Student of the Week Kenton Ridge High School

Shamal Chetty

Shamal Chetty

Name: Shamal Chetty

School: Kenton Ridge High School

Grade: 12

Age: 17

Extra-curricular: Working

Words you live by: "Always give one hundred percent in what you do"

Toughest challenge: Balancing school with work

Biggest influence: My parents

School-day rituals: Have a cup of tea first thing in the morning, iron my clothes for the day, and arrive at school by 8 a.m. Take my dog for a walk after arriving back at home. Do my homework for the day, make myself dinner, shower, and go to sleep.

What's on your bedroom walls: Art pieces that I've made and posters from games that I've played/movies that I've seen.

When I'm bored I like to … sit down on my bed and play a captivating game

Favorite movie: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Person who would play you in a movie: Ian McKellen

Favorite TV show: Attack on Titan

Favorite musical artist: LISA

Favorite book: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Favorite home-cooked meal: Chicken curry

Favorite restaurant: Fusion

Whose mind would you like to read: Elon Musk

Place where you'd love to travel: Rome

Talent you'd like to have: Ability to play an instrument

Favorite school subject: Science

Something in the world I'd like to change: The cost of prescription drugs for low income Americans

Favorite high school moment: Listening to a classmate trying to explain how the Earth is flat

Favorite junk food: Bugles Chips

Best thing about high school: Being able to further myself and pave the way toward my future

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