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Amen Gashaw
Grade: College Freshman
Favorite Subject: All of them!
Favorite Color: Teal (or really anything blue)
Favorite Game: Elevate
Favorite Book: The Book Thief (too many to choose, though)
Favorite Show: The West Wing
Role Model: Abiy Ahmed, Jacinda Ardern, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and (fictional) CJ Cregg
Andrea An
Grade: 12th Grade
Favorite Subject: Science
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Game: Monopoly
Favorite Book: Harry Potter
Favorite Show: Criminal Minds/Parks and Recreation
Role Model: Indra Nooyi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Ayane Yokoya
Grade: 11th Grade
Favorite Subject: History & English
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Game: Identity V
Favorite Book: No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Favorite Show: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Role Model: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Coco Chanel
Ciara Mitchell
Grade: 12th Grade
Favorite Subject: Biology
Favorite Color: Sky Blue & Yellow
Favorite Game: Clue
Favorite Book: The Billion Dollar Molecule by Berry Werth
Favorite Show: Dance Moms
Role Model: Michelle Obama & Mae Jemison
Kaimet Haile
Grade: 12th Grade
Favorite Subject: Science
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Game: Uno, Monopoly, and Mario Kart
Favorite Book: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Favorite Show: The 100
Role Model: My Grandpa
Neha Shah
Grade: 12th Grade
Favorite Subject: Math
Favorite Color: Cobalt blue
Favorite Game: Uncharted 4
Favorite Book: Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
Favorite Show: Game of Thrones, Patriot Act
Role Model: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Philmon Gashaw
Grade: 12th Grade
Favorite Subject: Physics
Favorite Color: Olive Green
Favorite Game: Monopoly
Favorite Book: Percy Jackson: The Lightening Thief
Favorite Movie: Edge of Tomorrow
Role Model: Barack Obama and Elon Musk
Shahzeb Shah
Grade: 11th Grade
Favorite Subject: History
Favorite Color: Light Blue
Favorite Game: NBA 2K
Favorite Book: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Favorite Show: Money Heist
Role Model: Bernie Sanders, Hasan Minhaj
Stella Kwon
Grade: 11th Grade
Favorite Subject: History
Favorite Color: Lavender Purple
Favorite Game: Animal Crossing
Favorite Book: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Favorite Show: The Office & Reply 1988
Role Model: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Trang Vu
Grade: 12th Grade
Favorite Subject: History
Favorite Color: Sunflower Yellow
Favorite Game: Portal aka the only video game I've played
Favorite Book: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Favorite Show: Criminal Minds
Role Model: Awkwafina, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Audrey Hepburn
Velda Wang
Grade: 12th Grade
Favorite Subject: Science (namely Biology and Chemistry!)
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Game: Monopoly
Favorite Book: When Breath Becomes Air
Favorite Show: Gilmore Girls
Role Model: My mom and Michelle Obama :)
Aja Thomas
Grade: 11th Grade
Favorite Subject: History
Favorite Color: Lilac
Favorite Game: Uno
Favorite Book: The Program by Suzanne Collins
Favorite Show: Criminal Minds
Role Models: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Brigette Lundy-Paine
Alex Hong
Grade: 13 (college freshman)
Favorite Subject: Lunch
Favorite Color: Blue!
Favorite Game: Monopoly (my brother always bankrupts)
Favorite Book: all books are fun to read.
Favorite Show: Shark Tank (but I usually don't watch TV :( )
Role Model: Steve Jobs