It was 8:00 A.M., and my mom came into my room to wake me up so we could go to one of my favorite places at that time- Wildwood, New Jersey. I remember waking up that day with lots of happiness and joy. It was the Summer of 2006 at the time, and when we finally arrived at Wildwood, I darted to ride my favorite ride, which happened to be a boat ride. While on that boat, I felt like a...

When I was in Middle School, I participated in and represented my region in the 2016 and the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee. I was a participant in the 7th and 8th Grade. Studying a plethora of words from both word lists and the dictionary taught me how to be patient and work efficiently. It also taught me how to combat my stage fright. As a shy person, standing in front of millions of people was uncomfortable, but this experience helped me...

Culinary Chemistry - In this class, you will have the ability to not only cook food, but also learn about the chemical processes involved when making the food. In this class, you will learn the answers to questions such as: - Why does food brown in the oven? - What chemical reactions give the food this specific taste? - Why do spices smell and taste the way they do? and many more!

I'm a foodie. As an overweight child, I love all kinds of foods, especially canned and frozen foods because they're fast and easy to prepare. Little did I know when I signed up to volunteer for the Junior Historians Veterans' Day dinner at my school, we would making the food from scratch. I remember one day when I made a Jerk Chicken Kit from Walmart and almost burned my kitchen down because my pan was too hot. I was afraid...