Robin Bai

1. Age: 17
2. Parents: Yingxin Bai and Kaiyu Wang
3. GPA: 4.875
4. High School Extracurricular activities: Hampton University Research, Tennis, Swimming, Mathcounts coach, CNU Math Competition, VASTS, Science Fairs, Debate, and National Honor Society.
5. Community Involvement: Volunteering at Poquoson Public Library and Riverside Regional Medical Center, Peninsula Chinese American Association
6. College attending: University of Virginia
7. Studying/Major: Medical Science
8. Name one thing you learned in high school that you didn’t expect to learn: EQ is more important than IQ.
9. Name one person who has influenced you and why: Everyone influences me. Everybody I meet is someone special because I not only learn something cool about him or her, but also something new about myself.
10. Is there a teacher you would most like to thank and why: There is not “A” teacher I would like to thank. I want to thank all of them: Mrs. Joyce Kuberek, Mrs. Adrianne McKinney, Mr. Jay Robeson, Mrs. Margaret Harris, Mr. Cory Martin, Mrs. Karen Mayeaux, Ms. Linnea Terndrup, Mr. Chris Olivo, Mrs. Melinda Schenkkan, Mrs. Emily Brodel, Mrs. Roxanne O’Regan, Mrs. Caroline Thompson, Mrs. Gwen Banks, and Mr. Brad Williams. All of them provided me unwavering support in different aspects of my high school career.
11. Favorite quote or catchphrase: Life is not about how hard you can hit, but how many punches you can take and still keep moving forward.
12. Most cherished high school memory: Walking back home from a swimming, tennis, science fair, or some other event defeated and thinking about how I could do better next time.