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Hayleigh Kapp

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General information

Hobbies & Interests

  • Band
  • FFA
  • Painting and Studio Art
  • Anime
  • Animals
  • Advocacy And Activism
  • Agriculture
  • Anatomy
  • Clarinet
  • Environmental Science and Sustainability
  • Horseback Riding
  • Legos
  • Saxophone
  • National Honor Society (NHS)
  • STEM

Reading

  • Adult Fiction
  • Science Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Young Adult

I read books multiple times a month.

Bio

I am a junior attending Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg for Environmental, Geological, and Geographical Sciences with a concentration in Environmental Geoscience and minors in Hydrology, Geography, and Biology. At Bloomsburg, I am in the marching band, symphonic band, orchestra, jazz band, and wind ensemble. I have completed various community service activities, including Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup, Wreaths Across America, and others. I was a member of the National Honor Society at Eastern Lebanon County High School and was the president. I have been ELCO's FFA Chapter's Vice President and Parliamentarian. My special achievements within FFA include receiving my Greenhand, Chapter, and Keystone Degrees. At Bloomsburg, I am the secretary of Bloom Earth, an environmentally conscious club, the secretary of Kappa Kappa Psi (music honors fraternity), and a woodwind captain in the Maroon and Gold Marching Band.

Education

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor's degree program

2023 – 2027

Majors:
  • Environmental Geosciences
Minors:
  • Biology, General
  • Geography and Cartography

Eastern Lebanon County High School

High School

2019 – 2023

Miscellaneous

Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Graduate schools of interest:
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, Johns Hopkins University, West Virginia University, Commonwealth University of Bloomsburg
Majors of interest:
Environmental Geosciences
Medical school interest:
No

Career

  • Level 1 Intern

    Environmental Services · Red Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

    Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

  • Manager

    Retail · Smith's Candies

    Jan 2021 – Jan 2025

  • Employee

    Fishery · Limestone Springs Fishing Preserve

    Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

  • Supervisor and Tour Guide

    Leisure, Travel, & Tourism · Indian Echo Caverns Echo Dell

    Jan 2024 – Present

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Environmental Services
Dream career goals:
I would like to work in environmental conservation and do something related to animals.
Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Advocacy
  • Volunteering
Captain Jeffrey McFetridge USN (Ret) Scholarship
I am currently a student at Bloomsburg University - Commonwealth University, and I am studying Environmental Geoscience with a minor in biology. I will be continuing my education after graduation by pursuing a Master's Degree in Biology. I was led to pursue these fields due to a teacher in high school who was passionate about conservation. I would like to continue pursuing a career and studying environmental conservation. I have always had a love for animals, and I would like to help animals in the future, especially those that are not always cared about, such as opossums. I completed a level one internship at Red Creek Wildlife Rehabilation center in the summer of 2025, and I learned how to care for opossums as well as a variety of other wildlife. I would love to continue helping them in the future. I hope to make a positive impact in the future by working with animals in environmental conservation and also helping educate the public on the importance of wildlife and conservation.
John Young 'Pursue Your Passion' Scholarship
I am pursuing a degree in Environmental Science because it is something that I have always felt passionate about. As I entered middle school my worldview began to change and I started to notice the effect of single-use plastics on the earth. I wanted to be a part of something that would bring awareness to this issue and learn more about the environment. I joined Envirothon which is a club that focuses on learning about the environment and studying for a competition in April. I competed in this competition from middle school through my senior year of high school. I really enjoyed learning about soil science and hydrology through this club. In high school, the teacher who coached this club gave me so many experiences with stream study field trips and studies with soil science that I decided to go to Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg and follow in her footsteps with my choice of schools. Once arriving at Bloomsburg I have enjoyed the various environmental science classes I have taken so far. I would like to create an impact on the environment by helping to offset the effects of things like single-use plastics. This scholarship would help me further my education and be able to make a difference in the environment that each and every one of us uses.
Environmental Stewardship Award
Winner
At Bloomsburg University every day I see students and professors using plastic water bottles, instead of reusable water bottles. Some people that I know use multiple plastic water bottles every day, instead of investing in a reusable water bottle that can last for years. Unfortunately, this is a major problem in the United States, where generally clean drinking water is available and water bottles can be filled up at work or school more easily. According to earthday.org Americans purchase about 50 billion water bottles per year, this equates to about 13 bottles per month for every person in the U.S. By buying a reusable water bottle 156 plastic water bottles could be saved annually. This is the problem for many single-use plastics in the United States. Globally, at least 14 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year. All of this could be minimized or prevented if mandated recycling were put into place in the United States, and in other countries that have the infrastructure to do so. There are consequences to our actions of either, not knowing about other single-use plastics or not caring enough to use them. Our environment suffers from our actions. Plastic pollution is a huge issue, and even more so microplastics are a big issue. By mandating recycling and educating about the consequences of our actions a change can be made and we can help to build sustainability in the United States, and this can be done through people like myself who care enough to educate and speak out to make a difference.
Hayleigh Kapp Student Profile | Bold.org