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Alexis Horton
Camp Counselor, Tom Burke
Location: 1901 Madison Ave, NY United States
Joined: Mar 27th, 2020

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High School: Trevor Day School in New York City, NY class of 2020

Activities & Accomplishments:

Some of the extracurricular activities that I participate in at school are Spring Track where I run the 100, 200, and occasionally 400. I have been a part of the Spring Track team for the past 3 years

Best Memories:

As an active leader of Trevor Day School’s affinity group for colored students and faculty, it is my job to provide a safe space for students to talk about any issues they have regarding their race, economic status, or family background. Back at my old elementary school, the student population was solely African American and Hispanic so I didn’t feel out of place at all. When first arriving at Trevor and looking at all of the students in my grade, the roles were completely reversed. SOCA (Students of Color Affinity Group) felt like the only place I truly belonged to. When I first joined SOCA in the 9th grade, I felt extremely welcomed by the upperclassmen who were already a part of the club for a couple of years. They knew exactly how it felt coming into this environment as a new student and made me feel welcomed by sharing my experiences as an African American student in an all-white school. Seeing the conversations that came out of each club meeting inspired me to want to become a leader of SOCA when I got to the age. At the end of my junior year, I started thinking about what I wanted to do to improve the club. I had already been a part of many fundraisers for the club but I wanted to do something bigger that had never been done before. Fast-forwarding into my senior year, I had been elected vice president for SOCA which was an honor. Over the past year, students have been concerned with the fact that there is a limited amount of other histories taught besides European history for middle and high schoolers. Students of color have found it extremely challenging to find a class where they can learn more about their history rather than someone else's. Growing up, I always remembered learning about the troubling parts of African American slavery and how Europeans were known for their many inventions. But what about us? We have invented and been the first to do many things but we haven’t explored that field yet. As a club, but also with the help of faculty, we have helped provide elementary and middle schoolers with an abundance of history books that detail the topics that are not touched upon in history classes. For high school students, there has been a wider selection of history courses to choose from to give students a broader range of topics. Broadening the conversations that we have in our affinity group to the middle schoolers helps us build relationships as the students of color community, and helps the younger students feel more connected. Being able to sign up for courses for the following year and seeing the many different options for students of color to choose from is something that gives my club reassurance that we are not being forgotten. Our voices are still being heard and will continue to be heard once I graduate and hand off my leadership.

Experience

I currently work with Tom Burke as Camp Counselor
I have 2 years of experience working in the Sports and Recreation industry.

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