Grade: Senior

Family members: I have a mom and dad and a sister and brother. My sister is 15 and my brother is 12. I also have many, many, many lovely cousins.

Favorite subject(s): I really enjoy my biochemistry/anatomy class and psychology class. Biochemistry is so interesting to me because everything we do starts from the organelles in our cells. Psychology is also an amazing subject because it is the process of how we acquire things and how we behave. The biological process of psychology is even more interesting because it is down to the minor details like neurotransmitters.

Activities: I am co-head of drama hair and makeup. We try to teach the newcomers the art of theatre makeup and hair.

Next steps (after high school): I plan to go to college and study biology or neuroscience or animal behavior. I just have a wide variety of interests.

Career goals: I want to be a veterinarian and do research in animal behavior because animal behavior can teach us a lot about the human mind.

Heroes: My hero is my dad because he worked so hard to be a doctor in America. To be completely honest, my whole family has qualities that I look up to. I am so lucky to have them in my life.

Hobbies: I enjoy writing and playing the piano.

Current job(s): I work for a doctor reporting labs and organizing reports.

Volunteer/community work: I volunteer for my church, St. Mary and St. Bishoy Church. We go on service trips and help around the church.

Likes: Movies, sweaters, tea, books, autumn

Dislikes: Not accomplishing something

Greatest accomplishment (so far): I had the opportunity to do an independent research project at American University studying neurotransmitters in zebra fish.

Advice for peers: Just be yourself. It is actually very difficult to NOT be yourself.

Julia Swan coordinates student profiles for the Bethlehem Press. Student profile subjects are selected by faculty and administration at the individual schools.