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Amanda Teresa Bird
PO Box 167
Lansingburgh, New York 12182

EDUCATION: Shenendehowa High School, Regents Honors Diploma
Skidmore College, Ceramics I
Hudson Valley Community College, Associates of Arts Degree, May 2001, 4.0 average
Transfer at University at Albany
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCES:
Summer Six art classes, Skidmore College, summers of ‘96, ‘97
AP art class final exam; portfolio grade: 3
Sage Junior College, Live model drawing club
ACADEMIC AWARDS/HONORS: National Honor Society
Team Spirit award, Varsity field hockey, 1997
High honor roll consistently ninth through twelfth grade
Respect Festival, second place, art award
Regents Honors diploma
1998 Suburban council allstar team-honorable mention (only played the first half of the season because of mono)
Scholar Athlete Award, 1996-1998
Phi Theta Kappa member
Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges, 2001
National Presidential Dean's List 2001
Olympic Torchbearer, December 30, 2001
International English Honor Society
FUTURE EDUCATIONAL PLANS: Undergraduate degree at University at Albany with English major, journalism minor. Certicicate program at NYU for cinematography.
 
CAREER PLANS: Sports photographer, professional athlete(US Women’s National skeleton team), journalist and/or professional feature writer.
 
HOBBIES: Mountain / Cross-country biking
Snowboarding
Art related activities and photography
Traveling
Percussionist
Hiking the Adirondacks
Bobsledding/skeleton
Skydiving
Soaring
Kayaking
 
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Year book, ‘94/’95, ‘95/’96
School newspaper club, ‘95/’96
Drama club, speaking part in Great Expectations, 1996
Builders Club, worked with student council to direct food drive, 1996
Builders Club, assisted parents at Open House, 1996
Built sets for Little Shop of Horrors, 1997
Homeroom representative for class council, 1996/1997
Ski club, winter, 1997, 1998
Leo Club, 1997/1998
Lab Assistant, Photography classes
Photographer for Special Education class, photographed signs for the class
 
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Equinox, Thanksgiving Dinner cleanup, 11/97
Cafe Lena, washed dishes, made cookies, sold tickets, 05/97-09/97
Abram Lansing Elementary School, participated in reading program as Curious George and Martha (the hippopotamus) in classrooms and assemblies, 09/96, 06/97
Food Drive, 10/96
Assisted in Marist College’s “Adoption” of Abram Lansing Elementary School, 01/97
Northeast Children’s Home, volunteer, 1998
Assistant coach to Mr. VanDyck at Abram Lansing Elementary school for the Friehoffer's Run for Women and Bruger's Bagel run for 4th and 5th graders
ATHLETICS: Freshman field hockey, 1995
Junior Varsity field hockey, 1996
Varsity field hockey, 1997, 1998
Shaker winter field hockey league, 1993-present
Charbanneau winter field hockey league, 1997/1998
Summer Shaker field hockey league, 1997, 1998
Summer field hockey camp at Union College, 1995, 1996
Smith College field hockey camp, 1997
SUNY Albany Indoor field hockey camp, 1997
Springfield College All-Star field hockey camp, summer 1998
Winter LAX league, Shaker, 1996
Winter LAX camp, Union College, 1996
Summer LAX, Union College, 1996
Manager, Shenendehowa Junior Varsity LAX team, 1996
Junior Olympic track meet, 1996, 400m
Indoor track, 12/96-02/97: 4X4 relay, 800m, 1000m
Crew, spring, 1997, stroke position
Crew, spring, 1998
High Peaks 24-hour mountain bike race, September 19-20, 1998, September 25-26 1999
Saranac Lake cross country mountain bike race October 17, 1998
Bobsledding:
Junior USA Bobsled (and luge) Camp, winter, 1998, summer 1999
Junior USA Bronze and Silver (bobsled and luge) Camp, winter, 1998
Junior USA Bobsled Federation driving school, Park City ,Utah, January 1999
Utah Winter Games, bobsled, 1999
Empire State Games, Gold medal womens and overall, Feb. 1999(bobsled)
Empire State Games, Gold medal, womens heavyweight
Junior National Push Championship, women’s champion Feb. 1999
Team Extreme, second and third place, Feb. 1999 (bobsled)
Received license to drive from half mile start in Lake Placid (bobsled 1998)
Invited and attended US Women’s National Bobsled camp, June 4-12 1999, August 13-20 1999, August 2000
US Women’s National Driver’s Push Championship, August 1999 Fourth place, August 2000
USA Luge Official , Nov. 2000-present (officiating for Master’s Race, World Cup and Empire State Games 2001)
US Skeleton Nationals, 9th place, 2002
2002 Lake Placid Skeleton Rookie of the Year
 
EMPLOYMENT: Baby sitting
Food (chicken) concession, Newport Jazz Festival, 1997
Photographer, Captain fund raiser, family Christmas photographs
Official photographer Captain volunteer awards banquet
 
PERSONAL STRENGTHS: Natural leadership ability, confident, energetic, willing to take chances, willing to learn and improve
COACHES: Mr. Ken Delong and Mr. Bill Napier-junior national bobsled coaches
Mr. Don Hass-Program Director
Bob King-sprint coach
Trevor Christie-National skeleton team caoch
TRAINERS: Ara and Edie Baronian- strength training with Frappier Acceleration Program at Acceleration Hamilton, NJ
Frappier Acceleration Program- invited to train at Corporate headquarters in North Dakota, Spring 2001
NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS: Parade magazine, Fresh Voices, 1996
Jump magazine, Grand Prize poetry contest winner, “Ode to a Snowboard”, March 2000
Shape magazine, April 2000