Ella Garcia  
 
5905 Cannon Mountain Dr 
Austin, TX 78749 
Senior 
(512) 228-6746 
ecgarcia520@gmail.com 

   
Education   Aug 2016 - present​: ​Academy for Global Studies 
Senior  
- AGS is an ISSN Program in which I studied through an 
interdisciplinary curriculum and challenged myself by taking 
various AP and honors classes. This is a rigorous program that 
requires students to take these high level classes, 4 years of a 
foreign language, a capstone, and provides a travel opportunity 
each year within the program.  
Aug 2016 - present​: ​Stephen F. Austin High School  
Austin, Tx 
Senior  
- Enrolled at the Academy for Global Studies. 3.7 GPA. 
 
June 2018 - July 2018​: ​CIEE Study Abroad  
- Received a scholarship to go study Tropical Biodiversity 
Conservation in Costa Rica for 3 weeks. Traveled across the 
country to various ecosystems to study each region.  

   
Work Experience  Thundercloud Subs / ​Sandwich Maker 
  June through Fall 2019, Austin, TX 
 
- Worked as a sandwich maker and helped customers, cleaned the 
 
store, organized ingredients, and opened/closed the store 
 
   
   
 
Extracurricular  Aug 2016 - present: Marching Band - Clarinet  
Activities  Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 
  16 hrs/Week 
- Marching band required a significant amount of time during the 
summer. Alongside this, there were before and after school 
practices through the week with performances at football games 
on Fridays and various competitions on weekends.  
 
Aug 2017 - May 2019: Orchestra - Clarinet  
Grades: 10, 11 
4 hrs/Week 
- Band and strings come together to play in a full orchestra 
 annually. We played classical music that tends to be disregarded 
in the band world and expands our musical vocabulary as 
musicians. I would participate before school rehearsals and 
during my honor band period to prepare for various concerts and 
Orchestra UIL.  
 
Aug 2016 - May 2018: Stage Band - Tenor Saxophone 
Grades: 9, 10 
6 hrs/Week 
- I played Jazz as a hobby for several years and wanted to widen 
my range as a musician by playing a secondary instrument and 
playing music that is not traditionally played by clarinetists.  
 
Aug 2016 - present: Honor Band - Clarinet  
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 
10 hrs/Week 
- I have been in the top band for four years straight in high school. 
Honor band meets everyday throughout the school year with 
before school rehearsals and sectionals.  
 
​April 2019 - present: National Honor Society  
Grades: 11, 12 
1 hr/Week 
- Community service along with academic merit.  
 
Aug 2018 - present: Model United Nations  
5 hrs/Week 
- Prepared papers and acted out simulations in a realistic manner, 
whether it be for a crisis room or a General Assembly room. Went 
to local and state-wide competitions, and worked with students 
around the state of Texas.  
 
Aug 2018 - present: Peer Assistance and Leadership Service   
Grades: 12 
4 hrs/Week 
- PALS is a school district peer mentoring program. I mentor 
students at Barton Hills Elementary and work and assist them in 
their schoolwork or play games to form a bond. I mentor and 
assist with music therapy at Rosedale School that serves students 
who have significant disabilities.   
 
Aug 2016 - present: Garden Club 
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 
2 hrs/Week 
- Held weekly meetings to plant, maintain, and harvest the 
on-campus garden. We would work with local nurseries, sell 
plants to other schools, and assist schools with their gardens. 
 
April 2018 - present: Ultimate Frisbee 
Grades: 10, 11, 12 
4 hrs/Week 
 - Carry out practices three times a week and compete in various 
tournaments or scrimmages. Places 4th in the State tournament 
and play weekly pick-up games.  
 
Aug 2010 - July 2018: Girl Scouts of America  
- Worked within a troop of girls and carried out various community 
service projects and helped solve issues within the community 
while learning the values of sisterhood and leadership.  

   
Leadership  Section Leader - Band 
Grades: 12 
- Worked with all the students in the clarinet section and 
demstrated how to march at a high level. Critiqued and lead a 
large group of people at different skill levels. 

President of Garden Club 

Grades: 12 
- Work closely with the sponsor and handle the money flow within 
the club. Create the designs and the promotional activities. 
 
Band Officer - Librarian 
Grades: 10 
- Managed, organized, and maintained the music library.   
 

   
Volunteer Service   AGS Volunteer Hours  
- 80+ hours from various service activities. Some activities 
included: food and clothing drives, building a garden for low 
income families, and doing various park clean-ups 
 
Capstone  
- Worked with students at schools that face economic 
disadvantages and provided whatever supplies they had said 
were their greatest needs. 

Music/Artistic Achievement  Region​/​Area Band on Clarinet  

Grades: 11 
- I advanced to area band on my primary instrument in the TMEA 
audition process. I spent hours preparing the music and placed 7th 
in the area band. Participated in Region band concert. 
UIL Solo and Ensemble  
Grades: 9, 10, 11 
- Auditioned each year and got a 1 on the solo I prepared. Worked 
for several weeks on a piece of music to prepare for a judge.  
District Band 
Grades: 9, 10, 11 
 All-City Band  
Grades: 11 
- Directors pick concert where we prepare a set of music in 2 days.  
 
 
 
Additional Info Girls Outside   
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 
- Sisterhood program I participate in. Work with Matthews 
Elementary and get a “little sister” to go on outdoor field trips to 
promote an interest in going outside and to learn about the world 
around them.  
 
 
 
References  Lawrence Sclerandi  
Spanish Teacher 
Austin High School   
lawrence.sclerandi@austinisd.org 
 
Karina Reyna  
AGS Counselor  
Academy for Global Studies   
karina.reyna@austinisd.org  
 
Brian Frock  
Director of Bands  
Austin High School Band  
brian.frock@austinisd.org