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Welcome to the home page of Julia A. Brown.  This page is primarily for the purpose of providing an electronic Curriculum Vitae as a supplement to college applications.  Though much of this information is backed by authoritative documentation such as transcripts, the following includes some active content and links to material difficult to provide in any other way.

High School Information:

www.powayusd.com/pusdrbhs

Academic Summary

Academic GPA = 4.0+ (depends on point bonus for Honors and AP courses)

Honors Courses

Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

* See Distance Learning below.

Distance Learning Courses

powerspeaK12  ( www.powerspeak.com )

* My high school's AP Spanish class was cancelled due to budget cuts; in order to continue my pursuit of Spanish fluency, I enrolled in an accredited independent study course and completed AP Spanish on my own.  powerspeaK12's AP Spanish is accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS)

Education Program for Gifted Youth ( epgy.stanford.edu )

Brigham Young University ( ce.byu.edu/is/site )

Owing to a demanding set of AP classes and a strong commitment to my school's music program, my four-year high school plan left no room for a traditional foreign language track, nor for my core Health requirement.  Due to my strong academic standing, proven facility with language, and proven success with independent study, my school approved a plan that interleaved traditional Spanish classes when my schedule permitted, and online study through BYU when my schedule was too crowded.  This creative approach proved to be successful.

Testing Summary

Advanced Placement (AP) Tests:

SAT II Subject Tests

SAT I Reasoning Tests

PSAT Tests

Summer Programs

Center for Talented Youth [CTY] ( www.cty.jhu.edu/summer ) 

Descriptions of these summer programs may be found here .

Arts

Music

Community Theatre

Awards and Distinctions

Activities

Scholastic Activities

Volunteering / Community Service

• Solo harp performance for church, community activities, and retirement homes
• Staffing church thrift shop
• Service support for the downtown San Diego mission of the Salvation Army

Extended-stay church mission activities, primarily serving the needs of orphans, indigent families, and the urban poor; often in Spanish-speaking areas:

Extracurricular Interests and Hobbies

• Weekly church youth activities, winter camp, summer camp
• Crafts:  Origami, Kumihimo, Marudai, Knitting
• Community theatre
• Reading (nonstop)
• Solo harp performance both volunteer and for hire; primarily for weddings and ambiance at social functions
• Reed making (for oboe)