Laura McFadden
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I am a conundrum. I work hard without doing much. I get stressed over the things I cannot control, mostly because I wish I could. Everyday I try to find and hear new music. That is how I experience the world. Sometimes I go to the park to swing on a tire and make lists of what I need to do. I was taught to read when I was almost three. Without books I would be a completely different person. At least I think I would.
When people tell me to describe myself in a nutshell I freak out. I am highly highly allergic to "tree nuts." Just mentioning that.
Extracurricular
- Varsity Quick Recall/ Written Assessment
- I go about learning random snippets of information and then show off for a prize. I test in social studies, language arts, arts/humanities, and science.
- Marching Band
- For days and day I memorize ridiculous music to pair with complicated forms. Tis quite enjoyable.
- NHS
- Sophomore year my GPA qualified me for the National Honor Society. I help to do peer tutoring within the school and plan many of the years activities.
- Plays and Musicals
- Slowly I have worked my way up in the backstage world. I started as a stagehand, the moved to prop chick, and became stage manager junior year.
- French Club
- We attempt to expand our knowledge of the French language through cultural activities and historical presentations.
- Shaolin Karate
- Currently working a first-degree brown belt, working on my black.
- Science Club
- Perform random 'fun' experiments, paint scientific murals, and go about the school educating my peers about general scientific principles.
- Peer Tutor
- I go to the local middle school and help with any requested homework or curricula.
- Feed My Sheep
- For about seven years I have worked with my youth group to deliver bagged meals to the less fortunate.
- Varsity Academic Team
- I have been captain, be it for JV or Varsity, for the past three years. I try to dedicate myself fully to academic team and love leading through the position of captain.
- Marching Band
- For the 2007 and 2008 seasons of Marching Band I was the section leader. I helped members of my section to memorize music, march correctly, and survive the season.
- Plays and Musicals
- With hard work I try to keep the play running smoothly.
- NHS
- I help to keep track of what we have done in the year and take many pictures.
Experience
- Waitress/Sous chef/ Decorator
- Catering
- I have worked on and off for a local catering company since 8th grade. I simply call and ask for work as my time allows. Once there I cook, clean, decorate, shop and do any other odd job that the management requests I do
Education
- High School
- George Rogers Clark High School
- College
- University of Chicago
- to Now
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
November 4, 2010
Background
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Hometown:
WINCHESTER
Favorites
- Movies:
Documentary film, foreign film, well respected film, film I probably should not admit I have seen, and gloriously awesome film rocks my world
- TV Shows:
House, Top Chef, That 70's Show
- Music:
Top 10:
1.) Pink Floyd
2.) Led Zeppelin
3.) The Beatles
4.) Billy Joel
5.) The Rolling Stones
6.) The Mountain Goats
7.) Sufjan Stevens
8.) Simon and Garfunkel
9.) Her Space Holiday
10.) Bela Fleck
Currently Listening:
The Mountain Goats, Arrah and the - Websites:
http://www.dailykos.com/
http://www.pandora.com/
http://www.theppk.com/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/ - Quotes:
"I accept the chaos, I am just not sure if it accepts me"-- Bob Dylan
- Books:
I like to read very many books. Vonnegut, Sedaris, Palahniuk, David Foster Wallace, Jeffery Eugenides, Zinn, Chomsky, Nabokov, Faulkner, Tim Wise, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Plath...
Swagger
- 40 Points