Caitlin Merrill's student profile

Caitlin Merrill

Channel Islands High School Class of 2008

OXNARD, CA

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I, like many, have trouble conveying the entirety of me in a single text box, but I suppose I'll make an attempt.
I attempt to live a socially conscious lifestyle and I'm interested in activism.
I've always really enjoyed learning (I demanded extra math problems of my parents in first grade), but I've never really preferred one area over another. One day I'll fall in love with literature; the next I'll have a passionate affair with science. Hopefully, someday, I'll be able to settle down in a monogamous relationship with some career pathway.
I hope I'll be remembered as accepting and empath

Extracurricular

Academic Decathlon

Our school doesn't have funding to make Acadeca a class, but that doesn't stop us from competing! My first year, I was an alternate in the competition, but last year I was a regular participant, and I won several medals and was the top scorer on my team!

Mock Trial

I first joined Mock Trial for the acting experience - my school had no drama program, so I was interested in being a witness. After that first year as a witness, though, I was hooked! I learned a ton about law, and was excited to make my own stab at it as

Gay Straight Alliance

Even before I labeled my own sexuality, I'd been interested in gay rights and activism. When I started high school, I was distressed to discover that a club I was in conflicted with the GSA, and I couldn't join. However, one day in my sophomore year, they

California Scholarship Federation

In my freshman year, one of the first clubs I joined was CSF. In reflecting on the club, I can think of no better way to describe it than as a sort of communist system, with a bit of lottery thrown in for style. The majority of the club's purpose if fundr

Drama Club

I'd always looked forward to doing drama in high school. Imagine my chagrin, then, upon discovering my school's drama program had died the year before I began attending! Last year, a few friends and I could take it no longer. We approached a teacher, and

Church Choir

If you'd spent much time around me, you'd probably know that I'll quite often burst into song without warning. Eventually, I decided it would be a good idea to find a venue for this musical energy. I joined my church's choir, which practices every week an

Education

High School

Channel Islands High School

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Last Update:
November 2, 2010
Birthday:
July 6

Background

Hometown:
OXNARD

Favorites

Movies:
The Princess Bride, Empire Records, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
TV Shows:
House, M.D., both Stargates, Heroes, Doctor Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, QI, Firefly
Music:
Flogging Molly, Joni Mitchell, Barenaked Ladies
Websites:
Facebook. Hotmail, Livejournal, thehungersite, xkcd
Quotes:
Books:
Anything by Neil Gaiman.
Most things by Terry Pratchett.
...Most things with words, really, though I do often fall for urban fantasy.

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