Student of the Week Springfield High School

Samantha Smith is the Student of the Week from Springfield High School. CONTRIBUTED

Samantha Smith is the Student of the Week from Springfield High School. CONTRIBUTED

Name: Samantha Smith

School: Springfield High School

Grade: 11th

Age: 17

Extra-curricular: Softball, Golf

Claim to fame/honors: Academic Team, Student Council, and Book Club

Words you live by: “There is no set limit or box on who you can be. You can change every day to make yourself happy.”

Toughest challenge: figuring out what I want to do in life

Biggest influence: my older cousin

School-day rituals: waking up early and getting a good breakfast

What’s on your bedroom walls: pictures of friends and family with notes/letters from them

When I’m bored I like to... read or hang with my little sister

Favorite movie: Howls Moving Castle

Person who would play you in a movie: Emma Watson

Favorite TV show: Jeopardy

Favorite musical artist: The Weekend

Favorite book: The Alchemist

Favorite home-cooked meal: chili

Favorite restaurant: Mixx 165

Whose mind would you like to read: Charles Dickens

Place where you’d love to travel: Japan

Talent you’d like to have: singing

Favorite school subject: Biology

Favorite athlete: Jenny Finch

Favorite team: Florida University Softball Team

Something in the world I’d like to change: all the negativity within the world. If there was less of a negative view on life and things, then I think a lot of problems would be fixed.

Favorite high school moment: the hall rally’s where the band will come around and play before a big football game

Best thing about high school: the memories that you make because I will remember mine for the rest of my life

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