Karissa Speckhart

Class of 2022

Contact and Personal Information:

● Phone (mobile): (757)-672-0084
● Email: karissaspeckhart183@gmail.com
● Address: 1120 Wythe Lane, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451
Educational Information:
● GPA: 3.9 Unweighted
● AP Exams: 3 on AP Human Geography
● High School: Frank W. Cox
Leadership Roles:
● Care By Community “Buddy”
○ I assist Cooke Elementary students of various grade levels by helping
them with homework activities, assisting in the distribution of meals,
preparing food bags for students to take home for future meals,
engaging them in active play, in addition to serving as a positive role
model overall. (2019-2020)
● Spirit Club Social Media Manager - Historian (2021)
○ I recap the clubs attendance at various sporting events by posting
pictures, creating captions, in addition to using my graphic design
skill set to establish an appealing social media page that aims to attract
new club members.
Volunteer Work:
● Care By Community
○ This is after-school program which provides childcare and structure
for underprivileged students at Cooke Elementary. (2020-2021)
● Cox Lacrosse Bonfire Table Worker
○ I donated supplies such as water bottles, in addition to providing
information to the Bonfire attendees about steps involved in joining
Cox’s girls lacrosse team. (2020)
 ● Cox Lacrosse Cheerfest Table Worker
○ I fundraised for the Cox Girl’s Lacrosse team by staffing the
concession stand at the Cox High School Cheerfest event, which
entailed serving food, restocking depleted inventory, interacting with
customers, as well as managing and correctly identifying the correct
price of each item. (2020)
● Operation Smile Boo Bash Table Worker
○ I handed out candy at this event held by the school that sets up a trick
or treating environment for kids that live in areas where it is unsafe to
trick or treat. (2020)
● Operation Smile Fundraising
○ I disseminated the various fundraising events in an effort to raise
money for the Operation Smile Organization. (2019-2021)
● Polar Plunge
○ I fundraised money in effort to support the Virginia Special Olympics.

Extracurriculars:
● Cox Operation Smile (2019 - 2021)
● Care By Community (2020, 2021)
● Freshman Advisory Board (2019)
● Key Club (2020)
● Sophomore Advisory Board (2020)
● Spirit Club (2021)
● Math Honor Society (2021)
● Polar Plunge (2020)

Work Experience:
● Cavalier Country Club Pool Attendant
○ I greeted incoming members while logging their names and numbers,
in addition to managing the amenities of the club, such as towels, in
an effort to maintain a clean and safe environment. (2020)
● Cavalier Country Club Lifeguard
 ○ I provide and maintain a safe environment for the club’s members
while strictly enforcing the pool rules and regulations, in addition to
being trained and certified in reacting quickly to a wide variety of
emergency situations. (2021)
Honors and Awards:
● Honor Roll (2009-2021)
● Principles List (Semester 1 of 2020)