Grade: 12
Age: 17
Extra-curricular: National Honor Society, Student Ambassador program, volunteer at my church
Claim to fame/honors: BPA student board member, certified in Adobe Photoshop 2015 and 2013 and in Microsoft Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint all 2013.
Words you live by: "If you don't mess up, you won't mess up."
Toughest challenge: Living apart from my dad. He lives in Alabama, while the rest of us live in Ohio. He moved there for work because he could not find a good job here even though he has a Doctorate.
Biggest influence: My parents. My mom is always going out of her way to help people, and my dad works very hard in order to support our family.
School-day rituals: I get up anywhere from 6:30 to 6:45 a.m., get dressed, eat breakfast, pack a lunch, take care of our dogs and leave the house by 7:20 a.m.
What's on your bedroom walls: A TV
When I'm bored I like to … Play video games or hang out with my friends
Favorite movie: "The Avengers"
Person who would play you in a movie: Seth Rogen
Favorite TV show: "The Flash"
Favorite musical artist: Beethoven
Favorite book: "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Favorite home-cooked meal: My mom's stews
Favorite restaurant: Wendy's
Whose mind would you like to read: I would not like to read anyone's mind. I think I might learn something that I would rather not know.
Place where you'd love to travel: The Great Plains or some other pretty open place with little light pollution to see the Milky Way at night
Talent you'd like to have: Learn how to unicycle
Favorite school subject: History
Favorite athlete: Bethany Hamilton
Favorite team: Dayton Dragons
Something in the world I'd like to change: I would like to help improve overall child literacy because if they can't read, they are going to have a lot of trouble learning.
Favorite high school moment: When I participated in a competition for Business Professionals of America
Favorite junk food: Hamburgers
Best thing about high school: Meeting new people. It really exposed me to many different opinions and viewpoints that I could learn from.
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