Ofelia Cohen-Odiaga
Commonwealth School, Class of 2017
From Arlington, Massachusetts
From Arlington, Massachusetts
My name is Ofelia Cohen-Odiaga; sometimes I go by Lia. I am a teen activist mainly focusing on nuclear weapons abolition, a self-taught guitarist and pianist, a writer, and a singer.
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Prom Committee
At Commonwealth, juniors are responsible for planning and setting up the yearly prom, and this year, I am on that committee.
Fall 2015
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Commonwealth School
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Newspaper
I've written for our newspaper, the Commonwealth Chronicle, and I've also helped format the paper. The article I wrote was on the highly-controversial no-headphones policy at Commonwealth, and it went over surprisingly well for its challenging a major rule. I plan on writing more for the Chronicle in the future.
Fall 2014 - Fall 2015
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Commonwealth School
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GSA
I attend GSA meetings regularly this year and am an active participant in discussions. I also set up the GSA mailing list/Google Group, which has helped us keep interested parties in the loop even if they have other engagements during our usual meeting period.
Fall 2014 - Fall 2015
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Commonwealth School
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Dance
There really isn't any leadership role in dance; we don't really have a dance captain, but senior Sara Curtis and I take most of the leadership roles this year. This year, I claimed the responsibility of teaching the new freshmen the route to our studio, and I also signed the anti-hazing form in Sara's stead as she was college visiting that day.
Fall 2013 - Fall 2015
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Commonwealth School
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Communications Intern at Massachusetts Peace Action
I was responsible for updating social media, creating flyers and posters for various events, and editing and formatting the fall 2015 newsletter.
June 2015 - August 2015
Volunteer (part of Commonwealth Project Week) at Our Place Daycare
Okay, so this one is sort of hard to explain in terms of how this site operates because my volunteering at Our Place only lasted a week, and the Week of Snowmageddon at that, as it was part of Commonwealth's yearly Project Week program. I did my sophomore year project at Our Place, a Salvation Army daycare for the homeless, and basically was a TA in the preschool room — reading to and playing with the kids and helping with cleanup etc.
January 2015 - January 2015