1. Ritu Bhargava
Los Altos High School
Email: ritukbhargava@yahoo.com
I. Art and Culture
Art
Painting
 Won Outstanding Student Painting Award in 2011
 Favorite subjects to paint are flowers, sea creatures, and portraits
Experimentation
 Different mediums include acrylic, wax, and watercolor
 Different canvases include boards, newspaper, wood and clay
Community Art and Design
 Designed and developed from scratch two field hockey goals for Homestead High School
 Collaborated with other art students to create a tile mosaic for the school cafeteria
Travel
India
 Fluent in Hindi
 Drove around numerous cities and learned about the history of India and its people
 Experienced Indian culture and lifestyle advantages and disadvantages of today
 Visited countless family members and resided in several of their homes
France
 Through EF Tours
 Spoke only in French the whole trip
 Learned about a different culture and became more educated about global lifestyles
Event Planning
Public Speaking
 Acting Classes at Carter Entertainment, four classes
 Acting, Modeling and Singing Classes at JRP, 48 classes
 Current use of speaking skills in classroom and meetings/professional environments
 Enjoy talking in front of peers or large groups with confidence and authority
Hosting Parties
 Designated organizer and planner of birthdays, family gatherings, and team parties
 Skills include arranging decorations and music for better ambiance, appropriate meal
planning, people skills, directing caterers, helpers, and guests, organizing activities all
people attending will enjoy
II. Sports
Field Hockey
University of British Columbia
 Drove to the university and back, camping in Oregon for one night
 Participated in a friendly U16 boys’ tournament at the UBC field hockey artificial turf field
JV Tournament
 Assisted in set up
 Coached and motivated two junior varsity teams
Los Altos High School Team
 Varsity member for four years

2.  Varsity captain for 2012
Bay Area Field Hockey Association
 Competed with adult teams consisting of mainly European and Indian players
Palo Alto Men’s League
 Played in numerous friend matches once a week
Futures Development Program
 Member for 3 years and participated in Regional Rumble
Quicksilver Cats/Bulldogs Club
 Played with team for 5 years and took part in numerous games/tournaments with them
Stanford Storm Boys Club
 Co‐Founder of Club
 Played with for 6 years and competed in countless tournaments in California and Arizona
Norcal Rush Club
 Competed in U16 and U19 Festival Tournament with them
 Took part in various tournaments for 4 years
Stanford Lightning Club
 Co‐Founder of Club, played for 2 years
Stick Starz Program
 Member for 1 year
Infinity Club
 Participated in U19 Festival Tournament
Cool Cats Club
 Member for 2 years starting at age 7
III. Work and Service
Work
Babysitting
 Supervised 1‐3 kids at a time
 Resolved conflicts and entertained them
Service
Peer Tutoring
 Taught history to groups of 4‐5 ninth graders
 Mentored underprivileged students
Bridge Point Retirement Home
 Volunteer Art Helper
 Assisted in activities for the elderly; walked and listened to them
Field Hockey Camps
 Educated several dozen beginner field hockey players at a Los Altos High summer camp
 Motivated and directed incoming and current high school players through drills and
games also
 Refereed, trained several teams, and set up drills at Homestead High School