Serena Aeschilman

Future plans to attend college and pursue a career in Aerospace

Favorite Courses in High School

Physics: as it relates to space and time.
Economics: learning about everyday activities that occur in the economy, in every country is
interesting. It is a factor that is universally examined to determine how well countries are doing in
relation to one another. It can also occur on a smaller scale with microeconomics and businesses
around us.

Least Favorite Courses in High School

Biology: as it is all terms, and hardly any numbers related in the way it works.

Extracurriculars
Aug 2007- Present

Piano

Piano for 9 years

I have participated in Federation and concerto

Aug. 2011- Present

Chinese Dance

Traditional chinese dance

Cultural dances and performances around Utah during Chinese New Year holiday

Dec 2013- Present

Cosplay

Create costumes from scratch to wear to events such as comic con

Also sometimes does charity events at Primary Childrens

Held a community charity event for West Jordan Care Center (2016)

Oct 2013- Present

Intern at Broadway Media

Help with Meet and Greets with bands

Sound board Engineer assistant

Organize schedules

Set up remote events (tent, yers, etc)

Personal assistant to whomever needs assistance for the day

Create signs, posters, yers

run errands such as picking up food, picking up supplies, and picking up individuals

Sept. 2014- Present

District Ocer of Key Club -

Board member of Key Club.

We create and organize service activities in Idaho and Utah

*Service*

* also leadership*

Sept. 2014- Present

Youth City Council

Youth City Council in West Valley City .

We get involved with the local government

Create service events in the city.

District 1 Representative

*Leadership*

Key to the City

Oct. 2014- Present

Lyra Dancer at Onyx Fitness

Aerial Hoopist

Oct. 2014- Present

Belly Dancer at Onyx Fitness

Belly Dancer, focused on Middle East culture

2nd place Jr Belly Dance Star

3rd place Belly Dancer West Coast Jr Division

Oct. 2014- Present

Aerial Silks at Onyx Fitness

Aerial silks participant

Oct. 2014- Present

Pole Dancer at Onyx Fitness

Aerialympics participant

2011- Present

MESA

Part of the Math Engineering Science Association

Went on to state in the robotic arm division (2016)

2014- Present

DECA

Part of the DistributiveEducationC lubsofA merica

2014- Present

OPERATION SMILE

Part of the Operation Smile Foundation Club

2015- Present

FIRST Tech Challenge

Helped create the FIRST tech challenge team at Skyline High school.

Received 14th during our rst competition

Built a robot within 2 months

2015- Present

Investment Club

Learn the basics of investment and mock invest to see how well we would have done in the
stock market.

Vice President for the 2016-2017 school year

2016- Present

Astronomy- Alien Club

Created an Astronomy Club which also discusses the possibility of Aliens in space.

June 2016- Present

Intern at REAP Program

Using split aptamers on anthrax spores to help nd a better vaccine

Split Aptamer research on Cocaine, method called qPCR

June 2016- Present

Education Intern at the Leonardo (In conjunction with NASA)

Run coding unplugged for the guests who arrive

Helped with Tech take apart- took apart appliances to show children what is inside

Assists with research for FLIGHT exhibit

Visited NASA headquarters to gain more knowledge toward what I would bring back to the
Leonardo

Paid by NASA

June 2016- Present

Intern at State Farm

Learning business skills at an insurance company

Answer phone

Customer service

Favorite Extracurricular
To me, the most important extracurricular I participate in would be cosplaying. Cosplaying
is costume play, and is most common at events such as Comic Con or other large scale Conventions.
Cosplay is a creative way for me to express myself. I very much enjoy being able to recreate
something I see online, to t my personality. Each cosplay is unique to the individual constructing
the costume. There is always individuality in the costume. The character one picks to dress as is
always an inner judgement within the creator. The steps I take to create a costume is a unique way in
comparison to other cosplayers. There will always be personal preference, but the individuality
different methods create is what really shows in the nal costume.
Cosplaying is self rewarding. Walking around a convention, knowing that the clothing that is
on my body was created with my own hands is impressive. As people compliment your costume,
knowing that you did your very best shines outward. Attendees can admire your hard work and
dedication, which boosts my self con dence. Often times, cosplay can be dif cult. It requires a lot of
patience, as many things can go wrong. You must also be dedicated to continue to make a costume,
often times I will feel discouraged, and will revisit the costume in the future. I am never unhappy
with my creations, regardless of the hardship involved.
Cosplay can also be a service. Often times, cosplayers go to the local hospitals to cheer up
the patients. There are many events which gives cosplayers the opportunity to impact someone else.
Seeing the smile on people's faces as they see their favorite character walk by is even more
rewarding. Other people are in uenced by my cosplays, which in itself is the most rewarding part of
Cosplaying.

Adjectives that Describe Me

1) Outgoing: I am not afraid to put myself out there to achieve something I want.
2) Hardworking: I want to ef ciently and to the best of my ability get things done.
3) Dedicated: I will not give up despite the situation, as I am determined to better myself.

What Makes Me Unique

I would like to think that I am a well rounded individual. I have skills others do not obtain until later
in their life. I gained these skills by participating in unique activities. These skills are maintaining
nances, sewing, cooking, tness, and more.

Greatest In uence
I believe that I have been the greatest in uence on my developement. I am constantly pushing
myself to do better. Through my self motivation, I have been able to achieve a variety of things and
obtain my current aspirations. I am self driven and dont let obstacles stop me from what I aspire to
achieve.
Aliens are also a good in uence. I have had an interest in Aliens for quite some time. The unknown
draws my interest. During this past summer, I had the opportunity to visit NASA, there, my

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attraction toward Aliens deepened. I hope to work at NASA long enough that I can gain clearance to
know if Aliens do exist. Space is an unknown to the world at the moment. You dont know what is
out there in the depths of the universe. I hope to befriend an extraterrestrial in hopes that we can be
friends and have a mutual bene cial relationship. We could learn a lot from them, and they may be
able to learn quite a bit from us. I desperately want to be a part of their discovery. This desire to
befriend Aliens has driven me to push myself toward Aerospace Engineering and deepening my
knowledge of the world (later, possibly the universe).

Stress
I over come with bad situations by either dealing with them directly, or going to bed. If i am well
rested I can look at a situation from a different way. I have also learned that exercising is another
good way of relieving stress.

Career choices
1) Aerospace Engineer: I would love this job, as it sounds really fun to work with both space
situations and math.
2) Computer Scientist: the opportunity to create a better world with programs and apps is
highly appealing. It is a unique way to give to the world
3) Computer Engineer: Building and coding hardware for the computer world help me invent
something that may not have been thought of before. It could make a device run more
ef ciently.