Claire Segura

8104 Billy Bonney Court Austin, TX 78749 ​atxclaire@gmail.com

Austin High Class of 2020 / 4.21 GPA / 1410 SAT

Honors
● National Hispanic Scholar - National Hispanic Scholar Recognition Program
● National Honors Society 11, 12
● Trustee Award 9th Grade

Activities
Academy of Global Studies
9,10,11,12
4 Year Integrated curriculum focused on Global Challenges tied to local solutions,
Yearly Learning Expedition
● 9th Third world simulation Farm, Arkansas- shared a bowl of rice with 16 people for three
days, slept on dirt floor, no running water
● 10th Costa Rica sustainable living - stayed with indigineous BriBri tribe in Costa Rican
Jungle, visited Earth University to understand sustainable living, gave “TED Talk” on
● 11th American Southwest New Mexico- visited Native American reservations, learned
about their culture, volunteered at a high school
● 12th Thailand - service learning trip January 2020

Austin High Mountain Bike Race Team

9,10,11,12
10 Hours Week / 18 Weeks Year
Team Captain 10,11,12
● Competitive racer in off road league, raced in multiple locations around Texas, 3 times a
week practice
● Placed in state: 7th as freshmen, 3rd as sophomore, 8th in JV
● Led team rides, coach new members , recruit new riders, plan team events
● Summer Trips to ride in Colorado, Utah

Marching Band
9,10,11,12
15 Hours week / 15 Weeks Year
Band President 12, Section Leader Mellophones 11,12
● Leader of day to day activities, prepare for competition
● Help plan band events, interact with other band's leadership, teach fundamentals
● Deliver end of year speech
● Marched in London New Years Day Parade
● Performed onstage at Austin City Limits Music Festival(ACL) with headliner Mumford
and Sons - and yes it was awesome!
Work - Darcy’s Dog Dayz
11,12
8 hours week / 52 weeks year
● Multiple pet sitting visits three times a week up to 11 visits a day, trusted with clients
homes and pets.
● Holiday weeks 20+ hours
● Dealt with home alarms, runaway cats, hiding dogs, etc...

Honor Band - French Horn

9,10,11,12
12 hours week / 36 Weeks Year
● Top band at Austin High, challenging music
● Received sweepstakes in UIL each year, advanced to State solo and ensemble for two
years
● Musicianship Award
● Taught myself trumpet and played in jazz program as well

Girls Outside Volunteer

10,11,12
8 hours week / 4 weeks year
● Mentored elementary school girls while exploring the outdoors

Austin Public Library Teen Library Council Volunteer

10,11,12
2 hours week / 36 Weeks Year
● Help with miscellaneous tasks around the library
● Volunteer at special events as well as plan and organize events

Basketball
9,10
18 hours week / 15 Weeks Year
● Voted by peers for Freshman Team Captain, Undefeated District Champions two
consecutive years
● Most Improved Player Two consecutive Years