Hi, I'm Sherry Xiao! I am a recent graduate of Jenks High School who received the titles of OU National Award Scholarship Recipient, 2025 Salutatorian (weighted GPA of 4.41), 2025 AP Scholar with Distinction, 2024 AP Scholar with Distinction, 2023 AP Scholar, and 2025 Distinguished Service Graduate (awarded to students who volunteered more than 200 hours in their community). I have also received the 2025 Global Seal of Biliteracy (English and Chinese) and was a member of the Oklahoma Honor Society and the Superintendent's Honor Roll. Throughout my years of high school, I worked for about two to three years as a server at Mandarin Taste and No 1 Kitchen, both of which are Chinese restaurants. I started my journey at the University of Oklahoma during the Summer of 2025, and that is where I'm currently going to college. The degree that I'm pursuing at the University of Oklahoma is psychology because I'm interested in understanding human behavior and thought patterns.

• Server

  Food & Beverages · Fantasy Chinese Cuisine

  Jan 2026 – Present

• Cleaning the dining rooms, serving customers, taking calls

  Consumer Services · Mandarin Taste

  Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

• Serving customers food, finding change for payments, taking calls and orders

  Consumer Services · No 1 Kitchen

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

• Advocacy
• Politics
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy

• As a research assistant for Dr. Yaqing He, my job is to analyze and code three peer-reviewed journal articles per week. I also read and screen through 100 reddit comments per week regarding attitudes towards menstrual accommodations, such as sick leave.

  University of Oklahoma · Psychology, Other

  2025 – Present

  Research topic:

  Informal Care and its Effect on Work-Life Balance

• Learning how to part write, harmonic dictate, and play the piano

  AP Music Theory Class offered at Jenks High School · Music

  2024 – 2025

• Community Engagement General Staff

  Volunteering · University of Oklahoma Food Pantry

  2025 – Present

  Mission:

  As a member of the Supervise the student volunteers, organize food drives, and promote the food pantry to battle food insecurity

• Vitals Volunteer

  Volunteering · Summit Health and Wellness

  2026 – Present

  Mission:

  Taking vitals (blood pressure, bpm, temperature, weight, and height) for the patients who came in the clinic seeking psychological help to support the PA's and MD

• Creating the weekly hymn presentations in English and Chinese

  Volunteering · Mount Zion Association

  2024 – 2024

  Mission:

  Giving people of Christian faith a better opportunities to learn more about the Christian God

• Reading, cleaning, and preparing food for the children

  Volunteering · The Little Light House

  2024 – 2025

  Mission:

  Helping disabled children lead better lives

• Stocking the fridge, organizing patient rooms, and cleaning wheelchairs.

  Volunteering · Saint Francis Hospital

  2024 – 2024

  Mission:

  Help out the nurses in the Rehabilitation Center