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Notice and Agenda
Special Meeting
of the
La Cañada Flintridge City Council
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
City Hall
One Civic Center Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
Jeanne K. Hobson, Mayor
Stephanie Fossan, Mayor Pro Tem
Quemars S. Ahmed, Councilmember
Kim Bowman, Councilmember
Keith Eich, Councilman
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4:00 PM City Council Special Meeting
Call to Order
Roll Call Jeanne K. Hobson, Mayor
Stephanie Fossan, Mayor Pro Tem
Quemars S. Ahmed, Councilmember
Kim Bowman, Councilmember
Keith Eich, Councilman
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Item for Consideration
1) Interviews of Applicants for the Design Commission and Youth Council All interview scheduled times are approximate and may vary Applicant Name Commission/Committee Time
Susan James Design Commission 4:00 p.m.
Haley Myers Youth Council 4:10 p.m.
Kyle Park Youth Council 4:20 p.m.
Ella Wang Youth Council 4:30 p.m.
Milla Mouradian Youth Council 4:40 p.m.
Alexi Mouradian Youth Council 4:50 p.m.
Comments from the City Council
Adjournment
Motion to Adjourn
I certify under penalty of perjury that the agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board at One Civic Center Drive at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2.
Tania Garcia, City Clerk
1 CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Dr. Susan E. James
ADDRESS:
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EDUCATION: Ph.D. in English History
Cambridge University, England
Spring 1977
M.A. in South Asian History
California State University at Los Angeles
June 1974
Various Courses
Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, U.P., India
November 1970-April 1972
B.A. in Middle Eastern History
Occidental College, Los Angeles
June 1967
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS:
ON BRITISH HISTORY:
‘Fit for a Queen’: Kateryn Parr and the Politics of Textiles at the Tudor Court, 1543-1548’, in Medieval Clothing and Textiles, vol. 20, 2026, pp. 90-116. ‘Susanna Horenbout, Tudor Queens and the Politics of Illumination at the Court of Henry VIII’, in Women and Cultures of Portraiture in the British Literary Renaissance, Yasmin Arshad & Chris Laoutaris (eds), The Arden Shakespeare/Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2026, pp. 31-47.
2 Women’s Voices in Tudor Wills, 1485-1603: Authority, Influence and Material Culture, Ashgate Press, Farnham, UK & Burlington, VT, 2015.
The Feminine Dynamic in English Art, 1485-1603: Women as Consumers, Patrons and Painters, Ashgate Press, Farnham, UK & Burlington, VT, 2009. Nominated for the Berger Prize in British Art History.
Catherine Parr: Henry VIII’s Last Love, The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2008.
Kateryn Parr: The Making of a Queen, Ashgate Press, Aldershot, UK and Brookfield VT, June 1999.
ON AMERICAN WESTERN HISTORY:
The Townsend Family in the Emerging American West, 1856-1926: Searching for the Motherlode, Routledge Press, releasing 18 November 2024. https://www.routledge.com/The-Townsend-Family-in-the-Emerging-American-West1856-1926-Searching-for-the-Motherlode/James/p/book/9781032867229 ARTICLES:
ON AMERICAN WEST AND SOUTHWEST HISTORY:
‘A Rebel on the Comstock: The Life and Time of Actress Lillie Edgington (1856-1917)’, Cogent Journal of Arts and Humanities, 9:1 (15 November 2022). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311983.2022.2149103?scroll=top&ne edAccess=true
‘Adventures in Teaching: The Scandalous Career of Carrie Amidon Stanton (1839-1897)’, Journal of the Southwest (65:1), Spring 2023, 26-50.
‘California Medical Pioneer and Literary Muse: Dr. Elizabeth Garside Senter (1841-1885)’, Cogent Journal of Arts and Humanities, 9:1 (28 July 2022). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23311983.2022.2101590 ‘Mark Strouse: A Jewish Butcher on the Comstock’, San Diego Jewish World, 26 September 2021. https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2021/09/26/jewish-tales-of-the-old-west-abutcher-on-the-comstock/ ‘Some Aspects of the Aztec Religion in the Hopi Kachina Cult’, Journal of the Southwest, 42:4 (Summer 2000), 897-926.
‘Mimetic Rituals of Child Sacrifice in the Hopi Kachina Cult’, Journal of the Southwest, 44:3 (Autumn 2002) 337-356.
3 ‘The J. E. Townsend Grave in Old Mammoth’, The Album: Times and Tales of Inyo-Mono, vol. vi (3), August 1993.
‘Lyons Among Mountains’, The Album: Times and Tales of Inyo-Mono, vol. vi (1), February 1993.
ON BRITISH HISTORY:
‘An Eccentricity of Clocks’: Timepieces at the Court of Henry VIII’, Part 1, The Horological Journal, July 2025, pp. 292-296.
‘An Eccentricity of Clocks’: Timepieces at the Court of Henry VIII’, Part 2, The Horological Journal, August 2025, pp. 11-15.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography articles on Peter Richardson, Margaret Neville, Anne Bourchier, Vicountess Bourchier, 2021.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography articles on Anne Parr, Countess of Pembroke, and Margaret Holsewyther, 2020.
‘Reputation and Appropriation at the Tudor Court: Queen Kateryn Parr and Anne Stanhope, Duchess of Somerset’, Cogent Journal of Arts and Humanities, 6:1 (19 September 2019). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23311983.2019.1664863 ‘Jane, the Queen’s Fool’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford, March 2018. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/112276
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography on-line article on Kateryn Parr, 2012. Revised 2017.
‘John Pickering and the Pilgrimage of Grace’, Bulletin of The John Rylands University Library, April 2007.
Articles on Queen Kateryn Parr, William Parr, Lord Parr of Horton, William Parr, Marquess of Northampton, Lady Maud Lane, John Pickering Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford, September 2004
‘Henry VII and Prerogativa Regis: The Case of Mabel Dacre’, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, XCIX, 1999. ‘Sir John Parr of Kendal, 1437-1475’, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, XXVI, 1996.
‘Sir William Parr of Kendal: Part II, 1471-83’, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, XCIV, 1994.
4 ‘Sir William Parr of Kendal: Part I, 1434-71’, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, XCIII, 1993.
‘Castle Dairy’, Abbot Hall Quarto, 30/2 (July 1992), 46. ‘Parr occupancy at Kendal Castle’, Abbot Hall Quarto, 30/3 (Oct 1992), 17–18. ‘Parr Memorials in Kendal Parish Church’, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, XCII, 1992.
‘Nicholas Lanier: A Greenwich Notable: Part 2, 1613-1666’, Journal of the Greenwich Historical Society, I, no. 2, 1993.
‘Nicholas Lanier: A Greenwich Notable: Part I, 1588-1612’, Journal of the Greenwich Historical Society, I, no. 2, 1992.
‘A Tudor Divorce, The Marital History of William Parr, Marquess of Northampton’, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, XC, 1990.
‘Was Kateryn Parr born at Kendal Castle?’, Abbot Hall Quarto, 27/1 (April 1989), 11–13.
‘The Devotional Writings of Queen Catherine Parr’, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, LXXXVIII, 1988. ‘Queen Kateryn Parr, 1512-1548’, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, LXXXII, 1982.
‘Sir Thomas Parr (1407-1461)’, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, LXXXI, 1981.
TELEVISION:
‘Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty’, National Geographic television special, 2007.
PODCASTS:
‘Kateryn Parr: Henry VIII’s Sixth Wife’, Not Just the Tudors (History Hit), 10 February 2022. https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/kateryn-parr-henry-viiis-sixthqueen/id1564113869?i=1000550643757 ART HISTORY ARTICLES:
‘Representing Succession: Tudor Royal Portraits, 1544-1546: Context, Production and Analysis’, Journal of Cogent Arts & Humanities, 12:1 (27 January 2025). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311983.2025.2454116?scroll=top&ne edAccess=true#abstract
5 ‘Illuminating the Word: Lucas Horenbout and the Art of the Tudor Prayerbook, 1530-1544’, Journal of Cogent Arts & Humanities, 11:1 (4 December 2023). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311983.2023.2292368?scroll=top&ne edAccess=true#abstract
‘The Horenbout Family Workshop at the Tudor Court, 1522-1541: Collaboration, Patronage and Production’, Cogent Journal of Arts and Humanities, 8:1 (22 July 2021). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311983.2021.1915933 ‘Lady Jane Grey or Queen Kateryn Parr? National Portrait Gallery Painting 6804: Analysis and Historical Context’, Cogent Journal of Arts and Humanities, 5:1 (9 October 2018). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311983.2018.1533368 ‘Domestic Painted Cloths in Sixteenth-Century England: Imagery, Placement and Ownership’, in Medieval Clothing and Textiles 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2013.
Article on Margaret Lemon, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford, September 2004. Revised 09/2018.
‘Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset? Re-examining a Tudor Portrait’, The British Art Journal, Vol. II, no. 2 (Winter 2000/2001).
‘Susanna Horenbout, Levina Teerlinc and the Mask of Royalty’, Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen 2000, Winter 2001, with Jamie S. Franco. ‘Margaret Lemon: Model, Mistress, Muse’, Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, May 2000.
‘The Model as Catalyst: Nicholas Lanier and Margaret Lemon’, Jaarboek van het Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, May 2000.
‘New Discoveries Concerning the Portrait of the Family of William Brooke, 10th Lord Cobham, at Longleat’, Dutch Crossing, 23:1 (Summer 1999), with K. van der Stighelen. ‘Lady Margaret Douglas and Sir Thomas Seymour by Holbein’, Apollo (May 1998). ‘Reni’s Drawing of Nicholas Lanier’, Apollo (October 1996). ***‘Lady Jane Grey or Queen Kateryn Parr?’, The Burlington Magazine (January 1996).
PUBLICATIONS IN EGYPTOLOGY:
‘Dueling Nefertitis? In the Valley of the King’s Tomb of Amenhotep II’, KMT (Fall 2003), 22-
29.
6 ‘A Lost Mask of Tutankhamen?’, KMT (Spring 2002), 62-66. ‘Mutnodjmet, Sister-in-Waiting and Great Royal Wife’, KMT (Winter 2001-2002), 32-41. ‘Who is the Mummy Elder Lady?’, KMT (Summer 2001), 42-50. ‘End Paper: Ankhesenamen’, KMT (Fall 1993).
PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE:
‘Wuthering Heights for Children: Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden’, Connotations, 10/1 (2000/2001), 59-76.
‘A New Source for Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew’, Bulletin of The John Rylands University Library, Spring 2000.
‘Is Thurland Castle “Thornfield Hall”?’, Bronte Society Transactions, 2000.
ARTICLES ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA:
‘Early organization, commercialization and weaponization of social media in the entertainment industry: A case study, Bones, season 6 (2010-2011)’. Cogent Journal of Social Sciences (2017), 3:1.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23311886.2017.1313927 REVIEWS:
Review of ‘May Tudor as Supreme Head of the Church of England: The Evidence of Wills’, postmedieval, Berlin: Springer Nature, 2026.
Review of Katherine Parr: Complete Works and Correspondence, Janel Muller (ed.), Chicago:
University of Chicago Press, 2011. Published in Renaissance Quarterly, vol. 65:1 (Spring 2012).
ARTICLES ON ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMUNICATION:
Articles available at The Peak (Singapore), Los Angeles Times, La Canada Valley Sun, and Crescenta Valley Weekly. Former movie and entertainment critic for the La Canada Valley Sun and Crescenta Valley Weekly.
TRAVEL ARTICLES:
Samples of recent articles available online at the web sites of the Los Angeles Times, Epoch Times International, and TravelAge West.
***In 1965 the National Portrait Gallery in London acquired a 16th-century panel portrait of
7 a woman (NPG 4451) whom Roy Strong, then head of the gallery, subsequently identified as ‘Lady Jane Grey’. In 1996, this article, published in The Burlington Magazine, proved that identification to be wrong and that the sitter was actually Queen Kateryn Parr. The NPG subsequently relabeled the portrait.
● Participate in neuroscience research rotations and contribute to a research poster, abstract, and oral presentation at the Summer Research Symposium
UCLA HEALTH PRE-MED SUMMER SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Los Angeles, California
Summer Scholar March 2026 – Present
● Selected for the UCLA Health Pre-Med Summer Scholar Program focused on clinical exposure, healthcare education, and medical career exploration
● Participate in hands-on workshops, mentorship opportunities, and medical learning experiences designed to strengthen understanding of healthcare professions and patient care
PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY
Pasadena, California
Volunteer February 2026 – Present
● Lead Humane Education Program focused on inspiring compassion, responsibility, and respect for animals through structured educational outreach
● Support educational activities for children, teens, and community members on animal welfare, responsible pet ownership, and shelter awareness
● Contribute to community outreach initiatives that expand access to animal education and strengthen engagement with local families and schools
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK
Los Angeles, California
Volunteer January 2026 – Present
● Sort and package food donations to ensure efficient distribution to individuals and families facing food insecurity ● Support warehouse operations by organizing incoming supplies and preparing meal kits for community distribution
● Contribute to large-scale hunger relief efforts that serve vulnerable populations across Los Angeles County Sports
SOFTBALL February 2021 - Present
● Participate in high school and summer travel team practices and competitive games, develop teamwork, discipline, and time management
● Mentor and support new players to help them build skills and confidence on the field ● Built leadership through collaboration, adaptability, and maintaining focus during high-stakes situations LACROSSE November 2025 - Present
● Collaborate with teammates to achieve common goals and maintain a positive team environment ● Gain experience in a fast-paced team environment that require trust and coordination VOLLEYBALL June 2022 - August 2025
● Learn to communicate effectively under pressure and support teammates toward shared goals ● Gain experience in a fast-paced team environment that require trust and coordination Awards
❖ National Honor Society
❖ National Math Honor Society
❖ National English Honor Society
❖ California Scholarship Federation
Ella Wang
EDUCATION
Junior-Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada Flintridge, CA Class of 2027 ● GPA: 3.87/4.0, 4.20
○ Awarded Dean’s List: 9th-10th Grade
● PSAT: 1490 (October 2024)
● SAT I: 1540 (October 2025)
○ Reading and Writing Score: 770
○ Math Score: 770
● AP/College Coursework: Linear Algebra, AP Calculus BC (10th Grade, Scored 5), AP Biology (10th Grade, Scored 5), AP Chemistry, AP US History, AP French, and AP Literature.
ACTIVITIES
● Mock Trial, Attorney & Captain Oct 2023 -Present
○ Attended regional and state competitions, involving simulated legal cases. ● Director of Communications, June 4th Museum ((Memorial Museum for the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre) www.jinian64.org Jun 2025 - Present
○ Successfully organized and hosted an art gala on February 28, 2026, raising nearly $4,000 through an auction and exhibiting her sculpture pieces at the museum. ○ Created Lady of Democracy sculpture for museum
○ Initialized outreach to politicians, speakers, filmmakers, and artists ○ Planned film screening of “Tiananmen Tonight” by Micheal Streissguth ● School NACLO Club/ President- Computational Linguistics Club August 2025 - Present ● School Human Right Club/President 2026-27
● School Leadership Program, Prep Art Community / Co-president August 2024 - Present ● Fellowship with Stipend up to $750, A Semester Long Program for the Exploring Complex Solutions for a Complex World by Mercatus Center at George Mason University January 2026-Present ● Fellowship- The Yale Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) , 9-week Fellowship Program, a dynamic leadership development experience led by Yale undergraduates December 2025-March 2026 ● Fellowship-The Yale Policy Institute High School Fellowship December 2025-Present ● Human Rights/Political Research – Yellowbird Operation ○ Authored memoir (May 2024); submitted to Scholastic, awarded Honorable Mention; Expanded into research history paper (February 2025); submitted to National History Day, awarded Honorable Mention;Conducted additional interviews (Aug 2025); submitted revised research to The Concord Review (pending, revisions possible)
VOLUNTEERING
● USC Keck Arcadia Hospital, Volunteer December 2024 -Present ○ Highly competitive volunteer program, requiring candidates to go through multiple interview rounds ○ Interact with healthcare professionals and visitors within the hospital ● USC Pacific Art Museum, Armory Center for Art, Volunteer 2024 - Present ○ Led art classes for young children in a volunteer capacity ○ Engaged with attendees to promote survey participation at Lunar Year celebrations and special events
SUMMER ,WINTER & SPRING PROGRAMS
● Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project’s (APYLP) Annual Conference March 2026 The travel to and from Sacramento, lodging, meals, and all conference-related cost paid by APYLP ● Kenyon Review Young Writers Winter Program January 2026 ● Iowa Young Writer Studio 6 Week Online Writing Program Summer 2025 ● LA County Junior Public Defender Program Summer 2025
● Columbia Symposium Summer Online Program Summer 2025
● CSSSA (California State Summer School For The Arts)-Governor Summer School Summer 2024 ○ Selective summer program (<15%)
○ Awarded a Governor's Medallion, the highest arts award in California for students ● Global Health Leadership Conference, Johns Hopkins University Summer 2024 ○ Selective summer program (<10%)
○ Gained GHLA achievement certification
AWARDS
● Champion, Los Angeles County Mock Trial (2024) & 2nd Place in 2025 2024 & 2025 o Top Team out of 94 Competitors in the U.S.'s Most Populous County ● 1st Place – Southern California Debate League in Parliamentary Debate May 2024 ● Three Gold Keys, One Silver Key and Multiple Honorable Mention in Sculptures, Painting, Poetry, Personal Memoir, Fiction Writing, & Short Film -Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2023-2025 ● Governor's Medallion July 2024
o Received California's Highest Arts Honor for Students while attending CSSSA (California State Summer School of the Arts) as a Freshman
● Official Selection- All American High Film Festival- Short Film 2025 ● Bronze Winner, Best Child/Young Actress, Independent Shorts Awards & IndieX Film Festival Finalist Nominee -Short Film November 2024
● Honorable Mention in California National History Day History Paper Contest March 2025 ● Recognition in LA Science Fair in Ecology Division March 2025
PUBLICATIONS
● Critical Debates in Humanities, Science and Global Justice -History Research Paper-Operation Yellowbird:
How Chinese Dissidents Escaped the CCP’s Reach- has been accepted for publication in the Critical Debates in Humanities, Science and Global Justice Section
https://criticaldebateshsgj.scholasticahq.com/post/3558-operation-yellowbird-how-chinese-dissidents-swooped-a way-from-the-talons-of-the-ccp-by-ella-wang November 2025 ● Polyphony Lit Expected Spring 2026
○ Selected as an Artwork/Sculpture “Voice Unbound”
● Teen Ink November 2025
○ Scratch to thin ( Sculpture) https://www.teenink.com/art/sculptures/234279/Stretched-Too-Thin ● China Spring Magazine February 2025
○ “China and the US both say the other is winning the propaganda war. Is either right?” https://chinaspring.org/article/8b9ffc8c-ccbd-4b6f-a801-cf5a07b43c3c
INTERVIEWS & SPEECHES
Ella has been speaking at various events to bring up more awareness of her grandpa’s case
● On September 23, 2024, Ella was invited to speak on Capitol Hill at the conference “Communist China at 75 Years: A Review of Its Human Rights Practices and Policy Response from the U.S.” Her speech received over 115,000 views. https://x.com/shengxue_ca/status/1838247101211328784?s=46 ● December 27th, 2024, Ella was Interviewed by Voice of America for speaking about the global campaign to rescue grandpa. The video had over 317.4k views
https://x.com/VOAChinese/status/1873381763277545551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7 Ctwterm%5E1873381763277545551%7Ctwgr%5E0f9ae70d4ce644812294276d75ded7dbeb2c44e0%7Ctwcon% 5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voachinese.com%2Fa%2Foverseas-chinese-launched-rescue-wang-b ingzhang-movement%2F7917016.html
● January 19th, 2025, Ella was interviewed by Radio Taiwan International-Government-owned station, speaking about her Grandfather’s case. She urged the president in Taiwan to help the release of her grandfather. ● Nov 17, 2025, Ella’s video was presented at the event of Pen International (Defending freedom of expression and promoting literature worldwide since 1921), speaking about her Grandfather's case. .https://x.com/benedictrogers/status/1990545758974882140?s=51
Alexie Mouradian
Education
La Canada High School, La Canada Flintridge, CA
Expected Graduation: June 2028
● Grade 10
● Weighted GPA: 4.6
Experience
Co-Founder/CEO – Mills&Allie, Los Angeles, CA
March 2024 – Present
● Non-profit clothing business
● Working on designs for clothing
Clothing Organizer – YMCA of the Foothills, La Canada, CA January 2025
● Organized donated clothing for victims of the Eaton fire Program Spokesperson – Tumo, Los Angeles, CA
July 2025
● Informed potential participants about the new opening center in LA at an event Event Staff – Armenia Empowered, Los Angeles, CA
December 2023 - Present
● Checked in invitees during a fashion event
● Help set up events
Fundraiser/Creator– Peace for Artsakh Fundraiser
October 2020
● Created yard signs that read “Peace For Artsakh”
● Raised over $15,000 to donate to those affected by the wars in Artsakh Leadership & Activities
National Honors Society - Member
2026-Present
National Math Honors Society (LCHS Mu Alpha Theta) - Member 2026-Present
ALF - Volunteer/Member
2025-Present
● Work shifts at Bargain Box
● Raise money to donate to charities
Mind Your Own Business - Business Club Co-Founder – La Canada High School 2025-Present
● Educate students in business and marketing
Armenian Club Publicity Team – La Canada High School
2025-Present
● Post on the Armenian Club instagram
● Create presentations on current events in Armenia
● Spread the word about Armenian Club events
Tennis Player – La Canada tennis team
2024-Present
● Doubles player on the JV team
● Starting lineup - Doubles 3
● Match Day Machine Award
Girl Scout – Greater Girl Scouts of LA
2022-Present
● Raised money for the foundation by selling cookies
● LCF Girl Scout Day Camp counselor - 2 years
○ take care of elementary school children
Key Club - Member
2025-Present
● Volunteer at events
● Participate in meetings
Team Member – LCHS Omega Yearbook
2024-2025
● Created two spreads for the school yearbook
Reporter/Writer – The Spartan Newspaper
2024-2025
● 4 published stories in all 4 issues of the school newspaper Vice President – Builder’s Club
2023-2024
○ Fundraised money by organizing an E-waste drive
○ Co-lead events at school - making cards for firefighters, sandwiches for homeless Secretary/Treasurer/Writer – St. Bede Newspaper Club
Writer: 2022-2024 Secretary/Treasurer: 2023-2024
● Wrote and published stories in the newspaper about school events