Career

Résumé

Victoria Thompson

88 W Woodruff Ave Columbus, OH 43210; cell # 630- 750-1998; email: thompson.3168@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Qualities: 

  • Highly Organized- Work 30 hours a week at Petland while maintaining straight A’s in high level courses including AP English and AP Calculus
  • Passionate- Rehabilitated a variety of injured animals at the Fox Valley Wildlife Center including tube-feeding opossums, bottle feeding baby squirrels, and preparing formula for baby rabbits
 

“Tori is an example of what we would like all students to be.”

 

“Because she has a passion for animals, she has been able to maintain high academic standards while giving back to animals through volunteering.”

 

“She has the self-confidence and resiliency needed to be successful in any setting.”

 

–Susan Schrader,

Dean of Students,

Geneva High School, Geneva, IL

CUSD #304

Education

K– 9th grade:                Geneva CUSD #304; GPA 4.33 (freshman year)

10th – 12th grade:        Aurora Christian High School; GPA 4.2

Currently pursuing an Agriculture Degree majoring in Animal Sciences on a pre-vet track at The Ohio State University

 

Relevant Courses

ANIMSCI 2100 – Comp & Prod Animal, CHEM 1210 – General Chem 1, and MATH 1151 – Calculus 1

Experience

Fall 2014-Spring 2015 Taught Spanish to 1st graders at Aurora Christian School

 

Fall 2014-Spring 2015 Mentored 5th grade student at Aurora Christian School

 

Winter – Summer 2015   Weekly Volunteer at Fox Valley Wildlife Center

 

Summer, 2015    Shadowed a veterinarian at the Lena Veterinary Clinic; some of the experiences

included -checked cow pregnancies; immunizations of heifers; observed surgery of a dog

 

August 2015 – May 2016   employee at Petland as pet counselor, working retail and training new employees

 

Honors, Awards, and Memberships

  • Delegate to the Congress of Math and Science Academy, University of Massachusetts
  • Torch and Laurel Honor Society
  • Honor roll and high honor roll throughout middle school and high school
  • World Wildlife Foundation member
  • Biological Sciences Scholar at the OSU

Interests

  • Wrote a book called Imperfectly Perfect and read the book to elementary students to          educate students on being proud of who they are and the differences that make them all unique
  • Babysits a child with Autism
  • Plays the violin
  • Pre-Vet Club at the OSU