Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Introduction


Hello! My name is Teryssa Pineda, and I'm a senior here at St. Ignatius. I'm 17 years old and I'm involved in many things through school. This year, I'm involved with the TLC Club, I'm a part of Campus Ministry and Insignis, and this past July I went on a service trip to West Virginia.

- As a member of the TLC Club, I tutor at DeMarillac Academy once a week with Mr. Haluck and a few other students. I first joined the club last school year, and I've made many good friends and I've learned a lot about myself in the process. This experience has strengthened my want to pursue a career in helping children--I'd love to become a child behavioral psychologist.

- This past summer I went on a one week service trip to Nazareth Farm in West Virginia. While I was there, a few classmates and I helped renovate and paint several homes in the community. Besides non-profit work in the community, Nazareth Farm is a Catholic organization that not only offers service opportunity, but also a spiritual retreat experience. 

http://www.nazarethfarm.org/index.php

- Since last year, I've been a part of Campus Ministry, and I joined Insignis this year because of my experience at Nazareth Farm. Since my trip, I've strengthened my spiritual life so I joined Insignis to be a part of the religious experience at SI. Throughout the year, I will be participating in morning prayer, Examen, FML, and I will also lead several junior retreats.

http://www.siprep.org/page.cfm?p=711