Sophia Patino

Saint Joseph High School

5825 N Woodruff Avenue, Lakewood CA 90713
Office: (562) 925-5073
School website: www.sj-jester.org my email: 101996@my.sj-jester.org

Education:
Saint Joseph High School, Lakewood CA
Woman of Faith
Altar Server at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal parish
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Set up and Prepare for masses

Train younger children to become altar servers
Assist priest during each mass
Serve at Weddings, Funerals, Easter Sunday, and other important masses

Liturgy Choir at Saint Joseph High School

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2014-Present

Plan Retreats for freshmen, sophomores, and junior classes

Promote religion
Retreat Leader for freshmen, sophomore, and junior retreat
Took part in Stations of the Cross
Volunteered with service of the month

Eucharistic Minister at Saint Joseph High School

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2012-2013

Practiced during lunch, chorus class and during co-curricular

Sang at a cemetery for All Souls Day
Sang during masses
Set up Mics and rehearsed before masses

CSJ/ Campus Ministry member at Saint Joseph High School

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2009-Present

2015-Present

Attended Eucharistic minister training afterschool

Arrived at school early every liturgy to do a run through of the mass
Handed out Eucharist at Masses
Greeted guests and Board members at masses

Usher at Saint Joseph High School

2015-Present

Greeted students, parents, alumnae, faculty, and board members at masses

Directed the lines for communion
Guided students, teachers, and guests to their designated areas
Arrived at school early every liturgy to do a run through of the mass

Woman of Heart
Girl Scout at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish
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Participated in numerous service projects

Organized badge days for younger girl scouts
Mentor younger girls
Trained to become a camp counselor
Volunteered at Operation Gratitude (Sends care packages to soldiers)
Visited convalescent homes for the holidays
Donating can goods to Parish to help those less fortunate
Provided a Thanksgiving meal for a family who was less fortunate
Wrapped presents and donated gifts to the Saint Vincent De Paul Center (for families
who cannot afford gifts for their loved ones during the holidays)
Served food to the hungry On Christmas Eve
Made blankets and hosted an activity day for the girls at Maryvale, a foster home for
younger girls
Girl Scout Bronze, Silver, and Gold Award (service awards that require 40-80+ hours)
Girl Scout Leadership Award

Ambassador at Saint Joseph High School

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2004-Present

2015-Present

Conducted tours at open house

Attended meetings and Ambassador training
Inform others and answer questions about Saint Joseph High School
Promoted Saint Joseph High School to students from Our Lady of the Miraculous
Medal School

Woman of Intellect
California Scholarship Foundation (CSF) at Saint Joseph High School
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Tutored a foreign exchange student in English, Religion, and Biology

Met after school for 1-2 hours
Peer edited essays
Meet the grade qualifications to be a member of CSF
Part of Honor Guard at Graduation (2015)

Sustainable House project for Pre-Calculus

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2013-Present

Collaborated with 4 other girls

2015

Researched ways to build a sustainable house

Planned a day to meet up and construct the 3D model
Got an A
Improved skills in cooperation

Highest score for IC (in-class) essay in English IV

2015
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Was awarded a prize for getting the highest grade in my class

Got an 86.7% and was one of 4 in my senior class to get the high score

English Peer Tutor at Saint Joseph High School

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2015-Present

I met the grade requirements of a B+ or above

Was asked if I would tutor a peer struggling in English
Met with tutor to review for upcoming tests
Improved my peers grade

Woman of Courage
S.A.L.T club board Secretary at Saint Joseph High School
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Planned fundraising events

Worked at booth for open house
Worked shifts for bake sales and counted money
Coordinated service projects such as CHOC walk, MS walk, Locks of Love
Took notes at meetings

War for Change in Peace and Justice at Saint Joseph High School
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2014-2015

2015

Planned a project that aimed to help a certain social issue: focus on women
Had a war of change fundraiser for a week where classes compete to raise the most
money
All money made was sent to Every Mother Counts which is an health organization
that offers prenatal care to women in pregnancy
We raised $700

Woman of Community
Office Assistant at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal School
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Collate approximately 500 packets for distribution

Fill 500 informative envelopes for distribution

2010-Present

Sort and count books for each grade level

Distribute books to classrooms based on the requested amount
Paint banners for school events
Teacher aide during summer school (kindergarten)
File papers
Scan and make copies
Decorate bulletin boards for advertisement
Post Information on bulletin boards

Girl Scout Silver Award with Operation Blankets of Love

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Hosted bake sales to fundraise

Held donation drives at my parish seeking donations of blankets, food, toys etc. for
animals in shelters
Worked with O.B.O.L, a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the
well-being of homeless animals and increase chances of survival and adoption
Visited shelters and distributed the blankets to the dogs and cats
Donated the money made at bake sales to O.B.O.L

CHOC walk with SALT club

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2012

2012-Present

Participated in CHOC walk for Childrens Hospital of Orange County

Walked 5k
Donated 50 dollars to benefit children health and well-being

Girl Scout Program Aide at El Ranchito

2012-2013

Attended and completed all Girl Scout Program Aide training sessions offered by the
Council to prepare for camp leader position.

Worked as a Summer Camp Program Aide for Camp Mariposa

Worked as a Camp Aid Counselor with younger Girl Scouts, ages 6-10, for six
activity sessions at the Camp.

Helped guide younger girls to be leaders in their own lives and in the world.

Service of the Month

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Participate in service projects my school advertises

Beach clean up
Walk to raise money for the children's hospital of Orange County
Donate a meal for a family in need
Moses baskets

Girl Scout Gold Award with La Casita Shelter

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2014-Present

2015-2016

Met with Southern California Alcohol and Drug Program, to begin process for
working with La Casita womens shelter in Downey

Obtain books from book drives (hosted by myself) to create my lending library

Seek donations of book shelves, paint, canvas, etc.

Designed and painted a mural for my lending library, and stock bookshelves with
gently used and new children books.

Hosted reading days to teach the children at la Casita the importance of reading

Rose Parade Girl Scout troop in Pasadena CA

2015-Present

Applied and was accepted to be in the Rose Parade Girl Scout troop.

Attended all mandatory meetings and met the rose court

Attended weekend practices at San Marino High School

Recognized for my Gold Award project, Highest Award in Girl Scouting

Walked in the 2016 Rose Parade