[The Home Page will show a running blog of your recent posts, which are categorized and show on that category’s page. Please delete this post or edit with your own information.]
Year in Review
[ “Year in Review” is where you should reflect on the past year and show how you have evolved as a person and as a student. You may want to focus on your growth in a particular area (as a leader, scholar, researcher, etc.) or you may want to talk about your overall experience over the past year. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
G.O.A.L.S.
[ “G.O.A.L.S.” is a place where students write about how their planned, current, and future activities may fit into the Honors & Scholars G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.
Global Awareness: Students cultivate and develop their appreciation for diversity and each individual’s unique differences. For example, consider course work, study abroad, involvement in cultural organizations or activities, etc .
Original Inquiry: Honors & Scholars students understand the research process by engaging in experiences ranging from in-class scholarly endeavors to creative inquiry projects to independent experiences with top researchers across campus and in the global community. For example, consider research, creative productions or performances, advanced course work, etc.
Academic Enrichment: Honors & Scholars students pursue academic excellence through rigorous curricular experiences beyond the university norm both in and out of the classroom.
Leadership Development: Honors & Scholars students develop leadership skills that can be demonstrated in the classroom, in the community, in their co-curricular activities, and in their future roles in society.
Service Engagement: Honors & Scholars students commit to service to the community.]
Career
[“Career” is where you can collect information about your experiences and skills that will apply to your future career. Like your resume, this is information that will evolve over time and should be continually updated. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
Artifacts
[Artifacts are the items you consider to be representative of your academic interests and achievements. For each entry, include both an artifact and a detailed annotation. An annotation is a reflective description of the artifact that attempts to communicate its significance. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]
About Me
My name is Celeste Simcox. I was born in Ethiopia and during my childhood my family and I traveled extensively. Having traveled and experienced new cultures without a tourist’s fogged perspective I was able to learn about poverty, hunger and the lack of opportunities for the majority of the people in this world. With travel came my love for nature. Mountains and fresh air are my favorite and I love to wake up, after driving for long periods of time, and find myself in a new and unexplored place. Nature is constantly full of surprises and I like to experience those surprises whenever I can!
My academic career started in fifth grade, when my family moved back to the United States. I was amazed by how each kid had a desk with supplies in it and how there were teachers for each subject. I continued in the public school environment and as an eighth grader my mother took me to take an entrance exam for an all-girls private Catholic preparatory high school. I received my acceptance letter a few months later and the next August I found myself at Magnificat High School. I took advantage of the opportunities afforded to me and when I graduate in May 2015 I had been Varsity Swim Team Captain, President of the National Honor Society as well as co-president of the French club.
I believe in the complexities of the human race. I think that there is a limitless amount of information that one can thrive to learn and understand. As a result, I always carry a book with me. Education is key. People fight for education and as I am lucky enough to be able to receive one I feel it should not be something that is taken for granted. I did not learn to read until I was nine, so I know the feeling of suddenly having the world handed to you in the form of a book!