Laura Mercado

lauramercado2@yahoo.com
12214 Meadowdale Dr. Meadowdale, TX, 77477
Mobile: (832)-830-5984 Website: lauramercado.weebly.com
Education
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), Houston, TX (2016-19)
GPA: 4.35 (weighted) SAT: 1420

Extracurricular Activities
Founder and President, Penning Kindness Club (2017-19)
Strengthening the local community through writing-related service- placing anonymous, hand-
written notes of kindness in public libraries, parks, and schools; creating and maintaining a
school-wide Silent Conversation board. www.hspvapenningkindness.weebly.com.
Senior Ambassador, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (2018-19)
Accompanying donors at fundraising events, providing context at school board meetings, serving
as incoming student liaison, volunteering at school events, maintaining school presence in media.
NASA Aerospace Scholars Program (2017-18)
Nominated by Texas state legislature to receive instruction and mentoring on mechanical
engineering, space exploration, and physics; all culminating in planning a trip to Mars.
Girl Scouts of America (2005-19)
Designed and led projects aimed towards tacking homelessness and environmental protections.
Culminated in over 200 hours of community service as well as Bronze and Silver service awards.
Hispanic National Honor Society (2017-19)
Academic Honor society paired with Spanish tutoring and cultural outreach, including Hispanic
heritage festivals and Dia de los Muertos events.
Science Olympiad (2017-19)
Prepared and competed in regional STEM subject competitions representing HSPVA.

Junior State of America (2016-18)

Weekly preparation of debates for current political issues. Yearly participant in Fall State, a state-
wide reunion of all Texan organization members for joint debating.
Honors
National Hispanic Scholar, Nationwide (2019)
Science National Honor Society, Nationwide (2016-19)
National Honor Society: Nationwide (2017-19)
AP Scholar with Distinction, Nationwide (2018)
Creative Writing Excellence Award, Schoolwide (2018)
Most Outstanding Student: Pre-AP English III, Schoolwide (2017)
Figurative Poetics: Writing published, Nationwide (2017)
Posse Finalist and QuestBridge Finalist: Nationwide (2019)
Proficiencies
Languages - Spanish (fully bilingual), C++ (beginner)
Programs- Microsoft Suite, InDesign, iMovie, Google Apps for Work, Adobe Suite