Camille
Mapua is
a junior student at Wheeler High School, Center for Advanced Studies Magnet
program for Science and Math. Technology
is heavily integrated into these areas and the magnet program specializes in
several areas including Engineering, Robotics, Medical Biotechnology,
Forensics, Advanced Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Camille aspires to be in the medical field of
Oncology in the future to serve and nurture cancer patients.
She
is an All-A’s student since elementary and a recipient of Murray Barber Award,
the highest award that a student can earn in their secondary school She is currently enrolled and finished
numerous Advanced Placement subjects in Biology, Calculus and Psychology. With a current GPA of 4.41, she keeps herself
busy to excel academically and at the same time does her other passion in life:
volunteer work. She started to dedicated
her singing skills to church choir in fourth grade and never stopped doing
volunteer work since then. She spends
her summer time assisting cancer patients at Kennestone Hospital and Friday nights socializing
with disabled youths and adults to give their caregivers a break. She visited assisted living site and
performed musical numbers with her sisters during special occasions.
Camille
is also a talented and gifted musician.
Camille has represented her school at Georgia Music Association
All-State Chorus for 4 years after passing the strict auditions. She is also a member of the prestigious
Atlanta Opera High School Institute and was nominated for 2013 Governor’s
Honors Program for Music-Voice category after being selected as an alternate
last year.
In
addition, she tutored middle school students with their CRCT review and helps
her school organizations. Relay for Life
(Wheeler Fights Cancer) and Helping Hands (Charity) raise funds to support
cancer patients and feeding program.
“If
you cannot feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” is her favorite quote
from Mother Theresa of Calcutta. She
finds helping people and serving others a very rewarding endeavor. “We, ourselves feel that what we are doing is
just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing
drop.” another quote from Mother Theresa that inspires her to help others.
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