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I was born on Febuary 3rd and raised in Efland, NC

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I was born on Febuary 3rd and raised in Efland, NC

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I attend Efland Cheeks Elementary School until third grade when my family moved to Mebane. There I attended South Mebane elementary, Woodlawn middle school, and Hawfeilds Middle School. We moved to Durham where I currently live now when I was in 8th grade I attended Lowes Grove Middle school and now I currently go to Josephine Dobbs clement Early College High School as a junior.

Hicks, Courtnei. "Courtnei as a baby." 2015. JPEG file

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Early college is a lot of work and it is very hard to get back up if you slip. We are a small school of no more than 400 students. Because we are so small people says everyone is like family. My experience at my school says otherwise. Everything is a competition test scores, grades, college credits, etc. I've noticed that the staff only wants to aid those who they think is going to be somebody someday. Which is usually those who are in the biology major and major in mathematics, No one appreciates the theater majors, the art majors, the music majors, etc. Those majors are considered "easy" and "useless degrees." They take students fresh out of 8th grade make them choose their major within the first few months of school and the decision they make paves their entire high school experience. there are no "I change my mind." I often think of my school as the Hunger Games. They specially select 100 students from all over the county of Durham. Teachers rate us based on our performances and parade off the top students to the public to gain popularity for the school. We stick with the friends from our district's middle school and later form alliances and friendships with our classmates. Those who are smart keep the information to them selfs and those who fall behind get picked off one by one. Junior year things get serious 50 students left, we're ranked on our ACT and SAT scores, alliances are broken and everyone is for them selfs. Who are the victors? The top few, the 5.0 GPA, the teacher's pets. I used to be at the top. Unfortunately, the lack of resources such as computer access at home made me slip. As A result of not doing satisfactory due to the lack of technology, I have to take online classes! I won't let this hurt me, I am determined to rebound this semester. I will never be back at the top again but I will not fall.

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If I could be an animal, what animal would I be?

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If I could be an animal, what animal would I be?

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Hamsters are most active during the night and usually, nap all day. Being able to rest all day seems nice. Hamsters are also independent and very territorial and need their space. Personally, I'd rather have my own cage than to have an overcrowded one. This is my pet Butter she is a golden hamster I got her two years ago. As long as she was watered and fed she is happy and active as can be.

Hicks, Courtnei. "Courtnei's Pet Hamster." 2014. JPEG file

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My favorite food in the world is bananas! I have been i love with bananas ever since i was a little kid and i eat them daily already. They are so delicious and can be eaten so many ways: shredded and frozen to make ice cream, Grilled, plain, blended into a smoothie! They also have a lot of needed nutrients and health benefits I wouldn't have any problem with digestion or losing weight and it also improves hair growth which is nice as well.

Hicks, Courtnei. "Breakfast." 2016. JPEG file

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I currently do only art commissions of original characters using pencils and markers. My goals are to be able to digitally design characters and take on commissions once every month. My dream is to become a cartoon animator or a character designer for video games. Seeing the characters come to life on screen moving and talking makes me so happy.

Hicks, Courtnei. "Art Commisions." 2016. JPEG file

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I love baking! Cakes, cookies, brownies I bake it all although my cooking may not be on point. These are my peanut butter cookies I used my own recipe and they are vegan! I really enjoy baking It's a nice pass time.

Hicks, Courtnei. "Courtnei's Peanut Butter Cookies." 2016. JPEG file

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Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder also know as C.C.H Pounder was my grandmother's favorite actress She was in the 2009 Avatar and the 2009 Orphan. My grandmother especially liked her in 1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves. Which led to her wanting her first granddaughter to have the same initials, CCH.

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My mother Danielle and my brother Brydon are in North Carolina with me, however, I am the only person in my family born in North Carolina. The rest of my family are up north in Massachusetts, Maine, New York, and New Jersey. My brother and I are really close; he's always there for me. He just recently graduated from NCCU in December of 2016.

Hicks, Courtnei. "Brydon and Courtnei Share a Coke." 2015. JPEG file