webpage Banner, Yarrow Intergenerational Society for Justice (11-12)

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• Workshop facilitator with Yarrow: initiated an educational and therapeutic colouring workshop for 20+ seniors in Chinatown Taught seniors about East Asian art culture and artistic exploration Induced a relaxing space for seniors to experiment with art (11)

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• Attendee at Yarrow workshops: Produced a cyanotype print with shared photographs that produce an image representing the desired legacy of Black and Chinese communities in the nearby future. Awarded $150 as an honorarium (10) 

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• Digital Editor, A.WARE Foundation: work on a team of 6 to promote neurodiversity awareness in art; host public fundraisers; interview neurodivergent artists and share their stories on a digital open sketchbook. (11-12)

 

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Model UN Activities

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• Under-Secretary-General Marketing for Horizons CAHSMUN (11-12): 1 of 8 students selected to organize the 7th iteration of Horizons for ~400 delegates; conducted 30+ staff interviews to run the conference; hire ~10 photographers and videographers to join the media team; formatting all delegate nametags, placards, and handbooks. 

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• Co-organizer, RichMUN Club Circuit 3rd Iteration (11): co-managed all logistical, financial, and substantive matters of a 1-day conference in partnership with Richmond Model United Nations. Hired and managed four staff members to facilitate debate for 20 (mostly beginner) delegates on a fictional crisis committee about Star Wars.

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• Director of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (12): wrote 10,000+ words of academic research on the topics of predictive policing and whistleblower protection, welcoming a committee of 85 delegates for 3 days of debate; manages two other staff members to facilitate cohesive debate, primary contact for all delegate inquiries

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• Member --> Executive, SJS Model UN Club: Hosts weekly club meetings alongside two other students; introducing students to the rules of procedure, running mock trials, and editing position papers; grew membership from 10 to 28 members 

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• Photographer on media team, CAIMUN: documented 900+ of the conference experience for attending delegates (11)

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• Assistant Director of NATO: Directed NATO committee discussions along with two other staff members about Piracy in the Strait of Hormuz and Preventing Cyber Espionage Provided preparation resources for prospective delegates, facilitated delegates’ debate, reviewed 10+ research papers, and provided 32 delegates with feedback; Moderated a professional, active committee and received positive evaluations from delegates. (10-11) 

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• Chair of Historical - UNSC CAHSMUN Facilitated debate across 2 days for a committee of 15 delegates, guiding the exploration of topics including atrocity crimes and the Yugoslav wars during 1988-1990; wrote and processed several delegate ideas to incorporate in crisis topics, providing delegates with engaging debate (11)

 

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Other Activities

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• Student, Stanford Summer Humanities Institute Books to Bollywood course (11): TBD

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• Student, Shad Canada (Carleton University): Worked w/team on sustainability design entrepreneurship project; led tunnel mural painting activity; planned social events and camping activities. (11)

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• Volunteer, VanDusen Botanical Gardens: Guided 5-7 year-olds on outdoor activities like pond peering, craft making, and hikes. (11)

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• Flutist, SJS Honours Band: Perform at 10+ concerts and ceremonies. (9-12)

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• Founder, SJS Business Club: Raised $500+ for local charities through sale of remade products, including stationery and fidget toys. (9-10)

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• VPL Reading Buddies: Participated in weekly 1-hour sessions with assigned buddies, helping them strengthen reading skills with short novels, comics, and mini entertainment activities. (10)

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• Whole School Liaison, SJS Student Council: Coordinate communication w/all school faculty from jr/sr school for event planning. (10-11)

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• Junior Co-Curricular Volunteer, SJS: Help organize and set up board game activities for 4th grade students weekly. (9-10)

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• Member, SJS Yearbook Club: Designed 20+ spreads for upcoming year's yearbook theme. (9-12)

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• Stagecraft Production, SJS : Helping prepare/run technical backstage production for school concerts and shows. (10-12) 

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• Basketball Scorekeeper, SJS: Keep score at tournament games w/three other coordinators; worked all roles available: scoresheet, shot clock, game clock & scoreboard. (9-12)

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• Volleyball Player, SJS Volleyball Team: Played against other ISABC schools; participated in ISABC playoffs. (9-10)