Abigail Hess

University of Delaware: Secondary English Education Major; Spanish Minor

Contact Objective
234 Midland Road Springfield, PA I am a motivated and hopeful future teacher who demonstrates a strong
19064 work ethic along with a creative ability seeking academic scholarship to
(215) 920-0477 cell pursue my passions of teaching and education.
[email protected]

Education Teaching Experience

University of Delaware September 2023-May 2024
Class of 2024 H.B. DuPont Middle School • Student Teacher • 7th Grade
Major: Secondary English Education Work with honors and inclusion ELA students and create instructional lesson plans and
carry them out based upon the district curriculum. Teach 80 minute lessons daily which
Minor: Spanish are planned individually and approved by clinical educator.
GPA: 3.11
October 2022– 2023
Springfield High School ASPIRA Academy High School • Pre-Student Teaching • 9th Grade
2020 Graduate & 11th Grade
49 West Leamy Avenue Attend an English course classroom and help students to comprehend their
Springfield, PA 19064 assignments and aid the teacher as needed. Teach 45 minute lessons once a month
which are planned ahead of time with personal work.
3.7 / 4.0 GPA Unweighted
March–May 2022
National Honor Society Christiana High School • Pre-Student Teaching/AVID Tutor • 10th
National English Honor Society Grade
National World Language Honor Society Attend an English course classroom and help students to comprehend their
assignments and aid the teacher as needed. Work as an AVID Program tutor and
follow the AVID Program requirements as listed. Facilitate conversations and support
students in finding the “AHA Moment” to clarify their POC (point of confusion).

September–November 2021
Shue Medill Middle School • Pre-Student Teaching/Reading and
Writing Aid • 6th Grade
Aided the core teacher with keeping students on track for the agenda. Performed pair
reading and helped support students in writing journal entries for each class.

September – November 2020

Howard High School • Pre-Student Teaching • 9th Grade
Aided the core teacher with students as well as group activities. Helped students to
understand the agenda and their weekly assignments. Grading student’s summative
projects.

February – April 2019 & 2020

Springfield Literacy Center • Tutor • Kindergarten – 1st Grade
Provided assistance for afterschool homework club; aiding first-grade students in
mathematics, reading, and vocabulary.

March – June 2019 & 2020

 Rainbow Junction • Teacher Assistant • Pre-K
Created, implemented, and taught lesson plans for Pre-K students addressing the total
development of the child through free play, organized lessons/activities, and learning
centers as part of the Springfield High School Child Development II classes.

Work Experience
May 2023-August 2023
ELA/Spanish Language Tutor
Work with students ages 9-16 providing support in writing, reading, comprehension
strategies, and grammar. Self-made curriculum including a variety of textual sources
including both informational and literary texts. Provided support in summer reading and
writing as well.

March 2023-December 2023

Fractions Team University of Delaware Research Assistant
Work as research assistant for the Fractions Team writing up transcripts of math
teachers courses. Also visiting local Delaware middle schools to assess students on
fractions using set tests.

May 2022 - January 2023

Online Community Mentoring Summercollab
Work as a mentor for children ages 7-14 teaching social emotional learning using
activities and a built curriculum. Working with the child giving reading and SEL
assessments as well as moving through a designated literacy book.

Key Skills Leadership

Photography InterVarsity Christian Fellowship CMT Co-President
Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, 2023 May– 2024 May
Illustrator, Pixlrr Responsible for overseeing and supervising the Campus Ministry Team through
planning of our campus wide events including: semesterly proxe stations, weekly large
Microsoft Word, Excel, group meetings, surveys, and outreach events. Casting vision through the summer at
PowerPoint, Canva, Canvas, weekend long meetings to plan large group topics and pairing each with a speaker.
Schoology,
Spanish Speaking InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Administration Coordinator
2022 May– 2023 May
Responsible for writing a weekly email to the fellowship covering the week’s events as
well as the month’s main event opportunities for students. Organize the Instagram
posting schedule for University of Delaware InterVarsity.

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Small Group Leader

2021– 2024 May
Responsible for meeting with co-leader and creating a planned weekly Bible study for
college freshmen. Lead bi-weekly meetings and facilitate discussion.

Yearbook – Editor In Chief 2016 – 2020

Responsible for overall content, development and creative drive of the yearbook.
Recruited, supervised and delegated assignments for a staff of sixteen students to
work with the yearbook advisor.

Cougar Ambassadors – CEO 2017 – 2020

Chief Executive Officer for anti-bullying organization that supports the ideals of respect,
responsibility and safety. Organize activities to promote inclusiveness and community
within the high school environment.

THON – Committee Captain 2016 – 2020

Decoration committee captain for year-round effort to raise funds and awareness for
the fight against pediatric cancer that culminates in a 15 hour no sitting, no sleeping
dance marathon. Raised over $160,000 in donations this past year.

Literary Magazine – Art Director 2018 – 2020

Oversee art, photography and imagery for bi-annual high school digital periodical.

Volunteerism
Intervarsity Administrative Coordinator
2022– Present
Responsible for sending out weekly emails to the fellowship including information on
the week’s activities and monthly events. Also creating graphics and posting weekly to
the University of Delaware Intervarsity fellowship Instagram.

Anacostia, Washington, D.C. Missions Trip Intervarsity Christian

Fellowship March 26-30 2022
Served in short-term missions trip to Anacostia, Washington, D.C. in the justice area.

Scholarships & Achievements

AP Scholar Award 2020
Received over a 3 on both the AP Literature and AP Spanish exams.

Casey Feldman Memorial Scholarship 2020

To honor the memory of Casey Feldman, a 2006 graduate of Springfield High School
who was a standout leader. She attended Fordham University for three years where
she was majoring in Communications and Media Studies. Scholarship is awarded to
the graduating senior that best exhibits superior work ethic, compassion for the world
around him/her, caring, helpful and supportive of others in need, honest, altruistic,
loyal, and shows high integrity.

McGlone/Zulli Memorial Award 2020

To honor the memory of James McGlone and Joseph Zulli, life-long residents of the
Springfield Community and worked in the community.

Scrivener Yearbook Editor Award 2020

Awarded to the student that best exemplifies leadership, strong delegation skills,
kindness and morality.

Hendricks College Odyssey Book Award 2019

Honored for distinguished scholarship and engaged learning experiences as a member
of Springfield High School and the surrounding community.

Herff Jones Portfolio Award 2019

National Cover Award honoree for outstanding achievement in yearbook cover design.

National Honor Society 2018 – 2020

National English Honor Society 2019 – 2020

National World Language Honor Society 2019 – 2020