April Wang
About Me
April Wang is a senior attending Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. She is pursuing a future in art and graphic design, and will be attending the University of Southern Caloifornia for a BFA in Art and Design in Spring 2025. In her free time, April likes to create gifts for friends and listen to new K-pop groups. She also has a list of books to read that is growing longer by the day no matter how fast she reads.
activities
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California state summer school of arts (CSSSA)
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four-week summer art program at CalArts
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attended in 2022 and 2023, in the Visual Arts department
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majored in Digital Media (2022) and double majored in Sculpture and Printmaking (2023)
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created ~15 pieces
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Time commitment: 8-5 classes, Mon-Sat, and 3hrs/day of open studio
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MVHS Speech Team
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member of Monta Vista High School Speech Team
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active from 2017-2024 (3 years in middle school partner club)
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attend weekly 3hr practices + 1.5hrs volunteering as teacher for middle school club
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compete at one or two-day tournaments at state and national levels
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ranked #23 in California for Humorous Interpretation (as of 2023-2024 season)
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served as Interpretation Branch Head and VP of PR (see LEADERSHIP page)
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Time commitment: 6hrs/week and ~8 tournaments/year
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public speaking class teacher
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taught free public speaking classes for the nonprofit Love Thy Neighbor
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originally a three-week summer program in 2020; due to popular demand, we also hosted a two-day workshop and a second run in 2021
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1.5hr classes, 3 times/week
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active from 2020-2021
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co-created and taught with sister
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completely self-developed curriculum, activities homework, and schedule
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Time commitment: 20hrs/week
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El estoque
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MVHS school newsmagazine
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active from 2021 to 2024
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served as Copy Editor and Graphics Editor (see leadership for details)
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wrote 20+ articles in Opinion, Arts and Entertainment, Features, and News
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took pictures and reported on social media about local community events
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multiple state and national level awards (see AWARDS page)
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Time commitment: 5hrs/week and two production nights (4-8pm) per issue
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Northwestern Creative Writing masterclass CTD
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three week online summer program
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learned creative writing theory and participated in peer review sessions
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created ~8 works, compiled into chapbook
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Time commitment: 4-5hrs/day