Chester Wilson III

312-841-8344 Cwilson3rd@me.com 2728 North Racine Avenue Chicago, IL. 60614

Profile
Chester Wilson III is junior at Chicago High School For The Arts in Chicago, and a
member of the school's first conservatory class of creative writers. His favorite form of
writing is prose, but he also loves writing plays and short stories. He also loves working
in his school's literary magazine. When he's not writing, he loves swaddling himself in a
fluffy blanket and reading science fiction.

EDUCATION
The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts), Chicago, IL

YEAR OF GRADUATION:
2018

AP/HONORS CLASSES
Year 2014-2015
Honors Biology

Honors Human Geography

Honors Survey of Literature

Honors French I

Year 2015-2016
Honors Chemistry

Honors French II

Honors Integrated Math II

Honors World Literature

Year 2016-2017
AP Language and Composition

AP U.S. History

Honors French III

Honors Integrated Math III

 Honors Physics

ART-RELATED CLASSES
Elements of Poetry; 2014-2015

Elements of Fiction; 2014-2015

Responding to Art; 2014-2015

Writers Studio 1, 2, & 3; 2014-2017

Elements of Dramatic Writing; 2015-2016

Elements of Creative Non-Fiction; 2015-2016

Acting for Writers; 2015-2016

Poetry Workshop; 2016-2017

Sequential Art; 2016-2017

Professional Development; 2016-2017

Literary Magazine; 2016-2017

Presentations
The Commercial Park Advisory Council Holiday Party 2015

Poems While You Wait, ChiTeen Lit Fest 2016

Peterson Literary Night 2015

ChiArts Fall Salon 2016

ChiArti Gras 2017

ChiArts Open Mic 2015

Publication
826CHI Compendium; 2016
ChiArts Canvas; 2015

Awards
Poetry- Brighter Than Any Star; Scholastic Arts And Writing 2016-2017, Silver Key

Poetry- Fly Me To The Moon; Scholastic Arts And Writing 2016-2017, Gold Key

Poetry- Its At 3am That I Really Consider The Streets Empty; Scholastic Arts and
Writing 2016-2017, Honorable Mention
 Poetry- Every Night At Eight I Sing; Scholastic Arts And Writing 2016-2017, Honorable
Mention

Poetry- Pinioning, Stained Glass Ocean; Scholastic Arts And Writing 2015-2016, Gold
Key

Poetry- Silently Kidnapped By Freedom; Scholastic Arts And Writing 2015-2016,

Honorable Mention

Essay- An Innocent Lie; Scholastic Arts And Writing 2015-2016, Silver Key

Education
Chicago High School For The Arts High-School, 2015-2018

Affiliations
Chicago Teen Literary Festival Advisory Council Member and Representative;
2016-2017

ChiTeen Lit Fest Volunteer and Participant, 2015

ChiTeen Lit Fest Panel Moderator, 2017
Chicago High School For The Arts Student Ambassador; 2017
People To People Alumni, 2016
HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS & LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:
Arts Administration: 2014, 2015

ChiTeen Lit Fest Advisory Council

Student Ambassador 2017

ChiArts Open Mic 2015

SERVICE:
Yale Summer Service Project: 2016 (20 Hours)

Poems While You Wait, ChiTeen Lit Fest 2016

Peterson Literary Night 2015

ChiArts Fall Salon 2016

ChiArti Gras 2017

ChiArts Open Mic 2015

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES / HOBBIES/ INTERESTS:
Swimming

Golf

Football

Basketball

Baseball

Tennis

Science Olympiad

Cooking

Blogging

Writing

Piano

Guitar

Drums

Recorder

Arts Administration

Soccer

Painting

Drawing

Building Computers

Reading