Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2000, Page 187

Description:	long with her keenM and passionateMm interest inLA photography, junior ■ Charlotte Schroedershowed talents inmany other areas. Charlottehad a strong gift for sharingand spreading her compassionand love through her deepbelief in God.Q: When did you first becomeinterested in photography?A: My interest in photographyfirst began when I took a classat the Waldron (Arts Center) inthe seventh grade. From thereI bought a Nikon camera, andseveral years later I set up adarkroom in my basement.Q: Have you ever consideredpursuing a career inphotography?A: Now I work at KirkwoodPhoto Lab and I have thoughtabout continuing and pursuing/iz Keenan rode manymiles for the solarbike team, was amember of the rugbyteam and still foundthe time to help the lessfortunate.A: It just seemed like aninteresting sport that would bea challenge to try. Im alwaysup for a challenge. And itseemed like it would be a lot offun and it has been. One timeit rained during a practice, andwe played in the mud. We wereF r e s Lin a nLiz KeenanQ: What challenges doessolar bike offer you?A: Its a whole lot of work.We have to train hard and becompetitive. I just startedtraining and Im sore a lot.Q: Why does rugby interestyou?Story by Heather EmersonPhoto by Lauren Demmingcovered. We got a lot ofpictures of it, too. That wasreally fun.Q: What did you do to helpAIDS research?A: We (PROUD) donated themoney to organizations thathelped AIDS victims anda career in photography.Q: What types of things orpeople do you like tophotograph?A: Ive always been fascinatedwith nature and wildlife, alongwith faraway places andcultures, and I use my cameraQ: Are you going to be doingany traveling any time soon?A: Actually, in mid-May I amgoing to be going to Kenya forthree weeks to spend time withthe Masai tribe, while alsosetting up medical clinics overthere.nariotte schroederStory by Jessee HahnPhoto by David Wonderto capture them. Photographyalso goes hand-in-hand withtraveling.Q: Have you traveledanywhere interesting?A: Last summer I went toVenezuela to teach and shareGods love with children there.Q: What do you take awayfrom your experiences withchildren and other culturesnot as fortunate as yourself?A: I feel extremely thankful andlucky, and a lot of people tellme Wow, youre really lucky,but its all Gods doing. He hasopened up opportunities for methat would only be dreamsotherwise.research. The money was tohelp them in their study formedical advances for peoplewith AIDS.Q: How does it make you feelto know that your effortshelped progress AIDSresearch?A: Its really cool because weaccomplished so much. Justus- we got it all done and puttogether. One of the mainthings we learned was thatbake sales raise a lot of moneyto help us. And to know thatwere helping people with thisawful disease is a great feeling.187
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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