Farmer Focus: Senior Shawn Alex
‘I had to give up a lot of freedom I gave myself.’
“I often distract myself from the pressure by trying to do something every minute or learning a new knowledge.”
This week’s Farmer Focus is on senior Shawn Alex who is currently active in six clubs/organizations.
SNAPSHOTS
iPhone or Android: Android
Books or movies: Movies
Table games or video games: Table games
Hunger Games or Twilight: Hunger Games
Morning or night: Morning
ZOOMING IN
Q: What school activities are you involved in? Which are the most important and which have you contributed to the most?
A: “I am part of National Honor Society, Junior World Affairs Council, Mu Alpha Theta, Student Council, Academic Decathlon team and HOSA. I believe each activity tests different aspects of me, even though I contributed most to JWAC and Academic Decathlon.”
Q: How do you discipline yourself under such pressure to be in the top percent of the class?
A: “I often distract myself from the pressure by trying to do something every minute or learning a new knowledge. I try to work around the [stress] if it is not necessary to face.”
Q: What college will you be attending? What are your future goals?
A: “I plan to attend Texas A&M University and use the degree to enter medical school to get into service of medicine.”
Q: What did you have to give up along the way to get to where you are now?
A: “I had to give up a lot of freedom I gave myself. To reach my current position, I had to work like someone was watching me.”
Q: What is the highlight of your high school experience?
A: “Last day of 10th grade and first day of 11th sum up my high school experience. I can’t always be a fish in a small pond, and I should be prepared to to adapt quickly.”
Q: If you could change your high school experience, what changes would you make?
A: “My goal is to make my high school experience a quality time, and [I’m] willing to make students take risks and jump outside the box and bubbles, so that in the future high school is always a memory.”
