The Jeremi lindstrom Memorial Award is given to a student graduating grade twelve from Waterdown District High School who demonstrates independant learn skills, thirst for knowledge, interest in culture and demonstrate a positive attitude, friendly demeanour and respect for others. I like to think that I am all of these qualities and then some. I am able to start a task without being asked repeatedly, and I can take written instructions very well. I also have a high thirst for knowledge and a strong drive to learn. I like to take courses at the high school that are of my interests, more so than my academic needs. Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Genocide and Law are academic classes that were filled with new facts for me to learn and …show more content…
I read the Alchemist in grade eleven and loved the novel. It opened me up to a different culture that I had no idea about before. In addition to that, I am also an aspiring journalist, or PR person. With this in mind, keeping my eye on what is going on in the world and try to learn as much as I can. I think I have already demonstrated my interest for literature, but I have many other interests that were on your list. History is one of my favorite subject, which I know for most people it is not. It can be boring and repetitive, but too me I like to see how history can repeat itself. Which leads itself to my interest in sociology, seeing how a society from a thousand years ago functions similar to one today. Along the lines of those two subject, politics is something that I like to keep an eye on so that I can be a well rounded person and as a wannabe journalist, politics is a large field. As for more of a hobby, photography is a huge love of mine, and it actually lends its hand in journalism to some extent. Below I have attached a list of extracurriculars, volunteer experience and work experience. I hope these lists will aid you in your decision for me for the