Norma Samuella

College Aspirant
Phone: 607-203-3798
Address: 51 Haddonfield Road,
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Email:

Consistently performing well at the high-school level along with relevant experience in print and online journalism.

Education

Beaconsfield Public School

High School

2011 to Present
  • CGPA: 3.89/4.00
  • Amongst top 2% of the class

Experience

The Cherry Hill Times

Feature Editor

May 2014 to Present
  • Responsible for the upkeep of the "Education Hub" column for the local newspaper, "The Cherry Hill Times".
  • Researched information for the column using library, web sources and surveys. Additionally, was in charge of the advertisement and publicity campaign for the paper briefly.

Alacrity (Yearbook for Beaconsfield Middle School)

Editor-in-Chief

2013 to Present

Leading planning, design and publication teams right from the initial layout through to the final, published copy.

Relevant Courses

Analytical Writing; Elocution and Debate; Video Production; Advanced Computer Skills and Web Development Basics

Honors

  • Amongst top 10 students shortlisted for the President's "Young Minds Program" aimed at encouraging students with exceptional writing skills at the High School Level (2012).
  • U.S. Media Association Scholarship recipient for consistent academic achievement and active campus participation in inter-school communication projects (2013).
  • Awarded the 2nd Prize at the state-level Helen Keller's "Discovery of Young Speakers" Competition (2013). 

Affiliations

  • U.S. Media Association, High School Chapter
  • Future Communicators of America (FCA), High School Chapter
  • Founder of "The Alphabet Soup", a social platform for Beaconsfield Public School students to share and review articles.