Hometown: Orlando, FL

Interests, Clubs, and Sports: Band, The Vedette, Swimming, Crew, Praise Band, JSA, SAO

Volunteer Activities: Volunteered at a nursing home, participated in a summer Mission Trip where I taught English in rural China

Favorite Class: AP Chemistry, APUSH (AP US History)

Favorite Place to Study: My bed

Favorite aspect of Culver: Being able to walk around campus feeling like you know almost everyone, and but still being able to meet someone new and from a different background every weekend.

Role Model: Mulan

Last Summer's Adventures: I spent most of the summer in China, visiting family and friends and doing internships at both a biology lab and a law firm. I also watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II and cried.

Top 3 goals for this school year: To maintain Gold A standing throughout the school year, improve as a leader both in and outside of the CGA leadership system, and continue taking steps outside of my comfort zone

"Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more." These words from Tony Robbins effectively describe my experience and attitude towards being a merit scholar. I am forever indebted to the Batten family for the opportunities they have provided me with, and as a Batten scholar, I hope to utilize all that Culver has to offer in my short time here to grow and develop as a whole person.