Grade: 12

Family members: Mother and father

Favorite subject: My favorite subject in school is AP literature because the teacher calls me Miss Weiman. I just love that.

Activities: I am a member of BBYO (B’nai B’rith Youth Organization), Shalshelet (“The Chain”), the school chorale, Chamber singers and Coda Red (a Capella group) and the Philadelphia Tea Society.

Next steps: I am planning on attending undergraduate and graduate schools.

Career goals: I would like to be a doctor.

Heroes: Kimberly Guilfoyle is my hero because she isn’t afraid of anything, or at least she never shows it.

Hobbies: I enjoy singing, reading, cooking and swimming.

Current job(s): I work at Temple Beth El as a teacher’s aide on Sundays and I babysit.

Volunteer/community work: I volunteer at Temple Beth El.

Likes: I enjoy long tangents in lecture, puppies, cooking, snowstorms, Christmas, typewriters, knitting and TV shows from before 2000.

Dislikes: I do not enjoy bad hair days, Hitler, yellow zucchini, political extremists, loud noises and The Lion King (Hamlet was much better).

Greatest accomplishment (so far): I am a firm believer that anything that you can do that makes other people happy and that makes you happy in the process is a great accomplishment. I have traveled the world, I have led in the community, I have been the best I can be, and yet I never feel so fulfilled as when I am making someone smile or laugh. To me it could be a funny remark or a sensitive comment, but to the other person it could be a moment in a million when they’ve felt cared for. We have no idea what we mean to each other and every time I can make someone happy, I have accomplished a great deal in this world.

Advice for peers: Be brave. Be kind.

Julia Swan coordinates student profiles for the Bethlehem Press.

Student profile subjects are selected by faculty and administration at the individual schools.