Megumi Fukuzawa

Portfolio: megumifukuzawa.weebly.com Email: ​megtf227@gmail.com

Objective
To attend a four-year undergraduate institute as a Japanese Language or International Studies
major and continue onto law school to become an immigration lawyer

Education
Centennial High School Expected Graduation: May 2019
● Enrolled in: AP English Literature and Composition, AP Computer Science Principles,
AP Spanish, AP Calculus AB, Business Design and Development G/T, String Orchestra
G/T, Intern/Mentor G/T

Awards/Honors
Future Business Leaders of America (2015-present)
● Placed 1st at the regional competition; qualified for state competition - 11th grade
● Placed in top 10 at state competition - 11th
● Placed 2nd at the regional competition; qualified for the state competition - 9th grade

Class Board of 2019 (2015-present)

● Recognized as Class Ambassador of the Class of 2019 for organizing the Homecoming
events - 10th grade

Golf (2015-present)
● Varsity Athletic Award - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade
● Minds in Motion Award - 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grade
● Placed 1st at the 2017 Metro Tour Turf Valley (Golf) Tournament
● Placed 2nd at the 2017 ​Mid Atlantic PGA 2017 Crofton Country Club (Golf) Tournament
● Placed 3rd at the Metro Tour 2017 Caves Valley Invitational (Golf) Tournament
● Placed 5th at the Howard County Girls Golf Tournament - 11th grade
● Placed 6th at the Districts Girls Golf Tournament - 11th grade
● Qualified for the States Semifinal Girls Golf Tournament -11th grade
● Named to the Girls Golf All-County First Team - 11th grade
● Named to the Girls Golf All-County Second Team - 10th grade
● Howard County Girls Golf County Champions - 12th grade
● Named to All-County Second Team (despite injury) - 12th grade
● Howard County Recreation and Parks Youth Player of the Year - 12th grade
Japanese School (2006-2015)
● Graduated from (weekend) Japanese School after attending nine years

Academic Awards
● Received the Seal of Biliteracy in Japanese (2018)
● Nominated for the Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish (2018)
● AP Scholar with Distinction (2018)
● 1st Place in Maryland Coalition for Gifted and Talented Education Essay Contest (2019)

Activities
Golf (2015-present)
● Varsity Girls Golf - (2015-present)
○ See details in Awards/Honors section
○ Captain - 12th grade
● The First Tee of Howard County (out of school) - (2015-present)
○ Enrolled in the highest level (ACE level) - (2016-present)
○ Volunteer coach of golf classes for children ages 6~14 - (2016-present)
■ Taught 16 sessions in four years
■ Taught both golf and life skills
○ The First Tee of Howard County Youth Advisory Board Member - (2016-present)
■ Served as Co-President - (2017-present)
■ Planned and led board meetings to discuss monthly agenda
● LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Program (out of school) - (2016-present)
○ Empower young female golfers and increase female involvement in the sport
○ Mentored girls-only golf classes ages 6~14 (2016-present)
○ National eLeader Program (2016-present)

In-School Extracurriculars

● Class Board of 2019 - (2015-present)

○ Class Vice President (2015-present)
○ Organized fundraisers to raise money for prom and senior events

● Tri-M Music Honor Society - (2015-present)

○ Volunteered within the community at music events such as school concerts, music
department fundraisers, local concerts for the elderly
○ Played music and sang at nursing homes
○ Volunteered as Event Coordinator for the Jazz Ambassador Concert (2017)
○ Sorted music for music directors
 ● Key Club International (started at Centennial HS in 2016) - (2016-present)
○ Webmaster - (2016-present)
○ Volunteered at community events (e.g. elementary school spring fair, kids
marathons)
○ Baked cookies and made cards for Valentine’s Day for a local nursing home,
wrote thank you letters and created care packages for soldiers overseas

● Helping Hands (started at Centennial HS in 2016) - (2016-present)

○ Helped Kenyan students with English skills through the “Kenya Connect” pen pal
system, created gift boxes to donate to children during the holidays
○ Volunteered within the community by making sandwiches for Grassroots

● Future Business Leaders of America - (2015-present)

○ See details in the Honors/Awards section
○ Vice President- 12th
○ Planned bi-weekly meetings and created powerpoints to present to club members

● GirlUp - (2015-2016)
○ Treasurer
○ Communicated with the school bookkeeper about logistics behind fundraisers

● Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society (2018-present)

Out-of-school Extracurriculars

● Howard County Association of Student Councils - (2014-present)

○ Served as Second Vice President, representative of middle schoolers in Howard
County (2014-2015)
○ Served on the Special Elections Committee for (2016-present)
■ Organized Student Member of the Board elections
■ Served as the chair of the Special Elections Committee (2017-present)
■ Organized the 2018 and 2019 Student Member of the Board Convention
○ Served on the Constitution Revision Committee (2018)
■ Presented the process of revising a constitution at a general assembly

● Maryland Association of Student Councils - 8th, 9th

○ Served as Howard County Middle School Representative -8th
○ Appointed as Assistant Webmaster - 9th
 ● National Association of Student Councils - 9th
○ Represented the Maryland chapter as a delegate at the National Association of
Student Councils Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico - 9th

● Japanese Language Weekend School - 1st grade to 9th grade, graduated

Internships
● FIRN (Foreign Born Information and Resources Network) 2018-2019
○ Under Intern/Mentor Program at school

Skills
● Strong leadership skills
● Work well as a team-member
● Fluent in Japanese
● High school level skills in Japanese
○ Subject SAT Japanese Test: 720 out of 800
○ Japanese AP Exam: 5 out of 5
○ Received the Seal of Biliteracy in Japanese (2018)
● Can understand, write, and read Spanish at a Spanish 4 Honors high school class level
○ Nominated for the Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish (2018)
● Communicating with peers as well as adults
○ Experienced from clubs and extracurriculars: talking to coaches, advisors
● Organization and planning ahead of time
● Technologically literate: email, social media, Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Google Docs
○ Took Foundations of Technology course, AP Computer Science Principles

References
● Available upon request