Age: 12

Grade: 6

School: Monticello

What do you like best about your school?

I would say everybody is nice to each other and we're pretty much all friends.

What is your favorite subject and why?

English, because I like to write stories.

Are you involved in any clubs or sports at school? What are your hobbies outside of school?

I'm in basketball (school) and softball (summer). Also, class president, in 4-H, in band and chorus, take piano lessons.

What kind of books or magazines do you like to read?

I really like the Nancy Drew mysteries. I like M magazine.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I want to be an ag scientist or microbiologist.

Who is your role model and why?

My grandmother, Marlea Duerst, because she's generous, loves to shop and has a lot of the same traits as me.