Emmett McMenamy
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Education:
Drake University | Des Moines, Iowa | Current sophomore
Majors: Multi-media Journalism | Public Relations
Minor: Writing
Cumulative GPA: 3.98
Skills Learned: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe After Effects, HTML,
CSS, AP Style
Relevant Coursework: Reporting and Writing, Media Editing, Digital Media, Video Production, Web Content Development, Electronic Field Production, Writing Seminar, Editing and Motion Graphics
Metro Academic and Classical High School | St. Louis, Missouri | Graduated May 2022
- Valedictorian at Metro High School
- 4.0 GPA
- Earned six credit hours from the International Baccalaureate World Literature Higher Level exam. The course was a rigorous two-year literature course that I enrolled in
Experience in Journalism:
Drake Athletic Communications | Des Moines, Iowa | January 2022-Present
Student Assistant
- I am the first student Drake University chose to be the primary news contact for Drake Men’s Tennis and Rowing
- Interview Drake coaches for stories that Drake publishes online
- Write news articles on all Drake games that I am assigned; tennis, rowing, soccer, football, softball
- Conduct research for articles and player biographies
Times-Delphic, Drake University | Des Moines, Iowa | January 2023-Present
- I write stories covering Drake Athletics and professional sports for the college newspaper
Cable Television News and Sports – Research Assistant for Professor James Albert, former FCC Cable Television Attorney | February 2024-Present
Experience
Tower Grove Creamery Ice Cream Shop | St. Louis, Missouri | May 2021-June 2022
- Scooped ice cream cones for customers all day
Played High School Baseball For Four Years | Metro High School | St. Louis, Missouri | 2019-2022
- Was voted captain two years in a row – Junior and Senior years
- Was a pitcher and shortstop on the first Metro high school baseball team to win a game in the MSHSAA playoffs
- Named to the first team all-conference my senior year
Metro High School Cinematography Club | 2019-2022
- Founder of the Cinematography Club at Metro High School as a freshman
- Spent 40 hours over my senior year spring break acting in a short film that was selected for the prodigious All-American High School Film Festival. The film debuted in the AMC theatre in Times Square, New York City
- Assisted in script writing and the creative process for short films
Theta Chi: Secretary and Philanthropy Chair | August 2023-Present
- Was the freshman leader in raising $29,000 in 2023 to send 75 impoverished children to high school in Belize who otherwise could not have gone through the James Arthur Albert Foundation
- Help plan my fraternity’s philanthropy for the United Service Organizations where over $1,000 was raised in one day
Adams Leadership Institute | Drake University | August 2023-Present
- Was chosen by Drake University to be groomed and mentored by top business and professional leaders in Iowa