Hi, this is Keilah!  I've played piano for the past seven years.  In the years since, I've . . .



• . . . played on my church praise team (2009-2011)
• . . . competed in the St. Louis Scott Joplin piano contest (2011)
• . . . played piano at the Pratt Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital (2011)



​I've also worked extensively with children:​

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• ​Babysitter (2007-present)
• Fun & Games Coordinator for 5th and 6th grade youth group at New Beginnings Lutheran Church (NBLC) (2010-2011)
• NBLC nursery volunteer with children 0 to 3 years old (2009-2011)
• NBLC children's church with children 4 to 9 years old (2009-present)
• Counselor-in-Training at the YMCA with children 3 to 12 years old (2010)
• Assistant soccer coach with children 10 to 12 years old (2012)
• Teacher's aide at the Center for Creative Learning with children 5 to 11 years old (2012)
• Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church Vacation Bible School volunteer with children 3 to 13 years old (2012)​

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And here are some additional snapshots of my background:



• NBLC audio-visual station volunteer (2007-2011)​
• MODot Road Cleanup volunteer (2007-present)
• Teen Eagles Support Committee volunteer (2010-2011)
• Lutheran Valley Retreat for Physically and Mentally Disabled Adults volunteer (2010)
• Operation Christmas Child volunteer (2010-present)
• People to People International Student Ambassador (2011)
• Marymount Nursing Home volunteer (2011)
• Broadway on the Driveway "I'll Be Home for Christmas" Young Adult Choir (2011)
• Teen Eagles Chair of the Education Committee (2011-2012)
• Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Teen Eagles monthly newsletter "The Epiphany" (2011-2012)
• NBLC skit writer and coordinator (2011)
• Stage of Life editor and featured writer (2011-present)
• Eureka Hills Library volunteer (2012)
• Venture Crew 2424 Secretary (2012)



Finally, I've won multiple awards over the years:



• Publication in Teen Ink Magazine (2010, 2011, 2012)
• Publication in "Creative Communication" essay anthology (2010)
• Publication in "A Celebration of Poets" anthology (2010)
• Discus Awards Winner (2010-2011)
• First place winner of Stage of Life writing contest (2011)
• Second place winner of Chesterfield Arts "16 Challenge" (2011)
• Honorable mention in the Teen Talent Showcase (2011)
• First place winner of Lighthouse Shakespearean Sonnet contest (2012)

In my free time I love reading, writing, and playing soccer.