Zachary Panlilio '20 Recruiting Profile

Zachary Panlilio

Extracurriculars Resume

Smith Academy, Hatfield, MA

Expected Graduation, May 2020

Athletics

    ● Amherst Tritons Swim Team (5th grade to present).

        ○ U.S. Swimming (9, 10, 11, 12).

        ○ Specialty: Long distance free.

        ○ Qualified for Seniors Short Course Championships.

        ○ Qualified for Age Group LSC Championships.

        ○ Participated in the Eastern Zones Open Water Championships, earned 4th place. 6/29/2019 Middleton, CT.

        ○ Won the annual Tritons Award 3 times.

        ○ Record holder

            ■ 1650 yard freestyle

            ■ 1000 yard freestyle

            ■ 800 meter freestyle

            ■ 1500 meter freestyle

    ● Shaolin Kung Fu Center of Hadley (10).

        ○ Earned a Gold Sash (May 12, 2018).

Performing Arts

Played piano since 3rd grade and percussion instruments since 5th grade.

    ● Smith Academy Concert Band (7th grade to present).

        ○ Percussion instruments.

        ○ Great East Music Festival 2015, won platinum.

        ○ Virginia Beach Trip 2016, won 2nd place overall.

        ○ Great East Music Festival 2017, won gold.

        ○ Great East Music Festival 2018, won platinum.

        ○ New York Trip 2019, won 3rd place overall and won the Spirit Award.

    ● Smith Academy Jazz Band (9, 10, 11, 12).

        ○ Piano.

Academic Honors and Awards

    ● Finalist in the 146th Annual Smith Academy Declamations April 10, 2019.

    ● Placed third in the 2019 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Local Competition (Connecticut Valley Local Section of the ACS).

    ● Awarded the Merit Scholarship to Sage Colleges during junior year.

Other

    ● Bilingual (English and Polish).

    ● Red Cross Certified for Waterfront and CPR.

    ● Worked as a TA for a 9th grade Introduction to Physics class (12).

    ● Went to a wilderness camp in Maine (Flying Moose Lodge) from 2014-2017. Hiked 145 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Canoed 180 miles on Moosehead Lake and the Allagash River. Summited Mt. Katahdin.

Employment

    ● Lifeguard for the DAR State Forest in Goshen, MA.

        ○ Seasonal Worker June-August 2018, 2019.

Community Service

    ● Volunteered at the Hatfield Historical Museum for their Annual Specialty Exhibition in May 2018, 2019.

    ● Volunteered at a new swimmer preparation meet for the Amherst Tritons Swim Team, June 2019.

    ● Played piano for the Our Lady of Grace Church CCD program (7, 11).

    ● Volunteered during Instrument Rental Night at Hatfield Elementary School for their concert band (11).

    ● Volunteered at Springfield, MA’s Church Without Walls to help the homeless.