Kalista's CV

Training

Springpod Experiences: Broadcast & Media (Online) 2026
New York Film Academy: 1 Week Filmmaking (New York City, USA) 2025
Music House: Voice (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) 2024
Oxford Summer Courses: Creative Writing Explorers (London, UK) 2023
Melodica: Voice (Dubai, UAE) 2019, 2022
Melodica: Classical Guitar (Dubai, UAE) 2022
KenKen (Abu Dhabi & Dubai, UAE) 2021, 2022
Amity School: Sports (Dubai, UAE) 2021
Dubai International Arts Center (Dubai, UAE) 2021
Filbrit: MasterClass Dance (Dubai, UAE) 2019-2021
Fitness 4 Life: Swimming (Dubai, UAE) 2020
Public Speaking Academy by Darren Tay (Online, Singapore) 2020
Filbrit: Voice (Dubai, UAE) 2019, 2020
Filbrit: Talent Scouts (Dubai, UAE) 2019
Creativa: Art (Dubai, UAE) 2019
UCMAS (Dubai, UAE) 2018
Capital School: Swimming (Dubai, UAE) 2017-2018
Oil Painting (Manila, Philippines) 2017
Outschool Online

Public Speaking
Architecture Workshop
Writing Workshop
HTML & CSS Coding
American Sign Language Level 1 & 2
Olympiad Maths
60-Second Documentary

Academic Competitions

Academic Recognition
- Pristine Private School - Eagle Eyes 2019
- Pristine Private School - Academic Excellence 2018, 2019
Film
- King’s InterHigh - Film Evening, Best Cinematography 2026
- King’s InterHigh - Film Evening, Best Editor 2025
- King’s InterHigh - Film Evening, Best Film 2025
Music
- King’s InterHigh - House Music Competition, Solo Instrument + Voice: Winner 2025
- King’s InterHigh - House Music Competition, Audience Award 2025
- King’s InterHigh - House Music Competition, Collaboration: Runner Up 2025
- King’s InterHigh - House Music Competition, Solo Instrument + Voice: Runner Up 2024
- King’s InterHigh - House Music Competition, Solo Voice: Runner Up 2023
Performance
- King’s InterHigh - House Drama Competition: Monologue from a Drama, Runner Up 2026
- King’s InterHigh - House Drama Competition: Music Performance, Runner Up 2024
- Pristine Private School - Rhythm of Laureates, Viewers Choice 2021
Art
- King's InterHigh - Tate Modern Design Project Runner Up 2025
- King’s InterHigh - Artist of the Week 2024
- King’s InterHigh - Winter Art Winner 2023
- Pristine Private School - MyHero Project Student Winner 2022
  - https://myhero.com/earth-activist-xiuhtezcatl-martinez
- Pristine Private School - Artist of the Year 2018
English
- Pristine Private School - Voices of Future Generations: Round 3 2022
- Pristine Private School - Chevron Readers Cup 2020 - 2022
Maths
- Pristine Private School - M Factor Winner 2022

Participation

Pristine Private School - School Production: Annie, Annie 2023
Pristine Private School - School Production: The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy 2022
Pristine Private School - Expo 2020: Student Concert 2022
Pristine Private School - DigiFest 2022
Pristine Private School - Expo 2020: Children’s Tales From Around the World 2021
Melodica Online Concert 2020
Pristine Private School - School Production: The Merchant Of Venice, featured ensemble - lead performance 2019

Experience

School Magazine: King's Chronicle - Writer, Designer September 2026-present
Feel Your Feelings! Zine - Writer April 2026-present
Ka Elvie's Corner - Apprenticeship 2025

Extra-Curricular

KenKen
- International rank: 41 (Abu Dhabi, UAE) 2022
- International rank: 80 (Abu Dhabu, UAE) 2021
- Emirate rank: 41 (Dubai, UAE) 2021
Songs of Faith, Love and Hope
- District Champion (District of UAE) 2021, 2022
- District Champion (District of Arabia East) 2024
- District Runner-Up (District of UAE) 2023
- Global Top 25/617 2021
INCinema
- Actress in "Pinta" (Locale of Rigga, UAE) 2023
- Singer and Co-composer of OST "Pinta" (Locale of Rigga, UAE) 2023
- Best Child Actress "Ngayon Na" (Locale of Rigga, UAE) 2021
Misc.
- Writer & Director of 'STAIRS' Short Film 2025
  - https://youtu.be/KLiBfV0Krhw?si=AGJsXpEZb2R7_rJA
- INCMV: "Hanggang Ang Kaligtasan Ay Dumating" (District of Arabia East) 2025
- Poster Making Runner-Up (Locale of Rigga, UAE) 2023
- Church History Tagisan Ng Talino Champion (Locale of Rigga, UAE) 2022
- Songwriting Regional Runner-Up (Middle East and North Africa Region) 2021
- EVM Art 107th Anniversary Winner (Locale of Rigga, UAE) 2021
- INCMV: "Our Love For The Church Administration" (Locale of Rigga, UAE) 2019
- Cooking Challenge Locale Champion (Locale of Rigga, UAE) 2019
- Tagisan Ng Talino: Midget Category Champion (District of UAE) 2017
- Tagisan Ng Talino: Midget Category Champion (District of UAE) 2016

Leadership

Youth District President 2026-present
King's InterHigh - Head Student KS3 A.Y. 25-26
King's InterHigh - Shakespeare House Representative A.Y. 25-26
King's InterHigh - Tutor Group Representative A.Y. 25-26
King’s InterHigh - Year Group Representative A.Y. 24-25
King’s InterHigh - Tutor Group Representative A.Y. 23-24
Pristine Private School - Class Prefect 2023
Pristine Private School - Wellbeing Officer 2021 - 2023

Student Council Projects

Led a group of designing School Shop items, including House Hoodies, Mouse Pads, and Tote Bags which have been released into the school shop
Led a subgroup of Badge Designing

Skills

Languages
- English - fluent
- Filipino (tagalog) - proficient
- French - basic, conversational
Music & Art
- Voice - advanced
- Piano - intermediate
- Organ - intermediate
- Guitar (classical and electric) - intermediate
- Ukulele - intermediate
- Hip-Hop & Contemporary Dance - intermediate/advanced
- Sketch (pencil/charcoal) - advanced
- Watercolour - advanced
- Acrylic - advanced
- Oil - beginner
- Oil pastel - intermediate
Misc.
- Crochet - intermediate
- Knit - beginner
- Writing - intermediate
- Music production - beginner
- Acting - intermediate
- Photography - beginner
- Cinematography - intermediate
- Swimming - intermediate

Kalista Gray's CV

(last updated september 24, 2026)

Education

Training

Academic Competitions

Participation

Experience

Extra-Curricular

Leadership

Student Council Projects

Skills