BEATRIX LOZACH
A.N. McCALLUM HIGH SCHOOL, Austin, Texas. Fine Arts Academy Performance Theatre Major, 10 Productions
• GPA: 4.52
• ACT: 35// English 36, Reading 36, Math 34, Science 33; Writing 12/12
• Trustee Scholar Award, 2025, 2024, 2023
• National Honor Society 2023-2026
• Seal of Biliteracy in French, 2024
• AP Scholar with Distinction. AP French (5), AP World History (5), AP U.S. History (5), AP European History (5 self-study), AP English Language & Composition (5), AP Chemistry (4), AP Statistics (4) Anticipated 2026: AP Macroeconomics, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature, AP Government, AP Spanish (placed out of Spanish 1&2 with self-study)
ACTIVITIES
• Editor-In-Chief, The Shield - National award-winning publication: Garnered 1st Place Newspaper at National Scholastic Press Association. Wrote and edited news articles and photographed local, state, and national current events. Maintained smooth transition under new director, lead training for a staff of 40+, updated website design. During my time as Editor we returned to being a multilingual newspaper, which now includes Spanish and Farsi, and I penned the first ever article in both French and English. I revived our podcast, and recorded its first interview since the pandemic. The Shield is currently a 2026 CSPA Crown Finalist for Best High School Hybrid News, their highest honor. Contributor 2023-2024, Staff 2024-2025, Co-Editor-In-Chief 2025-2026
• Austin Youth Poet Laureate Finalist. Twice selected for year-long Cohort and Workshop run in conjunction with Austin Public Library Foundation. Shared poetry at public readings and events such as Banned Book Week and Chapbook Launch, 2024-25, 2025-2026
• Yale Daily News Summer Journalism Program, Scholarship. Published Student Activists Take a Stand During Summer Redistricting about Texas gerrymandering, 2025
• Rice University Pre-College Program, Full Scholarship. “Law, Shaping a Just and Equitable World” Capstone Project examining The Need for Intersectionality in Affirmative Action, 2025
• PBS Student Reporting Labs On Our Minds Podcast Season 5 Episode 6: “Who Inspires You?” Interview with Author Nic Stone at SXSWEdu Conference, 2025
•“Gertrude, Queen of Denmark” in Hamlet, McCallum Theatre 2025
• Youth Advocacy Summit - Advocated against HB10 to Lawmakers at The Texas State Capitol, 2025
• Casa Marianella, Abri Lumiere- Volunteer with Refugees and Immigrants, 2025
• CIEE Honors Language Program Rennes, France. Highest level program offered, college credit through Tulane University. Chosen to be Social Media Ambassador by the program and group translator by my peers. Full Scholarship, 2024
• City of Austin Teen Theatre Company “Totally Cool, Totally Art.” Co-wrote, co-produced, and performed a play focusing on environmental sustainability. Performed across the city for hundreds of local public summer camp students, 2024
• Choir 2022-2024. Superior ranking at State UIL, 2024
• McCallum Cabaret, Performed Persephone’s solo “Flowers” from Hadestown, 2024
• McCallum Coffeehouse, Performed original songs and poetry, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Production Coordinator and “Judge” in Inherit the Wind, a play about how the battle between tradition and modernity often plays out in the courtroom, McCallum Theatre, 2024
• Central Texas Food Bank, Volunteer. Gardened and organized shelf-stable foods, 2024-25
• Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center, Volunteer. Served thousands of meals and prepared food for unhoused people, 2024-2025
• Austin Trail Conservancy, Gardener. 2024
• Austin ISD Summer Theatre Ensemble, Mary Poppins, 2023
• Dramaturg and “Evil Gabbi” in She Kills Monsters, a production that deals with the difficulties of processing grief. I was responsible for giving castmates the historical context of the 1990s, McCallum Theatre 2023
WRITING AWARDS
•5A State Champion in Ready Writing, University Interscholastic League (UIL), 2025. This is a timed two-hour expository essay contest that calls upon knowledge of history, literature, and current events. I wrote about importance of the arts as a defense of democracy. This essay was chosen as the Spring 2026 rubric example for Texas UIL Ready Writing competitions.
• John Locke Global Essay Prize, High Commendation in History, 2025
• 1st Place Regional Ready Writing, UIL, 2025
• 1st Place Regional Headline Writing, UIL, 2025
• 1st Place District Ready Writing, UIL, 2025
• 1st Place News Infographic, Southern Interscholastic Press Association, 2025
• 1st Place Feature Package, Southern Interscholastic Press Association, 2025
• 1st Place Best of the Best, Election 2024 Coverage, Texas Association of Journalism Educators, 2025
• Best of SNO for Besieged but Brave, an article on the effects of the War in Ukraine on its adolescents both locally in Austin as well as abroad, 2025
• Honorable Mention Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, “Failure of Democrats to Appeal to Immigrant Voters Cost Them the Election”, 2024
• Honorable Mention Best in Texas News and Broadcast, Texas Association of Journalism Educators, 2024
• All-State UIL Journalism Staff 2024, 2025
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
• 1st Place Social Media Portfolio, Southern Interscholastic Press Association, 2025
• Superior Feature Photo, Texas Association of Journalism Educators, 2025
• 1st Place Feature Photography, Quill and Scroll, 2024
• 3rd Place Breaking News Photography, Quill and Scroll, 2024
• 1st Place Club Photo, Southern Interscholastic Press Association, 2024
• 1st Place News Photo, Southern Interscholastic Press Association, 2024
• Honorable Mention Top Program Portfolio Contest, ATPI, 2024
• 4th Place Best of Show National Scholastic Press Association, 2023
GROUP AWARDS
• 1st Place Best of Show Newspaper for 1800+ Students, National Scholastic Press Association, 2025
• Blue and Gold Award in Writing to McCallum Shield for Visual and Multimedia, Quill & Scroll, 2025
• 1st Place Journalism Team, UIL District 2025
• Print Pacemaker, National Scholastic Press Association, 2024
• Gold Star Award in Photography to McCallum Shield ILPC, 2025
• Honorable Mention DEI Social Justice Writing, Quill & Scroll, 2025
• Second Place ATPI SmugMug Top Program Documentary/Photojournalism, 2025
• Best of SNO “McCallum Youth Dance Company Delivers ‘Moving’ Showcase”, 2025
• Best of SNO “Mac Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month”, 2024
• Best of SNO “Pink Week Soars to New Fundraising Heights”, 2023
PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS
• National Honor Thespian, International Thespian Society, 2025
• Thespian Scholar, International Thespian Society, 2025
• Superior Score, UIL State Choral Individual Performance Alto 2, 2024
• Superior Score, Advanced to Nationals in Duet Acting, Texas Thespians Festival, Corpus Christi, Texas, 2024
• Superior Score, Advanced to Nationals in Small Group Musical, Texas Thespians Festival, San Antonio, Texas, 2023
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS
• “McCallum High School Makes Dream Quinceañeras Possible for Students” - Austin Vida, 2024
• Excalibur Poems and short stories, 2023, 2024, 2025
• Pandemic’s Labyrinth Anthology of Poetry, 2021
• Vision and Voice (Poetry) - Recorded my poem at the University of Texas for our local NPR Station, and met our National Poet Laureate
SKILLS
• Adobe InDesign • Adobe Audition • Adobe Lightroom • Adobe Photoshop • Audio Engineering • Wordpress • Squarespace • Public Speaking
