¨I started listening to Montell Fish as well as a couple other artists during debate. When I first met Jordan, my best friend from Florida, we connected.  One of the things that really made us best friends...

"Don’t take things so seriously. When I was a freshman, I was very nervous about making a good impression. I think I made the mistake that a lot of people do: I cared way too much about what other people...

"Without the people that surround me now, I would not be as confident as I am in my abilities. Especially when I was going into high school, I didn’t have a great group of people around me. They dragged...

“Talking to the teachers really helped me get through times I felt stuck. Mrs. Rettler helped me get through some of the hardest times. Along with my academic adviser Mr. Bradshaw. Teachers have always...

“I guess for a while in middle school I was involved in the Forensics team. When I started I wasn’t very good. I had a lot of unease. I've never been a very good speaker. I only joined because I had...

"Making friends in high school has shaped me the most, and I’ve grown so much as a person because of that. I had a friend group of four people in middle school, but then in high school, I decided to...

"I've always had a ball in my hand. I've always played with the hoop, and I followed college, high school, the professional league -- the NBA . . . I've grown up with cousins, siblings, my dad played basketball,...

“I just really like the theme of [Montell Fish’s] music. His music is nice and calming. I first started listening to him when I found one of his songs on TikTok, and I started listening to him more...

“After high school, I want to go into business law and work internationally. I speak Finnish fluently and am learning Spanish now, so I can be properly prepared. My dream college is Chapman, University...

"Walking into freshman year, I wouldn't have believed I be this into high school. I was very much a keep your head down, try to figure out your classes, and just get in get out, don't get involved. What...

“After high school, I want to get into graphic design, specifically industrial graphic design. I have always loved drawing and have been obsessed with it since childhood. Graphic design is something...

 “I started drawing when my mom gave me a drawing book in third grade. I would draw comics in there, and since then I got  interested in art and creating my own characters and worlds. Whenever I saw...