Lorren's Biography♥ (Wonderful little Lorren)

Wonderful little lorren!! 

Heyy wonderful people this is Lorren here! Also known as lil bit, lolo, lola, and lady bug. I am currently a Sophomore and a Emerald (dancing & flag) at Morgan Park High School. I am 15 years old. I enjoy dancing, singing, watching TV, shopping, hanging out with my friends, listening to music, making snacks, playing games, and helping people. If my friends were to describe me they would describe me as a sweet, short, small, funny, helpful, loud, inspirational, cool, talkative, helpful, open-minded, and brave person. I like to meet new people and try new things. I usually use social media daily to share ideas and post pictures of the wonderful moments and memories. 

I have participated in many activities and clubs. So far in my life I took Ballet, Tap dancing, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Yearbook, Web coding, Karate, Science program, majorettes, flag . I am currently in the health science program because I like to investigate, learn new things outside of school and apply it to my work, and everyday situations. I really like this program because I learn about many things that is not talked about in school. I know more about the body system then what I knew before I entered the program. I plan on applying the knowledge from the program to my future career.

This program is very fun, in the past we have taken many enjoyable & educational trips. We took trips to places like the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Cultural Center, & Northwestern downtown campus. We also had many scientists and doctors come talk to us about their wonderful careers and teach us about the relationship between the body and their job. I am really recommending this program to young teens that like to learn new things or like science. 





Salvete Omnes!

Hello! My name is Ciara and I’m currently a freshman at Kenwood Academy High School. So far, freshman year is the absolute worst. The homework is also unnecessary. Since I was at Kenwood’s academic center, I’m taking all sophomore classes.  My birthday is on December 19, 1999, which makes me a Sagittarius. I’m 14-years-old, 5’2, have brown hair and brown eyes. I love my hair and enjoy styling it. I also enjoy polishing my nails. I love love love fashion. I love love love listening to music and have become obsessed with PARTYNEXTDOOR, SZA, Drake, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, and more. My favorite social media as of now is Snapchat because, unlike Instagram, it’s not about competition or how many likes you have. Plus, people act really goofy. I love love LOVE my iPhone, but I want the 5s. I don’t want the 6 or 6 plus because it looks way too much like the galaxy, which I don’t like very much. I’m an only child, so I’m bored most of the time. I love my friends to death, but they can be a headache. I’m the only one out of all my friends who isn’t in a dance program at After School Matters. I’m extremely talkative and outspoken when I’m at school, but need to take a break every once in a while. So, you can say I’m shy I guess. When I grow up, I want to be either a Cardiologist, Neurologist, Psychologist, Astronomer, Lawyer, Politician, Nurse, Medical Examiner, Journalist, or a Teacher. I love watching movies and I love popcorn. My favorite T.V. shows are Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Castle, and Red Band Society. I love watching sports, but I have this love-hate relationship with basketball. I like it, but it's very aggravating. My favorite sport to watch, however, is football. And that's all you need to know about me for now. Bye! ;-).

KD Dave

What’s Up, my name is Daveon. I’m 14 years old. I'm about 5’10 and I'm going to Simeon Career Academy. I listen to a lot of hip-hop and rap music. I’m committed to being a better basketball player, I’m Ball-a-holic. I have a PlayStation 3 and I play Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Grand Theft Auto 5. I love to eat, my favorite foods are taco’s, chicken, and all Chinese foods. I love horror movies , like “The Conjuring’’ and “World War Z.” My favorite subject is reading and I am the second oldest child, and the cutest child out of 4, for-real. 

This summer my mother decided that I should get a summer job doing Health Science Explorers with After School Matters. I believe if I participate more and be open-minded about the information I’m receiving, I will and can be more knowledgeable about Health Science. Also, If I become committed I can increase my work ethic in science and other subjects dealing with science.

Talk To You Later.

Listen to one of my favorite songs by Yo Gotti.
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As Told By Cassie

Sabaidee! That’s Laotian for “Hello!” My name is Cassandria but I prefer Cassie. I am a Class of 2014 graduate from Lane Tech College Prep and will be a freshman at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I tend to be a little shy and quiet, but there’s no room for that in After School Matters. I’m looking forward to improving myself and meeting new people, opening up to others and learn about not only them but also more about health science.

My hobbies involve anything creative, typically something artsy like painting and drawing. I recently got into sewing and hope to learn and obtain a new set of sewing skills so I may use them for the near future of my clothing, haha. I also like to read, and guess what, I hardly watch TV! Isn’t that unheard of in today’s world? “Breaking Bad?” “Game of Thrones?” “Pretty Little Liars?” Huh?? On the other hand, I watch many animes on the web, and they are usually subbed because I enjoy hearing the original voice acting and the Japanese language itself! This is the best source of anime so far! My music taste is very broad in genres and even languages. From English to Korean, and from rock to EDM. However, I have a liking for K-Pop which is Korean popular music, and I think the language is interesting and unique, along with the culture.

I’m really excited to be a part of the Health Science Explorers program for the first time because I’m really into learning about the human body and I hope what I learn will benefit me to pursue a pharmaceutical career.

I Literally Can't Even: The McKenzie Story

Hi! I’m McKenzie, and I’m a rising junior at Northside College Prep. Many adjectives have been used to describe me; shy has never been one of them. I consider myself to be a theater person at heart, mostly due to my love of talking to whomever will listen. I’m passionate about a lot of different things, which is somewhat confusing to some people. I love science and creative writing; dissections and acting; psychology and cosmetology; neuroscience and the science of fashion; social activism and singing. In short, I’m a mixed bag. I’m very energetic, and somewhat bubbly. I have a deep appreciation for many types of music, ranging from The Arctic Monkeys to Vampire Weekend to Iggy Azalea. I love to read, and my favorite authors are John Green and Libba Bray. I also value the beauty of Netflix, the love of my life. My favorite shows are Orange is The New Black, Breaking Bad, Supernatural, and 30 Rock. Jennifer Lawrence is my soul sister. I hope to be either a neuropsychologist or a pediatric neurologist one day (that is, if I don’t get “discovered” and whisked off to Hollywood). I’m doing this program because I've always been a huge science fan, and I also needed something to do with my time that wasn't Netflix. I'm really excited for this summer, and I feel like it's going to be a ton of fun.

Bonjour, Je m'appelle Tim, et j'aime beaccoup des choses et musiques

Hi, My name is Timothy, and I am currently a junior at Northside College Preparatory High School. I am just naturally a conflicted person, especially when it comes to anything that I enjoy. For this blog in particular, I enjoy talking about and studying anything having to do with biology, biochemistry, and anatomy. However, as a person, I really enjoy music: It is my primary passion. When it comes to listening to music, there is hardly anything that I don't enjoy; even if I won't admit it on the outside. Except boy bands, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Rebecca Black: they are just terrible, seriously. I do, however, enjoy performing music as well. This mainly consists of vocals, but I also play the guitar (albeit not nearly as well as I sing). For this blog, I am only supposed to discuss health science, so I'll discuss how I became interested in the field. This year, my Junior year, I am taking biology. I've noticed that I'm actually pretty decent in the subject and that my biology class isn't necessarily my most boring class. I really enjoyed learning microbiology and how it played its role in the maintaining and function process of the animal body , and wanted to learn more about the function of the body. So, I decided to join this program to see if I could supplement my school's biology class (plus I get paid). I'm looking forward to this blog, and hope everyone else is to :)