“The day that I turned 16 and went to work at Windsor in the Galleria. [I like] the people, and that it's not a hard job. [On] Black Friday, everybody was there so it's crazy busy. [My favorite part...

“My biggest passion is dance. I enjoy it because it lets me express myself and it has created so many amazing friendships. I've been dancing probably since I was three years old and it's definitely made...

“My favorite thing about [the dance team] is the community that we build every year and how much we grow together as individuals. It just makes me really happy. Being able to lead the team in the direction...

“The best part of my year has been my German exchange student, Cecile. She’s made life much more enjoyable, [and] it’s a cool experience to have someone from a different culture and to learn about...

"My parents weren't as successful as they wanted to be so they really hold my sister and me up to a high expectations. They want us to be better than they ever could, and they definitely helped me go farther....

“All of middle school, I was just trying to pursue friendships that weren't good for me. But I think that eighth grade was the worst because I was just so dug into a hole of a friendship that I didn't...

“I'm working towards being a good person where I'm nice to everyone and everyone enjoys me being in there presence. Its going good, obviously I know I can't get everyone to like me, but as long as a...

“My favorite part of school has been volleyball. Volleyball plays a big part in my happiness. I'm very interested in it, and I get excited every day that we have practices where I get to see everyone....

“My favorite thing to do outside of school is cheer. [I love] the community that it builds. With stunting, you have to trust each other, and if you don't have that trust, it can go bad quickly. Recently,...