Julia Tongate

2620 Barton Hills Drive 512-924-4570

Austin, TX 78704 juliatongate@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Stephen F. Austin High School 2014-2018
Academy of Global Studies
ACT: 32 SAT: 1440 / #12 of 497
GPA: 4.4091 Weighted
EXTRA-
CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
Hall of Honor Leaders Council (11,12)
Chosen by faculty
Part of panel who nominates award recipients
Speaker at Annual Assembly
o Gave speech about scholarship for students
who have never given up when faced with
adversity
2 hrs/wk-20 wks/yr

Link Crew Leadership (11,12)

High School Ambassadors for Incoming Freshmen
Worked with special needs students
By teacher nomination and application
5 hr/wk-36 wks/yr

Lady Maroon Basketball Team (9,10,11,12)

Varsity Team (12)
Post
16 hrs/wk-25 wks/yr

Lady Maroon Volleyball Team (9,10,11,12)

Varsity Team (12)
Middle/Right Side
16 hrs/wk-25 wks/yr

Academy of Global Studies Capstone Project (12)

Save The Bees Project
o Bee conservation research
16 hrs/wk-25 wks/yr

HONORS
AND AWARDS
Top 2% of class (9,10,11,12)
AISD Trustees Scholar Award-Top 10% (9,10,11)
National Honor Society (11,12)
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
Austin Pets Alive (9,10)
Cleaned and cared for animals in shelter
Made dog toys and donated to shelter
4 hrs/wk- 10 wks/yr

AGS New Mexico Southwest Expedition May 2017

Volunteered on Indian Reservation
Studied Indigenous Cultures in Region
40 hrs./wk.-1 wks

AGS Costa Rica Learning Expedition January 2016

Student at Earth University
Service learning with the indigenous Bri-Bri people
Painted fences at homeless shelter, picked coffee
beans at plantation, harvested crops on local farm
50 hrs./wk.-1 wks./yr.

AGS Teach for A Day (10)

Taught 7 and 8 grades at OHenry Middle School
th th

Created lesson plan about The Cold War

6 hrs/wk- 6 wks/yr

Austin Pets Alive 2016 Global Studies Project (10)

Recruited students through Austin Pets Alive
Taught elementary students about stray animals
5 hrs/wk-8 wks/yr

AGS Arkansas-Heifer International Expedition November 2014

3rd World Country Simulation experiencing
the challenges of global hunger and poverty
40 hrs./wk.-1 wks

AGS Green Gates Farm October 2014

Analyzed irrigation systems, livestock
at local farm
Created solutions for more efficient farming
Fed animals, landscaping
4 hrs./wk.-6 wks

Barton Hills Elementary Carnival (9,10,11,12)

Volunteer
5 hrs/wk-1 wk/yr
EMPLOYMENT
Babysitter (9,10,11,12)
Various Families
5 hrs/wk-30 wks/yr

Pet Country Spa, Terrell, Texas (11)

Paid Internship
Front desk, office maintenance, observed surgeries
40 hrs/wk-3 wks/yr

Lifeguard-City of Austin, Deep Eddy Pool (10)

10 hrs/wk- 5 wks/yr