High School Customer Service

SARAH N. M. AVERY

**** ******* ***** ***** *******, FL 33596

(H) 813-***-**** (C) 813-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

******@****.***.***

Profile: I am a very energetic and willing freshman at the University of South Florida

looking forward to pursuing my dream for a career in the Journalism field. I graduated

Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Florida in June 2011 with a 5.6 GPA, ranking me in

the top 13% of my class. I am an avid reader and have a burning passion for writing and

ultimate goal to become an accomplished editor. I am actively pursuing these goals by

taking advantage of all writing opportunities, including the yearbook at my high school

and the tb-two* newspaper published by the prestigious St. Pete Times.

College Major/ Career Goal: Journalism/Editor G.P.A. 5.6

Honors Honor Student (List of Honors Classes throughout High School years including AP

Classes: U.S History, English Language, English Literature, Statistics, and Psychology)

National Honors Society

Spanish Honors Society

Rho Kappa Honors Society (Social Studies Honor Society)

National English Honors Society

High Honor Roll

Journalism Honor Roll

Recipient of Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists Scholarship

Nominee for Florida Scholastic Press Association’s Student Journalist of the Year

1st Place Winner of Florida Scholastic Press Association’s News Feature Writing Contest

Discus Award Finalist

High School Activities

Vice President for Girls In Action – volunteer group focused on upbuilding girls’ self-esteem

National Honors Society – Recording Secretary

Leo Club – engage in local Community Services

Contemporary Literature & Book Club

Staff Writer for tb-two* Newspaper (Bay Area Teen Newspaper published by St.Pete Times)

Community Activities

1) Models Guild of Tampa Bay – (Model) participated in fashion shows, proceeds to benefit:

● Joshua House Fundraiser – 12/2008

● Redcross – 8/2009

2) Simply Spring – (Volunteer in thrift store) all proceeds to benefit domestic violence victims:

3/2010 – 5 hours

3) Cat Call; Labor of Love -- (Adoption assistant) - nonprofit organizations that provide foster

homes for abandoned cats while searching for good new homes for them: 12/2010 - 16 hours

4) Bloomingdale Library -- (Volunteer) - work to promote literacy and importance of education

among teens through providing educational workshops: 11/2010 to 3/2011 - 20 hours

5) Relay for Life -- (Participant) - walk that raises funds to donate to the American Cancer

Society: 3/2011 - 8 hours

Work Experience

Publix SuperMarket – part time (bag groceries, pass out food samples) - 9/2009 to present

Clerical Office Worker – J & J Quality Air, Inc. (six months during 2007 and 2008)

Interests

Avid Reader; Arts – Tap, Ballet, Jazz – 5 years; Piano – 5 years

Spanish Classes – 5 years; Writing – (poems, stories)

Special Skills:

• 2 years experience in Customer Service

• Certified/Experienced in Microsoft Word

• Working knowledge of Excel, Outlook

• Excellent communication skills

• Experience answering phones, typing proposals and other business documents,

scheduling appointments and staff meetings, working on close deadlines and stressful

situations

• Outgoing and comfortable speaking with people of all types

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