Meet Skylar…

Courses:

  • AP Calculus BC

  • AP Physics C

  • AP Computer Science A

  • AP Computer Science Principles

  • AP Biology

  • AP Spanish Language

  • AP English Language

  • AP Statistics

  • AP Government

  • AP Microeconomics

  • TA for AP Computer Science A

  • Honors Chemistry

  • Honors Algebra 2

  • Honors Pre-Calculus

Competitive Ladies Figure Skater

  • USFS Double Gold Medalist in Singles and Skating Skills

  • Competing at Senior Level

  • Qualified for 2025 USFS Pacific Coast Sectionals in Ogden, Utah. Ranked #14 in Pacific Section.

  • Finished 2nd at LA Open and 3rd at Cup of Colorado as a Senior Lady

  • USFS Graduating Seniors Award - Gold

  • 1st at Pasadena Open, 1st at Autumn Classic, 4th at Golden West Championships, 2nd at Skate Houston as a Junior Lady

  • Qualified for 2024 USFS Pacific Coast Sectionals in Tacoma, Washington. Placed 10th. Ranked #8 in Pacific Section

  • Coached by Tiffany Chin, Former US National Champion, 1984 Olympian, World Medalist and inducted into United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame

  • Competed in 2018 Australian National Championships in Sydney, Australia

Northrop Grumman, Summer Internships 2023 & 2024

  • Global Summit Intern

  • Selected from a competitive pool of applicants to work from 5pm to 9pm

  • Utilized FABLAB engineering workshop alongside college interns and mentor engineers to develop and build a rover designed to suppress fires and an aerial drone to survey the extent of fire damages

  • Delivered oral presentations to Project Managers and Vice Presidents at Northrop Grumman

  • Learned how to work in a team, build a payload, solder wires and give effective presentations

Clubs/Leadership

  • Coderdojo Club, President and Co-founder

  • Coderdojo Redondo Beach, Co-founder and President. Teach a monthly coding class to elementary school kids

  • Southern California High School Skating Team, President and Co-founder. Recruit team members and compete in USFS High School competitions

  • Robotics Club, VP of Club Affairs, responsible for finances

  • Mira Costa G.A.L.S. (Girls in Advancing Leadership in Stem), Member

  • Manhattan Beach Youth Council, Member

Work/Volunteer Experience

  • Junior Coach. Promoted to teach figure skating and hockey classes for LA Skating Academy. Paid Position

  • Coder. Planned and coded website to generate certificates, badges and progress reports for LA Skating Academy. Utlilized Python, HTML, Javascript, Vercel, AWS. Volunteered time

  • Skate Lead for Learn to Skate Classes. Promoted from Volunteer to paid position. Oversee weekend skating classes for Skating school with over 4,000+ kids. Responsibilities include taking attendance, helping kids on the ice, teaching beginner skater safety, taking photos and videos for social media, answering parent questions and managing on-ice staff. Paid Position

  • Lead Counselor: 101 Figure Skating Camp

  • Volunteer Skating Coach Assistant. Helped coaches teach Learn to Skate classes for LA Skating Academy including teaching children who preferred to be taught in Spanish

  • Thru Guidance: Volunteer. 24 Degrees of Color program provides resources for inner-city kids to participate in skating. Taught skating to children in Spanish.

  • Participated in the Memory Project. The Memory Project is a youth arts organization that promotes intercultural understanding and kindness between children around the world. Created 2 portraits for children in African orphanages.

Academic Awards

  • National Merit Scholarship Commended

  • National Honor Society

  • AP Scholar with Distinction

  • California State Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish. Recognizes proficiency in language besides English

  • Honor Roll all semesters

Art Awards

  • Desmos Global Math Art Contest WInner 2022. Created a complex art piece using only mathematical equations and graphs. 1 of 80 winners from 10,000+ applicants from 100 countries

  • Artwork selected for display at 2023 TOCAPalooza Festival. Juried fine arts exhibition with 4,000+ visitors. Subsequently chosen for gallery display at Del Amo Fashion Center.

  • Water is Life Art Contest Winner 2021. Finalist in art contest held by West Basin Municpal Water DIstrict to promote water conservation. 1 of 15 finalists out of 500 applicants. 1 of 3 finalists from WBMWD to be featured in District yearly calendar distributed to 10,000+ people.