Yanxiang Zhang 
Rising Junior at Amador Valley High School

Extracurriculars
 

2018 - PRESENT 
Speech and Debate​ - Officer 

● I’m the Officer of Public Relations at my high school’s Speech and Debate Team. 
● As a club, we research, prepare for, and compete in monthly debate tournaments. 
● As an officer, I reach out to new members and get them accustomed to the activity. 

Tournaments attended (Congressional Debate) 

● 12/14/2018 SCU Dempsey Cronin 1st place 

● 1/18/2019 James Logan MLK Jr 6th place 
● 2/9/2019 33rd Annual Stanford  Finalist 
● 11/22/2019 SCU Dempsey Cronin 1st place 
● 1/17/2020 James Logan MLK Jr 3rd place 
● 2/8/2020 34th Annual Stanford Finalist 

2018 - PRESENT 
Teacher for Speech Classes  

● I volunteer at PalmTree Academy, a school that offers speech and debate classes. 
● I’m a teaching assistant there, helping my former coach who taught me the subject. 
● I help write the course content, give lectures, and guide students in debate training. 

2018 - PRESENT 
Amador Science Team​ - Captain 

● I’m one of the captains of the Amador Valley High School Science Team. 
● As a club, we prepare for and compete in California’s Science Olympiad every year. 
● As a captain, I manage everyone’s work and organize research for everyone’s 
events. 

2016 - PRESENT 
Online Comp. Sci. Course Developer 

● I volunteered at PonyCody, a company that offers online computer science classes. 

● These courses taught students Java, Python, JavaScript, and C++.  
● I created the curriculum and course content, and produced tutorial videos. 

 
  

2016 - PRESENT 
Teacher for Robotics Classes 

● I volunteered at Kiditech, a company that offers robotics and 3D design classes. 

● These classes taught students how to program with LEGO and VEX robots. 
Students created 3D prints with Autocad, Blender, and Sketchup.  
● I gave lectures on course content and guided students in their projects. 

Volunteer Work
 

President’s Volunteer Service Award 

● 2017 - Gold Award - 100 hours 

● 2018 - Gold Award - 128 hours 
● 2019 - Gold Award - 192 hours 

Congressional Award 

● 2019 - Gold Certificate - 192 hours 

Foundation For Peace 

Last summer, I discovered an organization called Foundation For Peace, which offers 
mission trips and humanitarian aid to third-world countries. During my ten-day trip, my 
group and I did community service in the Dominican Republic. 

We worked in construction, digging ditches, pouring concrete, and laying bricks in the hot 
Carribean sun. We worked in a pharmacy, sorting medicine and helping the local doctor 
organize medical forms. With the help of the community pastor, we held church services 
for adults and children alike. 

We volunteered at an orphanage that raises kids with physical and mental disabilities. The 
facility accepts children from parents who are unwilling to care for kids with such 
conditions. I read children's stories to the kids and told them about my own life in America. 
I want to believe that I gave these children a memorable experience and a huge amount of 
joy.