Sarah Catherine Yezek

Contact Information
-Address 1907 420th street Kensett, Iowa
-Email sarah.c.yezek@gmail.com
-Phone number 641-512-8045

Academics:
Northwood-Kensett Junior-Senior High School (2015-2019) Northwood, Iowa

Teachers Aide (2017-2019)

- Helped out teachers in their classrooms. Help ranged from making worksheets to teaching mini
lessons.

Concurrent enrollment classes completed:

Music Appreciation, NIACC Spring 2019

-Focuses on studying music history.

Child and Adolescent Psychology, NIACC Spring 2019

-Focuses on studying child development from fertilization of an egg to adulthood.

Introduction to Teaching, NIACC Fall 2018

-Focuses on learning different things we see today in education, ranging from the needs of
children to legal and ethical issues of teaching. This course helps students decide if teaching is
for them. It is like a first step into teaching.

Field Experience and Seminar, NIACC Fall 2018

-32 hours of field experience

Developmental Psychology
- Focuses on how the brain develops, as well as psychological needs.

Class Rank:
-12/31

Activities:

FCCLA (2018-2019)
- Vice President

Individual Speech (2015-19)

-Conference, Districts, and State Speech (2015-2019)

Large Group Speech (2015- 2019)

-Conference, Districts, and State Speech (2015-2019)
High School Band (2015-2019)
-Pep band, 2015-19
-Marching band, 2015-19
-Concert band, 2015-19
-State solo and ensemble, 2017-19

Choir, 2016-19
-Soprano 1 and Soprano 2

Drama, 2015-19
-Annie Jr. (2015-2016)
-12 Angry Jurors (2016-2017)
-Alice in Wonderland Jr. (2017-2018)
-It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (2018-2019)

National Honor Society, (2017-19)

Track and Field, 2015-19

-varsity

ISTEP (Iowa Students for Tobacco Education and Prevention) (2015-2019)

- Red Ribbon Week
- Threw With Chew Week

• Viking Crew (2017-2019)

-Lunch Buddies

• Viking Way (2016)

- Character counts

Work Experience:
Northwood State Bank (2015-2017)
- Bank teller

Lutheran Retirement Home (LRH) (2017-present)

-Cook and Dietary Aide

Community Service:
Chicago Mission Trip (2015)
My freshman year summer, I took a trip to Chicago with my church. We did a number of mission
work including, food packaging, running a food bank, painting a church apartment complex, and
serving breakfast at a kitchen.
Community Connection Day (2015-2019)
- Every year we get together with a group and go out and help our Northwood Community in
whatever way we are asked.
Day Camp (2015-2019)
- I have been helping out with Day Camp for four years! Every year I am asked to help plan, run/
lead, and clean up after Day Camp. I plan activities that will be done throughout the week in
different stations such as, Games, Science, Snacks, Reading, and Arts and Crafts. During the
week of Day Camp, I am in charge of Story Telling, and watching kids over their "recess"/ lunch
break. I am also in charge of making sure they find their parents or get on the bus afterwards.
After Day Camp I help take everything down and clean up the church.
South Dakota Mission Trip (2017)
-My Junior Summer I went on a mission trip to South Dakota. On this trip our mission work
included, A children's day camp, cleaning up trails at Custer State Park, food packaging, helping
with yard work at an Indian Reservation, and setting up/ helping at a food bank.
Other
-Bake sales at the Church (2016-2019)
-Serving Meal for pastoral conference (2019)
-Chaperone at Elementary and Junior High Lock ins (2015-2019)

Honors & Accomplishments:

National Honor Society (2015-2019)

-Based on exhibiting traits of Character, Leadership, Service and Scholarship, as well as keeping
good grades, and getting involved.

State Individual Speech (2015-2019)

- Earned by working very hard on my pieces, putting time in outside of practice, and putting on a
great performance.

State Large Group Speech (2015-2019)

-Earned by working very hard on my pieces, putting time in outside of practice, and putting on a
great performance.

A and AB Honor Rolls (2015-2019)

- Earned by maintaining mostly A's with the exception of a few B's, and keeping a decent GPA.

Varsity Track Letter (2018)

-Earned points by participating for at least two years, suiting at varsity events, and being a good
team player.

High School Speech Letter (2015)

-Earned points for my letter by actively participating in both individual speech, going to state for all
of my events, detecting a lot of time to the activity, making good improvements, and doing well
overall in speech.

High School Drama Letter (2016)

-Earned points by participating actively for at least two years, setting a good example for
underclassmen, showing initiative, getting lead roles, and doing well overall in drama.

High School Choir Letter (2017)

-Earned points by volunteering to sing the National Anthem at basketball games, setting a good
example for underclassmen, and doing well overall in band.
High School Band Letter (2016)
-Earned letter points by participating in solo contests, pep band, setting good examples for
underclassmen, and doing well overall in band.

Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals for High School Speech (2015-2016)
-I earned points for going to state and actively participating in speech.

Honorable Mention: Large Group TIC Speech Contest (2017-2018)

-Placed fifth for the top performers for the day at Lake Mills Conference contest.

Honorable Mention: Individual Speech Contest (2017-2018)

- I placed third in the top performers for the day at Lake Mills Conference contest.

-Silver Cord (2019)

An award for completing 100 hours of community service throughout my four years of high
school.

Other Interests:
Youth Group (2015-2019)
-Every Wednesday I have devoted to showing up for youth group. It gives me a sense of
belonging, and I get to talk to many people I don't usually talk to or see.