Grade: 12

Family: Laura (Mom), Michael (Father), Sam (Brother), Steel (Bunny).

Favorite subject(s): My favorite subject is chemistry because chemistry is an evolving subject with broad implications in health and explains day-to-day interactions. Plus, the chemistry teacher is awesome.

Activities: In school, I’m a chemistry lab assistant and co-lead: the Jewish Student Association, art club, and robotics team.

Next steps: After this year – I’m a senior – I plan to receive an undergraduate degree in engineering from Swarthmore College, then either go to med school or graduate school.

Career goals: I would like to become a doctor or engineer while trying to innovate and develop new ideas in whatever I do. I have 6+ doctors in my close family, so I have been constantly surrounded by doctors, allowing me to see their importance in society.

Heroes: I struggle to determine one person as my hero as I look up to and am inspired by so many people. But, I would probably pick my Bubbie as she is always resilient, hilarious and inspires me to keep working hard.

Hobbies: Outside of school, I enjoy creating ceramics on the potter’s wheel, doing photography while traveling, shadowing surgeons, and doing research in STEM.

Current job(s): I work on the promotions team of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, so you’ll see me standing on dugouts during the T-shirt toss or singing take me out to the ballgame during the seventh-inning stretch.

Volunteer/community work: I have volunteered many summers at an Art camp in Davis, California, and now at a local assisted living facility.

Likes: I like sushi, pasta, hamburgers, pizza. So basically, anything off a kid’s menu. I also like animals and hanging out with my friends.

Dislikes: I dislike shrimp and losing in fantasy football.

Greatest accomplishment (so far): Growing up in three different continents and creating an online art business that has accumulated over 47,000 subscribers on YouTube (so far).

Advice for peers: Everything you do counts, so try your best and put in effort, as everything will pay off in the long term.

Julia Swan coordinates student profiles for the Bethlehem Press.

Student profile subjects are selected by faculty and administration at the individual schools.