Spotlight 2019: Brandon

Brandon Trey,

age 17

Something in 2018 that...

*you saw or did that was awesome:  Taking pics in the desert near Lee's Ferry in Arizona

*you'll remember:  Sending Misanthropy at Moore's Wall

*scared you: I don't really get scared, but probably the most dangerous thing I did was being at the top of Misanthropy and having to climb down.

*you're good at: Rock Climbing

*you're proud of:  Making All-County band all four years of high school and getting first chair my senior year.

*made you happy:  I met the most amount of good friends that year:  Jacob, Kai, Christian...

*you learned:  I guess I learned that I like St. George.

*made you laugh: Christian

*was exciting: Starting my last year of high school.

*you earned, won, or accomplished:  I started climbing v8.

Something in 2019 that...

*you wish you were better at:  I think the thing I'm going to get the best at this year is mountain biking.

*you wish you could buy:  An Impreza WRX hatchback

*you're looking forward to:  Cruising for Spring Break

*you hope to learn:  Mountain biking and computer programming.

*Goals and hopes for 2019:  Fingers crossed that I can pass my AP exam. Don't die. Don't break bones. I want to meet people in college.

Hobbies: Music, climbing, biking, cars, computers, video games.

Something you like about school: I only like the people. It is so boring. School is trash.

Something you don't like about school: Everything except the people.

Plans for college next year: I'm moving to St. George to go to Dixie State to study Computer Science.  I'll probably just go there for a year or two and get my generals done. I'm gonna have to go meet a lot of people because they probably already know a lot of each other.

What excites you about graduating: It's stupid. I'm still going to be going to school in a couple months. Nothing is changing other than moving.

What scares you about graduating: The money part is going to be the most annoying.

A job you might want when you're older: Maybe working with AI would be cool.

A pet you wish your mom would let you have: Probably a husky.


FAVORITES:

Restaurant: Wendy's junior deluxe cheeseburger. The best piece of food that a dollar and a half can buy.

Sport: Rock climbing isn't really a sport. Basketball's my only normy sport.

High Point Stake Champions! 2018 AND 2019

Recent reads: Pbbbbbbbtttt.

Candy or other treat: Maybe cookies.

Color: Black

Movie: Dawn Wall

Animal: I don't know.

Snack: Goldfish

TV show: Don't watch TV.

Place: The gym

Season: Summer

Meal: Spaghetti

Song: Coldest Winter by Kanye

Game:  Destiny. Apex Legends.

RANDOM FACT:  I've never broken a bone.

Spotlight 2019: Whitney

Miss Whit, age 14

Something in 2018 that...

*you saw or did that was awesome: Kayaked in crystal clear Caribbean waters off a private island.

*scared you:  Flying home from the road trip to go to girls camp.

*you're good at: Singing

*you're proud of: Getting into Newsies, my first musical

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*made you happy: All of freshman year so far

*you learned: When someone says, "Two minutes to curtain," you say, "Thank you two."

*made you laugh:  When someone put a fake lizard in someone's bed at camp.

*was exciting:  Starting high school.

*you earned, won, or accomplished:  Graduated middle school, All-State middle school chorus, All-county high school chorus, Arabian pas de deux in Nutcracker.

*you read that you liked: Divergent, Heartless

*Any other changes or events:  Heroes and Villains dance recital, YASE summer workshop, Hamilton Master class at Cary Ballet, performed Messiah with High Point University Choirs.

Something in 2019 that...

*you wish you were better at: Time management

*you wish you could buy:  Peppermint gum

*you hope happens: I keep all A's.

*you're looking forward to: YASE

*Any other goals or hopes for 2019: That sophomore year will be as awesome as freshman year.

Hobbies:  Singing, dancing, reading

Something you like about school:  Biology

Something you don't like about school:  Civics

A job you might want when you're older:  Dental hygienist or radiation therapist

A pet you wish your mom would let you have:  A turtle

Some important things you do:  My homework

Something you collect:  Bottles

FAVORITES:

Restaurant:  Subway or Chick-fil-A

Sport:  Absolutely none of them (ballet is an art)

Book:  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Candy or other treat:  Mints

Color:  Teal

Movie:  National Treasure

Animal:  Baby kangaroos

Snack:  Honeycrisp apples

TV show:  I don't really have one

Place:  My bedroom

Season:  Spring, but not when it's muggy

Meal:  Homemade tortilla soup

Song:  Finale from Into the Woods

Game:  One Night Ultimate Werewolf

App:  Matchington Mansion

RANDOM FACT:  Enzyme is spelled with an E.

Anything else?  Cough into your elbows, man!

Spotlight 2019: Caroline

Caroline Rose, age 10

Something in 2018 that...

*you saw or did that was awesome: Going to Coco Cay and snorkeling and kayaking in the crystal clear water

*you'll remember: Kissing a giraffe

*scared you: Going on the AfterBurn at Carowinds for the first time

*you're good at:  Rock climbing

*you're proud of:  Getting straight A's for the first half of fifth grade

*made you happy:  Having a kinkajou interaction at Zootastic Park for a Christmas present

*you learned:  How to spell deoxyribonucleic acid by heart

*made you laugh:  Brandon

*was silly:  Starting my band called Banana Croissants with Ally and Shae

*was exciting:  Ziplining in South Dakota while we were visiting Mount Rushmore

*you read that you liked:  Harry Potter 5, Fablehaven 1-3, Historical fiction novels

*you earned, won, or accomplished:  Fourth place in Bouldering Regionals

*Any other changes or events from 2018:  I won the Pilot spelling bee. Going to SeaQuest aquarium with Aunt Irene in Texas. Being on my school's Battle of the Books team.

Something in 2019 that...

*you wish you were better at:  volleyball

*you wish you could buy:  a cat or a llama or a sloth

*you hope you can learn:  how to read music

*you are looking forward to:  CRUISE

*Any goals for 2019:  None

Hobbies:  Reading, singing, climbing, drawing, baking

Something you like about school:  My teachers, Ms. Bedingfield and Ms. Trace

Something you don't like about school:  Eureka math!!!! Curse that thing!!!

A job you might want when you're older:  Marine Biologist or Therapist

A pet you wish your mom would let you have:  Kitty, kitty, kitty

Some important things you do:  Team [for climbing] and Battle of the Books, and being part of my family

Things you collect:  I'm not a collector of things


FAVORITES:

Restaurant:  Chick-fil-a

Sport:  Rock climbing

Book:  The Fablehaven series and the Harry Potter series

Candy or other treat:  I like frozen delectables like ice cream, frozen yogurt, popsicles.

Color:  Teal

Movie:  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

App:  Roblox

Animal:  Sloth, llama, kitty

Snack:  Craisins

TV show:  Caribbean Life and We Bare Bears

Place:  Hawaii, even though I haven't been there yet

Season:  Spring

Meal:  Hawaiian Haystacks

Song:  "Schuyler Sisters" from Hamilton

Game:  Fashion Famous on Roblox

RANDOM FACT:  I lost my last baby tooth yesterday!

Anything else? Nope.