RESUME
Chelsea Daniela Salazar
My name is Chelsea Salazar. I am an incoming senior at North High School, deeply passionate about my education and constantly seeking new experiences and opportunities for growth. I am proud to be in the top 5% of my class academically. With hands-on experience in UX design, I have created prototypes with Meta’s Instagram at the University of Southern California that showcase my creativity and problem-solving skills.
Additionally, I have a solid background in filming, editing footage, and journalism, and I am skilled with various media-related tasks. I am eager to leverage these skills and continue learning in dynamic and challenging environments.
EDUCATION
North High School - Incoming Senior
Dual Enrollment Student at El Camino College
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Unweighted/Weighted Class Rank: 10 out of 444 (top 5%)
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 3.9737/4.6579
SKILLS
• I am capable of delegation such as recognizing an individual’s strengths and weaknesses and going accordingly.
• I understand the importance of taking a multitude of perspectives in account.
• Time management has been a necessary skill I’ve adapted to handle my workload comfortably.
• Good communication is a skill I value alongside promptness and effort.
• I have no issues with public speaking.
• I am meticulous in my work. This includes remaining organized and prepared.
• I am confident in the skills I have, though I will not refrain from seeking guidance if necessary. Transparency is key.
• I am proficient using Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Procreate, Canva, and Figma.
• I have experience using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, and Adobe Photoshop.
EXPERIENCES
Instagram Scholar/Codesigner
University of Southern California, Feb. 2024 - June 2024
To create a better environment for teens on Instagram, our team of scholars created ideas and prototypes with the guidance of their employees and the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. Students were trained to use Figma and present their ideas.
Annenberg Youth Academy Alumni
University of Southern California, June 2023 - July 2023
AYA exposes students to first-year college-level courses and strengthens their skills in writing, critical thought, public speech, debate, multimedia production, interviewing, and ethnography. Individual projects were assigned to each student with different focuses targeting current events in today’s world. My project consisted of the debate on the changes to school curriculums regarding ethnic studies.
Academic Decathlon Class Captain
North High School, Torrance, CA, 2024-Current
Responsible for helping North’s Academic Decathlon class prepare for the county and state competition by teaching, planning, and organizing information and lessons with the class advisor. Created the team t-shirt design. Was responsible for the logistics of t-shirt pricing and quantity. Planned, filmed, and edited a video for new members and recruited 40 new members from varying grade levels.
ASB Leadership of Outreach
North High School, Torrance, CA, 2023-2024
Managed school clubs, prepared and worked for two UCLA in-school Blood Drives, a Cereal Drive, a Multicultural Assembly, and assisted in the planning and fundraising for an exchange program with Kashiwa, a sister school in Japan. Created banners, digital posters, and filmed and edited videos for the events stated above. Planned a welcoming school assembly for Kashiwa foreign exchange students. Co-director and writer of the NHS Lip Dub 2024.
ASB Leadership of Communications
North High School, Torrance, CA, 2022-2023
Created posters, banners, flyers, media posts, and designs. I filmed, edited, and managed music, tech, and the ASB Instagram account. Taken photos for school events such as a Multicultural dance, a school-wide trivia game (Mind Madness) and more. Filmed and edited the Senior Sunrise 2022 video. Edited the BTS Lip Dub 2023. Assisted with camera work in the Lip Dub 2023.
AFFILIATIONS
LANGUAGE
• English (Native)
• Spanish (Fluent)
• French (Basic)
• Member of the Torrance Refinery’s Community Advisory Panel (CAP) Representing North High School
• Club Member of the California Scholarship Federation (CSF), tutoring at Magruder Middle School and North High School as well as helping the community of Torrance
• Club Member of North High School Robotics, creating the prototype and code for an automated slingshot for a VEX Robotics Competition and co-designed 2nd Place winning robot, “Barbie,” in district-wide Combat Bots competition
• Club Member of North High Hispanic Culture Club
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• 2024 Merit Award for a World Language (French)
• Academic Achievement Award Winner
• Successfully planned and executed 12 fundraising events
• Managed to convince 24 students to join North High’s Academic Decathlon 2023-24 using a promotional video and endorsing it through social media
• Nominated to represent North High School at Boys and Girls State
REFERENCES
Brittany Hart Scholten, Civic Engagement Coordinator, AYA Director brittadh@usc.edu (213) 740-7879
Dr. Robin Stevens, Associate Professor of Communication, Associate Dean of Research robin.stevens@usc.edu (213) 764-4591
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
