First M. Lastname

Address Line 1(715) 555-5555

City, State 00000email@address

EDUCATION AND CAREER GOALS

2-3 lines stating where you will be attending school (CVTC, UW-Stout, etc.), what you will be studying (major in business, education, marketing, etc.), and what you intend to do with this degree (teach and coach, start my own business, work in a hospital, etc.). Use clear, concise language; sound certain of your plans.

High School Name: Class Rank- 5th of 50; GPA- 3.46; ACT- 28

Advanced coursework: will graduate with 6 university credits

Technical College Name: Certified Nursing Assistant, June 2011.

RECOGNITION AND AWARDS

Academic Achievement- National Merit Finalist; Award for top five students per class, 9-12.

Sports Awards- special conference and/or state awards

Badger Girl State- UW Oshkosh, 11. Participated in week-long session learning governmental skills.

DAR Citizenship Award- Selected by school staff and Senior class, 12.

LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES

National Honor Society

  • Member, 10-12; vice-president, 12. Coordinated Blood Drive donor recruiting.

Volleyball

  • Junior Varsity, 9-10; Varsity, 11-12. Team was first in conference, 9-12; played at State Tournament, 10-12; second place in Division 4, 11.

Basketball

  • Varsity, 9-12; co-captain, 12; lettered 10-12; All-Conference second- team, 12.

Student Council

  • Member 10-12; vice-president, 12. Coordinated homecoming activities; reported to school board.

Class Officer

  • Treasurer, 11; prom committee.

Forensics

  • Prose, 9; group interpretation 10-12. Advanced to state 9-11, received 2 silver medals and 1 gold.

Service Club Name

  • Founding member, 10-12; president 12.

Music

  • Role in school musical, 9-11; lead in Cinderella, 12.
  • Band (Class A trumpet solo, 11),Swing Choir (9-12).

FFA

  • Attended state convention in Madison, 9; helped with fruit sales and Fishing Has No Boundaries, 9-11.

Annual Staff

  • Co-editor, 12; designed parts of 2009 and 2010 yearbook, 10,11.

SERVICE

Blood Drive - Organized donor recruitment for blood drive as part of National Honor Society, 11-12.

Sunday School Teacher- Taught 2nd grade class at Hope Lutheran, 11.

Food Pantry- Organized food drive and assisted Food Pantry with distribution through LEO Club, 10-12.

Tutor- Volunteered as math tutor to assist other students during their study hall, 11-12.

Other Service- Regularly volunteer with Lions Club, Catholic Church, VFW, Community Fair.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nursing Home Name- Certified Nursing Assistant, 8-16 hours per week, 12.

Grocery Store Name- Cashier, 10-20 hours per week, 11.

Restaurant Name- Dishwasher and bused tables, 10-15 hours per week, 9-10.

Babysitting- Cared for 6 and 8 year old during summer and school vacations, 9-10.

FAMILY

Optional section- list number of family members; include other sibling who may be in college/tech (example: Family of five; older brother is a sophomore at UW-Madison, younger sister is in eighth grade). If applicable, consider adding parent/family education (example: I will be the first in my family to attend a university).

REFERENCES

Teacher, Name Department

Lake Holcombe Public School

27331 262nd Avenue

Holcombe, WI 54745

(715)595-4241

Other’s Name, Relationship to you

Address Line 1

City, State 00000

(715) 555-5555

This section will not be included in your resume. It’s here to give information on preparing it.
Resume Tips:

*Use 12 point font in Arial, Times New Roman, or Calibri; margins may be .5 to 1.0

*Limit resume to 2 pages
*List activities, awards, service by importance (most impressive first)

* Listed “References” should be from the people writing letters for you.

*Have at least two people proofread your resume.

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Letters of Recommendation:

*1- 2 letters of recommendation (from teacher, coach, boss, community member, etc.) may be included.
*Vary who you ask—one from school, one outside of school
*Ask for the letters as soon as possible; letters usually take 1-2 hours to write, be sure to thank the person writing a letter for you.

(Calibri)

Due Date:

Resume with letters of recommendation is due the first Wednesday in February.

Applying for a scholarship on the list:

To apply for any scholarship on the Local Scholarship List, submit the essay by 3:15 on the due date; essay topics are on the scholarship list. Your essay and a copy of your resume, letters of recommendation, and transcript will be sent to the organization making the selection.

Note: late essays will not be accepted, no exceptions.
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Scholarships listed are subject to change; whenever possible students will be alerted of changes through email and announcements.

In submitting a resume and essay for distribution, the student is granting the scholarship committee the right to share their resume and transcript with the organization making the scholarship decision.

B. VanDoorn, 10/2015