CURRICULUM VITAE
Maria Grace Smith
Academic Grade 11
EDUCATION
Glenelg High School—2008-present
Graduation expected 2012
Glenwood Middle School—2005-2008
Lisbon Elementary School—1999-2005
SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS
National Honor Society—2010-present
President—2011-present
Co-Chair of the Marketing Committee of the Intern-Mentor Program—2010-2011
Leadership Team for the Intern-Mentor Program—2010-present
Chairperson—2011-present
Spanish Honor Society—2009-present
It’s Academic Team—2009-present
Glenelg High School Student Book Club—2008-2010
Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars—2008-present
REGULAR VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES
American Cancer Society Relay For Life Participant—2010-present
Team Captain—2011
Relay For Life Grand Club Member—2010, 2011
Raised over $1000 for the American Cancer Society
Kiwanis Educating Youth (KEY) Club—2009-present
Various collections and service projects throughout the year
Membership Manager—2011-present
Club Secretary—2010-2011
Christian Appalachian Mountain Project Helping Other People Enthusiastically (CAMP HOPE)—2007-present
Year-long fundraising and annual week-long work camp
Mid-Atlantic Gymnastics Center Annual Fundraiser for the Carroll County Youth Service Bureau (CCYSB)—2005-present
CURRENT SCHOOL COURSES
Calculus AB AP—2010-2011
Chemistry AP—2010-2011
English 11 AP—2010-2011
World History AP—2010-2011
Intern/Mentor Program I G/T—2010-2011
Physics G/T—2010-2011
Spanish IV Honors—2010-2011
RECENT SCHOOL COURSES
Government and Politics AP—2009-2010
Chemistry G/T—2009-2010
English 9 G/T—2009-2010
Independent Research II G/T—2009-2010
Pre-Calculus G/T—2009-2010
Spanish III Honors—2009-2010
Art I—2009-2010
Algebra II G/T—2008-2009
Biology G/T—2008-2009
English 10 G/T—2008-2009
Independent Research I G/T—2008-2009
U.S. History G/T—2008-2009
Spanish II Honors—2008-2009
Health—2008-2009
Lifetime Fitness—2008-2009
Geometry G/T—2007-2008
Algebra I G/T—2006-2007
Spanish I—2006-2008
ANTICIPATED SCHOOL COURSES
Biology AP—2011-2012
Calculus C/Multivariate Calculus AP—2011-2012
English 12 AP—2011-2012
Psychology AP—2011-2012
Spanish V AP—2011-2012
Intern/Mentor Program II G/T—2011-2012
Engineering Design—2011-2012
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Intern-Mentor Program—2010-present
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
The Integration of Male Chimpanzees into an Existing Captive Troop—2009-2011
Independent Research Program—2008-2010
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Social Interactions of a Community of Chimpanzees—2009-2010
The Effects of the Presence of Guests on the Exhibition of Species-Typical Behaviors in Cheetahs—2008-2009
PRESENTATIONS
The 19th Annual High School Student Learning Conference
The Howard County Gifted and Talented Education Program
New Chimps on the Block: The Integration of Male Chimpanzees into an Existing Captive Troop—April 29, 2011
Glenelg High School Student Learning Conference
First Place for a 25-Minute Presentation; $50 Scholarship Awarded
The Integration of Male Chimpanzees into an Existing Captive Troop—April 27, 2011
The 17th Annual High School Student Learning Conference
The Howard County Gifted and Talented Education Program
The Effects of Visitors on Captive Cheetahs—April 24, 2009
HONORS, AWARDS, AND MEMBERSHIPS
Poetry Alive School Level Winner—2010
Spanish 4 Writing at Glenelg High School
Jump Start Program of Animal Behavior and Physiology—2010
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the College of Chemical and Life Sciences
University of Maryland, College Park
Visual Display Presentation at the 18th Annual High School Student Learning Conference
The Howard County Gifted and Talented Education Program
Social Interactions of a Troop of Chimpanzees—April 23, 2010
Baltimore Science Fair Certificate of Participation—2010
Glenelg High School Science Fair—2010
First Place in the Category of Plant Biology
Glenelg High School Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars A+ Award—2009, 2010
The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
National Spanish Exam—2009
Gold Medal
Saint James United Methodist Church Council Member—2009-present
PSAT/NMSQT
2008: Selection Index 201
2009: Selection Index 213
2010: Selection Index 220
2010 Commended Student
The Howard County Public School System 2008 Mathematics, Science, and Technology Fair—Certificate of Participation
Parent Teacher Association Council of Howard County Reflections Arts Program of 2007-2008—Award of Excellence
The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Award for Spatial Test Battery—2007
The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Mathematics and Verbal Talent Search—2007
Placed with distinction in mathematics and reading as a seventh grader
People to People International Student Ambassador—2005-2006
Mid-Atlantic Gymnastics Center Participant—1999-present