RYLA Aplications 2026

Personal Data

Rotary Club: Grand Island Rotary Clubs

Name: Ava G Waind

Gender: Female

School Grade: Sophomore

School – Grand Island Central Catholic

Primary Phone Number – 308.380.6912

Address: 504 Fleetwood circle Grand Island Centra, NE 68803

Parent/Guardian Information:

Rebecca Waind

Phone: 308.380.6912 Email: [email protected]

Relationship – Mother

Vision

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

Through RYLA, I hope that I can learn more about my own abilities, such as leadership. I hope to gain more confidence in my leadership. My goals for participating in RYLA are that I will be able to branch out and make new friends and develop a stronger voice for myself.

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

Service about self is one that I deeply resonate with because I have always believed in helping others to the best of my ability. I have always had a passion for helping people, and I feel that it is most rewarding when I get to put a smile on others’ faces. In all past experiences, whether in community service or in summer jobs at medical offices, I have gotten to help all different types of people and learned that doing what I can to make others feel better, happier, or more comfortable is worth all the time it takes.

Past and Current Experience

Have you ever volunteered before? – Yes

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

6/16/25-6/18/25 Helping at high school volleyball camp, teaching fundamentals to little kids
6/10/25-6/11/25 Helping at Northwest High School youth volleyball camp, teaching fundamentals of soccer to little kids
9/11/25 Helping at a multicultural pancake-eating competition, we supplied the different pancake stations with anything they might need, kept stations running, and made sure people eating pancakes were accommodated.
11/21/25 The Knight (Large school fundraiser), served members of my community, donors, and parents of my school for dinner for an evening.
12/7/25 Baking cookies for church cookie walk, my fellow classmates and I baked hours’ worth of cookies for a church event.

Do you currently have a job? – No

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

Have you received any awards or honors? – Yes

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

I made the national honors society in the fall of my sophomore year. I was a part of a state speech runner-up and championship team as a freshman and a sophomore. I recieved all conference my sophomore year for volleyball, and I have earned 4.1+ honor roll my entire high school career.

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

High School Varsity Volleyball
High School Varsity Soccer
High School Speech
FBLA
NHS
Reading
Art (drawing and Painting)
Church Youth Group