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My name is Melinda Holt, and I am a junior at Chesapeake
High School in Pasadena, Maryland. My best traits are
that I’m humorous, nice, polite, caring, and strong. In
school, I am taking Pre-Calculus, Physics, U.S History
honors, German, Advanced Placement English Language and
Composition, Psychology, and Human Physiology. In the
past I have taken Advanced Placement European History,
Honors Chemistry, Honors French 3, Spanish 2, Honors
English and Honors Algebra 2. I know the fundamentals of
four languages: French, Spanish, German, and English.
These challenging classes will help me achieve my goal
which is to major in Pre-medicine in college; it will be
a great honor to get to that level.
I have lived in Pasadena all my life and have grown up
on the water. It’s a great privilege to live on the
water; many don’t have the access like I do. Many
memories have accumulated through the years living in
this environment including: jumping off my pier, many
canoe rides, and watching my cat boogie board. Living so
close to nature makes me appreciate the balance of
nature and gives me a sense of respect for our
environment. The appreciation I have towards keeping our
planet clean and eco-friendly has caused me to join the
Environmental club in high school and to recycle at
home. Also, I chose to use biodegradable cloth bags when
going grocery shopping instead of using plastic bags and
I chose to limit the amount of plastic bottles I drink
from and instead use stainless steel bottles. All of
these decisions will help our eco-system which is in
desperate need of help. Choices you make today affect
the future, so make your choices carefully.
Chesapeake High School sports are an important part of
my life as an academic student and participant. In the
winter of my freshman year, I participated in
Cheerleading in which my team won first place at
counties. Then in the spring, I competed in Gymnastics
and our team won first place in counties and placed 3rd
at regionals. In my sophomore year, I joined
cheerleading again and in the fall we received first
place again, then in winter we got second,
unfortunately. Also in the spring I joined Tennis. Now
I’m currently enrolled in Dance Company class and plan
on joining Tennis in the spring season for my second
year.
Outside of School, sports have also been a major
influence in maintaining a drive and focus to never give
up and work hard till you achieve your goal. When I set
my mind on achieving a goal, I work hard until I
accomplish it or feel as if I did the best I could. I
chose to work hard to feel a sense of pride. When I took
ballet, tap, and jazz classes at the Howard County
Center of Arts, it was a rewarding experience. The basic
skills I learned in those three years set me up for the
success I had in gymnastics. When I was six, I attended
gymnastics at Docksiders gym, then stopped when I wanted
to join dance. Once I felt I had mastered dance I wanted
to move on. I went back to gymnastics at All-Pro
gymnastics for two years; I had been working hard on
improving my skills to get up to a competitive level. I
had to stop classes because I had just started high
school and it was becoming too much to handle and
instead I joined cheerleading.
In the summer, I have participated every year for the
past three years in Camp Hope. This summer program is
led by the United Methodist Church. This is a four week
program in which churches in Maryland, and some from New
York, travel to Frostburg for a week to serve other
people. Camp Hope is a rewarding camp that helps people
in need; it helps teenagers realize that there are
people out there that require our help. Since teenagers
can be very selfish; when we’re put in this environment,
it's no longer about what we need or what we want, it’s
what they need and what we can do to help. I feel a
sense of sorrow to those who don’t have the privileges
that I have. The basic things like a fresh coat of paint
or a new porch that they can actually walk on without
worrying they will fall, brings such joy and
appreciation for the work we get done in one week. When
we work together as a team, and not as selfish
teenagers, we achieve the most. I love Camp Hope because
I like the feeling when you know you just helped lift
someone’s spirit to help make their lives better.
I have received many awards and honors through school
for sports and extracurricular activities. This includes
two gold medals and one silver medal in cheerleading. In
gymnastics I received one gold medal. For outstanding
academic achievement I have received acceptance letters
to the People to People to be a student ambassador in
many foreign countries and travel through them. Also, I
have recently received two acceptance letters to attend
congressional student leadership conferences through
Lead America Medicine and healthcare. Receiving these
awards has not been a piece of cake; it takes effort and
dedication to achieve them.
As your new Princess of the Maryland Yacht Club, I will
bring insightful ideas and will always have respect for
the people. My main goal in being the Princess is to
educate, persuade, and influence others to participate
in making our environment a healthy, homeostatic
eco-system. I’m also looking forward to the future ball
I will be attending and hopefully I will meet most of
the members at these balls, while supporting other clubs
around our region. In my eyes; the Maryland Yacht Club
is a place to relax, laugh, and share stories.
Melinda Holt
2009-2010 Princess
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