Yes, I was featured in the Maui News' Student Spotlight. The school gets one a year and they offered it to me, me, me! Of course I said yes. The hard part was getting it under 100 words but as you can see, I persevered. Now I am published, famous, everyone wants me to autograph their copies of the Student Spotlight! Well, not really but it is still pretty cool! So, I hope that the pic is big enough for you to read all my writeup but if it isn't I'll be sure to type it out. Enjoy!
Veronica Tuepker
Kihei Public Charter High School
Grade 12
Personal: Age 17; daughter of Ron and Nancy Tuepker of Kihei; enjoys horses, animals in general, being outdoors, reading, learning, sports, physical activities, art projects, writing.
At School: Tennis, honor roll, internship at Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, "Turning Point 2006" symposium.
Off Campus: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards 2006, Tech Careers 2006.
Beyond High School: Plans to attend a four-year college or university, hopefully the College of the Ozarks, and possibly getting a degree in journalism. After college, would like to be a freelance writer and plans to travel the world, writing of her adventures and discoveries. Hopes to supplement writing with photography, and then settle down in a rural area on a farm and raise poultry, horses and other livestock while obtaining additional degrees in fields of interest.
What do you think is the biggest problem facing youth today? "One of today's biggest problems regarding teens is society's view and expectations of us. General society seems to view teenagers with a wary eye, assuming that we are lazy, self-absorbed troublemakers. While some teenagers are like that, not all are, so it can be surprising and hurtful when people view and treat us like that. Additionally, society's expectations of teenagers have lowered so that poor quality work or behavior is acceptable, which can be insulting. While some consequently try harder, it works oppositely on others. I believe that these are two major contributing factors to many subsequent problems teens face."
6 comments:
Congratulations, very nice picture but you can't read the words. I can only imagine it is very good stuff.
Very nice writeup. You did very well. Thank you for posting so we could read the text. I am very proud and excited for you.
Veronica,
All I have to say is "WOW, WAY COOL!!". So, on to the next great challange, what's it going to be girl, mountain climbing, outerspace, or maybe interspace; Your limited only by what you can think of and by this write-up you have no limitations! Whatever you do don't stop! Keep working hard and you will find what you are looking for even if you don't know what it is yourself yet!
I'm so very proud of you.
Warmest Regards,
Hal
Very cool, Veronica!! That's awesome! I'm very proud of you - keep up the excellent work! :)
Awe, thanks you guys!
I am so very proud of you, Veronica! Excellent job!
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