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Amelia Alejos Garcia

Hello my name is Amelia Alejos, I am 18 years old, I am a senior (12th grade). I am a very friendly and sociable person and I would like to be friends with everyone. Some things that I could tell you about myself is that I always like to be with someone, I don't like to be alone, whether it's just one person or several. Why am I taking Intro to Journalism? I am taking it to be able to learn to write in English since I still can't (this is written with the help of the translator) and I also take it to be informed of what is happening around me. What I always do on campus is play basketball, talk with my friends and do homework. My goal at this time would be to be able to learn to speak English and be able to understand it and write it well, which is the most important thing for now.

Nicholas Bruni

I’m Nicholas, here in the school I’m a senior and my principal passions are two: the first is art, I have loved drawing and painting since I was a kid, and I like going to museums to see ancient and modern art. The second thing is going out in the nature and hiking. In fact, in Italy, I’m in a scout group since I was 10 years old and I still love going out with them. I don’t do any clubs or activities in the campus, and honestly I didn’t choose journalism, but they put me in it. My life goal I think that’s one, I would like to do a job related to art, maybe where I can paint or draw something and live with it, with the money I earn from my own art.

Alberto Di Girolamo

I am Alberto Di Girolamo and I’m in grade 12. I have two twins, a brother and a sister, making me part of a triplet! I also have a younger brother. In my free time I enjoy hanging out with friends and play sports such as soccer and tennis. I have decided to take the course Intro to Journalism because it is a subject that has always appealed to me, especially how journalists are able to interest people in many things. On campus I go to the gym in the evening and I would like to take the tennis course. I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up, so in the meantime I follow my passions trying to find something that could be a future job.

Antonio Ferraro

My name is Antonio Ferraro but some people call me Nio, and I’m a senior at MCI. I’m passionate about movies and traveling. I decided to take journalism because I like to write and I would like to improve my writing skills. When I grow up I want to be very rich, and maybe a doctor.

Caius Knapp

Hello my name is Caius Knapp and I am a Junior at MCI. I like it to do sports and have a lot of activities. My favorite activity is skiing. I take Intro to Journalism because it is good for my English and because it sounds interesting and is better that health. I played soccer and I am on the indoor track team. Moreover I go to the ski trips. I really don’t know so far what I will do but if I had to decide now I think I would be a lawyer.

Oliwia Korycka

Hi ! My name is Oliwia Korycka, and I am a senior at MCI. I am passionate about books and global issues. I am taking the journalism class because it is related to what I would like to do in future. In college I would like to study marketing and later on in life work in mass media. On campus I am involved in student council, yearbook and photography clubs. I also enjoy going to the library to spend time with my friends.

Valentina Kuttenreich

Hi guys, my name is Valentina, and I am a Junior at MCI. Something I am passionate about is being with my friends, going out and having lots of fun. The reason I am taking the class intro to Journalism is to improve my writing skills and being updated with the newest informations. On campus I am involved in the Yearbook club and I am a member of the swimming team. My life goal is to travel all over the world and get to know new people and learn new cultures.

Charlotte Losticka

Charlotte Maria Losticka, grade 12, I love art and history, but I am most passionate about politics and traveling. What drove me to take Journalism was my keen interest in current events and learning how to write about them properly. In my free time I either write, read or listen to music. I don’t sleep, eat or drink (i.e. I maintain the life of any healthy teenager). I’d like to become a foreign diplomat.

Stefano Mannino

I’m Stefano and my grade level is senior. I love playing soccer, doing sports, watching films and series, reading, listening to music and hanging out with friends. I’m following the course of Journalism because there weren’t available places for the chemistry course, but it’s very interesting too. On campus I always play ping pong or pool and after that I usually go to gym. In the future I’d like to be a soccer player and help a lot of people.

Jane Mautz

My name is Jane Mautz, but most of my friends and family call me Janie. I am a freshman and also a dorm student here at MCI. I’m very passionate about my academics and ballet. Ballet is actually the reason I’m at MCI. I’m a part of Bossov Ballet and student council on campus. I decided to take this class because, well Mr. G recommended it to me, but I also joined with hopes of becoming a better writer. I still don’t really have any idea of what I would like to do with the rest of my life. Honestly it changes everyday, but , most days I would love to become an architect.

Mattia Meucci

My name is Mattia Meucci, I’m in the 12th grade. I’m passionate about tennis, skiing, and downhill, I like to research new news that people don’t know so I took Journalism class. In the campus I do gym, and I stay with my friends in the spring I start tennis lessons. My life goal is to be an entrepreneur and do something I like.

Gabriel Penteado Manente

My name is Gabriel Penteado Manente, I’m a Brazilian student at MCI. Most people in Brazil know me as Manente and on this school, mainly Gabriel. I’m a junior, which means I’m in the 11th grade. I’m really passionate about classical music, piano, reading and writing so, one of my activities are piano classes and journalism. My goal is go to law school, therefore I try to get as many courses that have writing and reading included. I wasn’t added to journalism by choice, but I like it, although a lawyer and a journalist have extremely different points of view, so I try to not to get used to the way of writing as a journalist. My long-term goal is to get into the best law schools, but my short-term goal is to perfect my English.

Jordan Plamondon

My name is Jordan Plamondon and I am the senior class president. I love to make money and play in the stock market. Right now, I have been into cryptocurrency and NFTs. I like to play golf when it’s nice outside and enjoy skiing and snowmobiling in the winter. I am part of the NHS and have played soccer, golf, and basketball while here at MCI. At home, I play a lot of pool. I took journalism to try something new, but I plan to go into business or finance in the future.

Angelina Ruehlemann

My name is Angelina Ruehlemann. I was born on August 30, 2005 in Miami, Florida and am currently attending the 10th grade at Maine Central Institute. My free time I spend with my friends. I took journalism at the suggestion of a teacher, but from the beginning the class has intrigued me. I enjoy reading, riding and playing the piano. I am also passionate about traveling, since it has always been part of my family’s traditions. It is also the reason why I decided to study abroad. My life goal is to pursue traveling in the future and to experience more of the world.

Jamie Simeone

My name is Jamie Simeone and I am a senior at MCI! I am very passionate about music, my friends, and the camp that I work at over the summer. I love having the opportunity to work with such an amazing community while being surrounded by nature and getting to do things I love with the people I love. I am taking intro to journalism because I really enjoy creative writing and want to learn how to translate that to journalism. At MCI I play soccer and softball, and I hope to play soccer next year as well. I’m not sure what I want to do when I grow up, but I know I would like to study behavioral science and studio art at university in the fall!

Lapo Talamini

I’m Lapo, and I’m an exchange student from Italy and I’m a senior. I have a big passion or an addiction for soccer, I have played it since when I was a kid and it’s my biggest passion, I play also only soccer video games. I have also a passion for sneakers but I was more interested some years ago, now is just something that I like and not a real passion. I took Journalism because I read a lot during my life and because my sister is studying journalism at the university and she told me that it is really interesting. I like to stay informed about the news and usually journals are the best way to do it. I’m really enjoying my life in MCI even if I don’t do any club or sports yet, but I think that the campus is a great place to spend the time also without those things. Right now I’m trying to focus myself on school and study, I want to have good grades, but I still don’t know what I want do after this school or in my life, the only certainty that I have is that in my life I will try to have success in some ways, because I think that in the life is necessary aim high, because only with big ambitions we can have big successes.

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