Ava Z

How did it feel being part of the Honors Choir?

I was excited because I love to sing and I really want to be a singer when I grow up.

What did you have to sing for tryouts and were tryouts scary?

I forget the song I had to sing for tryouts because we didn’t sing it in the actual show, but I was a little nervous.

How do you handle nervousness?

I just kind of like do it and then after I do something once, I don’t feel so nervous then.

At what point in your life did you realize the passion you have for music?

I think I was about four or five and I wrote my own song.  I don’t know what it’s called because I forget, but I wrote my own song!

How did it feel being a new student in middle school with a bunch of kids you didn’t know?

I wasn’t really nervous. I don’t know why.  It wasn’t too nervous… I played soccer for Readington so I knew some people.

Who is your favorite singer?

Honestly? I really don’t have one. I just like music!

How did it feel auditioning for a solo in chorus?

My first solo that I did, I was a little nervous. Then I was fine.  And I’m pretty confident that I’ll get another solo.

Have you moved a lot before you came here?

I’ve only moved one other time, but it wasn’t too far and I was in preschool. I moved from North Branch to South Branch preschool.

What is your favorite song?

Probably “This Love”. I love that song. I think it’s by Maroon Five.

Do you think you’re going to do Drama next year?

Yes.  By far.

Daniel S

What role does imagination play in your life?

Well, I feel like it’s important because I want to become an actor.

Do you want to be on Broadway?

I would consider it. Mainly I want to be on a tv show: The Flash.

Why do you want to become an actor?

I feel like acting has this sort of like way that you do stuff that people in real life can’t do and you portray and act like your character.

Do you feel like family or friends have influenced your life decisions of what you want to be or what you want to do?

Yes, because my Dad is a police and I also want to become a forensic scientist.

What is a forensic scientist?

It’s kind of like a scientist who works with fingerprints, hydrogen peroxide and stuff like that.

How will you balance being an actor and a forensic scientist?

Well, every actor has a personal life and an acting life.  So, I would do forensics in my personal life and in my acting life I would go on the Flash.

Would you like it if your character on TV was a forensic scientist?

Well, that would be nice. But the character I want to portray is kind of like a forensic scientist’s son.  Bart Allen, Barry Allen’s son.

If you were to be on a TV show, would you want to be an antagonist or a protagonist?

I’d want to be a protagonist because I feel like protagonists have a good flow, a good vibe.

What kind of a flow do you have as a person?

Well, it kind of depends on what kind of a mood I feel. When I feel sad, I create a sad vibe around me. When I’m happy I try to create a happy vibe around me.

At what moment in your life did you first know that you wanted to be an actor and a forensic scientist?

Well, I was sitting on my couch and I was watching The Flash and I thought “How cool would it be if I could go on the show!?”  And my Dad has a lot of friends who are forensic scientists so I kind of got influenced from them.

What wisdom can you offer kids coming into 6th grade?

I think I could offer ideas to change the school a little bit such as a support system to prevent a lot of bad things from happening.

Dana H

I know you want to be an astronaut when you grow up. Why?

I’ve always been interested in different planets and life that could live there.  

Why is science your favorite subject?

Well, because astronauts and astrophysicists need to have a good knowledge of science and so I know I need to know that because I’m getting there.

Do you enjoy chemistry?

Yes.  It is fun to learn about. It is not fun to cram studying about when you have 64 pages to learn and you know two and it is this weekend.

How did you do at the Chemistry Bowl and did you enjoy it?

I enjoyed it a lot; it was really fun.  I am one of the top ten chemists from 5th to 8th grade in New Jersey and the top in Hunterdon County.   Yay me!

What did you do there?

It was somewhat like a Jeopardy game. We had clickers with multiple choice questions and you would click A, B, C, or D based on what you thought it would be. I was happy we got to skip the written part.

Was Miss Bengels there with you?

Yes, of course.

Why do you have crutches?

So, my funny answer is:  I fell onto a bus. Monday morning I was walking up the bus stairs and I tripped and I have a contusion on my left fibula. … which is basically a bruise on the bone.

What do you do for fun when you don’t have crutches?

Figure Skate. Any day other than Friday, I will most likely be at the Bridgewater Sports Arena after school or in the morning. I wake up at five two days a week. Sometimes I need to nap at lunch on Mondays and Thursdays.

Why do you like figure skating so much?

Cause the first time I did it, I was fairly okay at it and one of my other friends, Sam, ended up in a cast for six months. I did not want to break my leg and so I took lessons and I got really good at it. Once this is gone, I’ll do it six days a week again.

One last question, why is your Musical.ly name Athena?

First of all, I deleted Musical.ly five months ago.  My dog’s name is Athena and literally everything else was taken.