Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2000, Page 75

Description:	Junior Will Chang hasalways been near thetop of the junior classacademically and showsno signs of slowingdown. He is a leader on theScience Olympiad team that isaiming for first place in State.Q: What are you doing inScience Olympiad rightnow?A: Currently we are preparingfor our upcoming competitions.We meet three times a week. Iam personally involved inDynamic Planet, QualitativeAnalysis, Science Clue andChem Lab. I think we will begood. Once we really startAt school freshmanEvann Smith is amember of marchingband, Student Council,PROUD and the SolarBike team. Outside of schoolshe plays the drums, bassguitar and ice hockey for theBloomington Blades.right now. Im not the only girlin the league though. It goesby age level. There are twoother girls that I know of inthe league. Im not playing thisyear; Im taking a year off. Iveplayed for five years.FreshmanEvann SmithStory by Heather EmersonPhoto by Andy GohQ: Why are you involved in somany activities?A: I like to be doing things. Idont think I can stand justgoing home. I wanted to beinvolved in school.9: Tell me about the Blades.A: Im the only girl on my teamQ: How long have you playedthe drums? The bass?A: Ive played drums for fouryears, and I just picked up thebass not long ago.Q: How do you manage yourtime with so many extracurricular activities?A: I try to budget my time.practicing, well get a grip onit. Our competitions are heldin February.0: What were your overallpersons intelligence?A: I think a lot of your gradedepends on how much sleepyou get the night before, andWilliamChangStory by Pete HallPhoto by Lauren Demmingfeelings about the 1999Science Olympiad nationalcompetition?A: It was fun, we were abunch of little high schoolersgoing to the big city,(laughing). Running acrossdowntown Chicago in 20minutes to get to the openingceremony was a memorableexperience.Q: Do you thinkstandardized tests such asthe SAT truly determine ayour attitude when you aretaking the tests. The nightbefore I took the tests, I wastelling myself Im going to havea fun time taking the PSATs,just kind of humoring myself,and I ended up doing prettywell, (laughing).Q: What is your outlook onlife?A: I could always say keep yourspirits up or something likethat, but Im sure everyone hasalready said that.* <-Thats kind of corny, but itstrue. Marching band is overand student council is only,like, once a month.Q: What do you like to do inyour free time?A: I like to draw, paint, read,write, hang out with friends.Just the usual stuff.Q: What do you like to read?A: Ill read just aboutanything. I just finished upsome Russian literature.Q: Where do you go with yourfriends?A: [We] go downtown. TheCactus Flower is really cool.Q: What kind of music do youlike to listen to?A: I really like jazz. I play a lotof jazz music. I like about everyother kind, excluding pop.75
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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