RYLA Aplications 2024

Personal Data

Rotary Club: Watertown SD

Name: Malia C Syhre

Gender: Female

School Grade: Sophomore

School – Watertown High School

Primary Phone Number – 605.880.6807

Address: 45498 167th St Watertown, SD 57201

Parent/Guardian Information:

Angela Syhre

Phone: 605.880.1576  Email: asyhre@gmail.com

Relationship – Mother

Vision

Please explain what you hope to gain by participating in RYLA.

I hope to gain better communication skills and improve my leadership skills.

Rotary’s motto is “service above self.” What does that mean to you?

The motto “service above self” to me means that you out your community before yourself and you value your community a lot.

Past and Current Experience

Have you ever volunteered before? – Yes

List any past or present volunteer experiences including dates volunteered and position responsibilities.

I have volunteered for The Codington County Heritage Museum with their German Market helping kids make different crafts, and Cornerstone helping make different decorations and setting them up.

Do you currently have a job? – Yes

List up to three past or current paid job experience including dates employed and responsibilities. Start with your most recent

I am currently working at Uptown Cleaners. I work at front desk, sewing, scanning in receipts from work trips, and checking in peoples bags of clothes into the computer and tagging them. I also currently work at Star Laundry. I mostly wash, dry, and roll entrance mats. Other days I will wash, dry, and fold shop towels, house rags, and coveralls for the collage and other businesses. I started working at both of these places October 2022.

Have you received any awards or honors? – Yes

List awards or recognition

I got first at Washington High School at an Oral Interpretation meet for our readers theatre group.

that you received for academic, school, or community activities beginning in the 7th grade

I got first at Washington High School at an Oral Interpretation meet for our readers theatre group.

Have you participated in extracurricular activities or organizations? – Yes

Please list, in order of importance to you, any school, religious, social, athletic, hobbies or other activities or organizations which you have participated in since the 7th grade

Collision, Youth Group through Cornerstone, Oral Interpretation, plays, yearbook club, art club, drama, debate, track and field,