Scholarship for a hard working immigrant high school student
Our Rotary Club of Portland Maine, provides scholarships for outstanding high school students who attend each of the city's high schools. In fact, every year, the Rotary's Youth Services Committee sends requests to each of the Portland high schools to recommend one student to receive a scholarship. Selected students receive a $1,000 gift to apply towards college applications plus another $100 is donated to the selected student's designated charity.
On January 10, 2020, a student who attends Portland High School received a Youth Services Scholarship, based largely on the recommedation of the guidance counselor. This recommendation is noted in "Let's Write", because of the enthusiam expressed about the recipient:
From: Marisa Emerson - Guidance Department at Portland Maine High School
Reference: Rotary Youth Service Award to Portland High School student Lovde Vompa presented on January 10, 2020.
The purpose of this award is to recongize a student for community service activities and accomplishments.
Loyde Vumpa came to Portland High School as a sophomore, after attending school in South America when her family first left their native country of Angola.
Loyde Vumpa became acclimated to American high school life without missing a beat. She immediately joined clubs, sports and other activities, quickly rising to leadership positions while excelling in her school work. This year she also increased the academic rigor of her courses while adding a daily afer schoo job with a law firm to her packed schedule/
Loyde is a member of the Afro-American Dance Team, the Black Student Union, the Internatioanl Club and the Portugese Club.
As a first year Model UN delegae, she tood on a leadership role and became the group's "to-to" person for International problem solving. She is a peer leader, has been on the student executive board since joining Portland High School and she is a trusted Portugese interpreter who readily helps out when needed at school functions. Loyde is an active volunteer and usese her time to support local refugees and asylum seekers through failty based and community organizations.
Loyde is goal oriented and determined. She is palnning on becoming a surgeon or emergemcy doctor and has tested these aspirations by volunteering each week over the summer at Maine Medical Center, learning Cardio Pulmonary Resuscictation (CPR), shadowing medical professonals, and voluneering at a nursing home. She told me that her most positive academic experience at Portland High School was her Environmental Issues course and she was awarded the Portland High School Academic Excellence in Envirornmental Education, last June (2019). As part of a sustainability project in class, Loyde and another student made a recommendation to the Portland School Committee for the removal of plastic utensils from the school cafeteria. At the start of the year, Loyde too responsibility for monitoring the cafeteria recycling stations where she provided gentle and kind reminders as to "what goes where".
Moreover, the City of Portland held two Climate Action marches. Loyde rallied her peers to participate. She made posters and spread the word on social media. With dogged determination, and dedication, she takes charge for causes she believes in, and she does so with humility and humor.
Additionally, Loyde has other accomplishments to support this recommendation for the Youth Services Award from the Portland Rotary.
Loyde is a young woman who is destined to make an impact wherever she lands. In fact, this past summer, she was among a small roup of Portland students who traveled together to visit serval HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Their enthusiasm from this trip resulted in our school superinendent reaching out to university administrators for a reciprocal visit to speak with Portland Hih School students and staff. A first ever, student initiated, HBCU college fair is being planned in Portland, for next year - for the most white state in the United States. Indeed, this is anticipated to be a huge and exciting event.
Loyde's enthusiasm, energy and drive are inspiring.
Therefore, Portland High School is excited for Lyode's future and happy to recommend her for the Rotary Club of Portland's Youth Services Award.
On January 10, 2020, a student who attends Portland High School received a Youth Services Scholarship, based largely on the recommedation of the guidance counselor. This recommendation is noted in "Let's Write", because of the enthusiam expressed about the recipient:
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| Rotary Youth Services Committee Chair Jan Chapman with Portland High School student Loyde Vumpa, the recipient of the Portland Rotary's Youth Services Award. |
From: Marisa Emerson - Guidance Department at Portland Maine High School
Reference: Rotary Youth Service Award to Portland High School student Lovde Vompa presented on January 10, 2020.
The purpose of this award is to recongize a student for community service activities and accomplishments.
Loyde Vumpa came to Portland High School as a sophomore, after attending school in South America when her family first left their native country of Angola.
Loyde Vumpa became acclimated to American high school life without missing a beat. She immediately joined clubs, sports and other activities, quickly rising to leadership positions while excelling in her school work. This year she also increased the academic rigor of her courses while adding a daily afer schoo job with a law firm to her packed schedule/
Loyde is a member of the Afro-American Dance Team, the Black Student Union, the Internatioanl Club and the Portugese Club.
As a first year Model UN delegae, she tood on a leadership role and became the group's "to-to" person for International problem solving. She is a peer leader, has been on the student executive board since joining Portland High School and she is a trusted Portugese interpreter who readily helps out when needed at school functions. Loyde is an active volunteer and usese her time to support local refugees and asylum seekers through failty based and community organizations.
Loyde is goal oriented and determined. She is palnning on becoming a surgeon or emergemcy doctor and has tested these aspirations by volunteering each week over the summer at Maine Medical Center, learning Cardio Pulmonary Resuscictation (CPR), shadowing medical professonals, and voluneering at a nursing home. She told me that her most positive academic experience at Portland High School was her Environmental Issues course and she was awarded the Portland High School Academic Excellence in Envirornmental Education, last June (2019). As part of a sustainability project in class, Loyde and another student made a recommendation to the Portland School Committee for the removal of plastic utensils from the school cafeteria. At the start of the year, Loyde too responsibility for monitoring the cafeteria recycling stations where she provided gentle and kind reminders as to "what goes where".
Moreover, the City of Portland held two Climate Action marches. Loyde rallied her peers to participate. She made posters and spread the word on social media. With dogged determination, and dedication, she takes charge for causes she believes in, and she does so with humility and humor.
Additionally, Loyde has other accomplishments to support this recommendation for the Youth Services Award from the Portland Rotary.
Loyde is a young woman who is destined to make an impact wherever she lands. In fact, this past summer, she was among a small roup of Portland students who traveled together to visit serval HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Their enthusiasm from this trip resulted in our school superinendent reaching out to university administrators for a reciprocal visit to speak with Portland Hih School students and staff. A first ever, student initiated, HBCU college fair is being planned in Portland, for next year - for the most white state in the United States. Indeed, this is anticipated to be a huge and exciting event.
Loyde's enthusiasm, energy and drive are inspiring.
Therefore, Portland High School is excited for Lyode's future and happy to recommend her for the Rotary Club of Portland's Youth Services Award.
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