Phase I Scholars
Twenty-one Phase I Scholars attended their first DO-IT Summer Study sessions at the ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ in August of 2000. They learned about college life and participated in college and work preparation activities. Throughout the year, they communicate with each other and other DO-IT participants. They use the Internet to support their academic studies, and they complete projects in exciting fields including science, engineering, mathematics, and technology.
Hi. My name is Tasha and I am 17 years old. I am going to be a senior in high school in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ state this fall. My favorite hobbies are playing games, shopping, talking on the phone, boys, animals, and collecting cards. My disability is Cerebral Palsy.
My name is Jeffrey. I am 16 years old and will be a senior in high school this fall in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ state. I will graduate in June, 2001. I'm Tyee Sign Language Club President and Co-Editor of DHH (Deaf/Hard of Hearing) newsletter. My favorite sports are bowling, basketball, and baseball. I plan to attend a four-year university. I will study electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or computer-aided drafting technology.
I am Ryan, 16 years old. I live in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´. I will be a junior in high school this year. I have Cerebal Palsy, and use a walker and an electric wheelchair for school. I love computers and math. I am also beginning to get interested in CADD (Computer Aided Drafting Design). I hope to go to college also. My hobbies include the Internet, fixing/working on computers, video games, role-playing, swimming, and launching rockets.
My name is Raleigh. I'm 17 years of age. I'm a senior in high school in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ state. My hobbies are playing basketball and football, and singing in my school choir, in my church, and in the community. I draw, build and mold, and dance. I want to go to college and major in voice or vocal performance and music literature. My goal is to become a professional singer. My disability is a learning disability. DO-IT really helped me out because I thought that my disability couldn't be helped but DO-IT really showed me the light and opened the doors for me.
My name is Nora and I will be a senior in high school in Oregon this year. I have been using a computer most of my life. I have Cerebal Palsy. It affects my lower body and to some extent my hands. I enjoy swimming playing guitar and leaning new things.
Hi. My name is Israel. I live in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ state. I am 18 years old. I will be attending high school for my 11th grade year. I am blind. I like to use computers, ride bikes, play guitar, hang out with friends, and listen to music. My favorite music is Softrock. I used to live in Mexico, but I moved to America four years ago.
Hello, my name is Brian. I am 17 years old. I am a Virgo (B-Day Sept. 21, 1982) and will be a senior in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ state this year. My hobbies include videogames and hanging out with my friends.
Hi. My name is Ben. I am a junior in high school in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ State. My favorite classes are woodshop and history. My future plans are to attend college and become a lawyer. I enjoy sports and play both football and basketball. I have served as a senator in my school's student leadership program. I participate in Young Life and my church youth group. I have a language learning disability and have really benefitted from using a computer for my school assignments. I am looking forward to being a part of DO-IT.
Hi. My name is Jamie. I am 16 years old and am going to be a junior in high school in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ state. My disability is Cerebral Palsy. My favorite class is physical education. I plan to attend ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ State University. I plan to study something in the medical field. My hobbies include playing softball, hanging out with friends, and riding horses.
Hi. My name is Corinna. I am 19 years old. I am a junior in high school. I am a volunteer for a baseball team. I want to go to college to become an advocate. I have Cerebral Palsy.
Hi. I am Kasey and I am 17 years of age. I will be in the 11th grade high school in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ state. My favorite classes are history and science. My hobbies are playing high school football, basketball, running, and participating in the ASB club. I am planning on attending a university, where I would major in psychology and early childhood development, and getting a medical degree in psychology. I spend much of my time working, and doing odd jobs for my neighbors in my neighborhood.
My name is Deke. I go to Lake Chelan high school in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ state. I am currently in 11th grade. I will be attending the skills center next year to work with computers. I went to Switzerland last January for two weeks. I was snowboarding most of that time. I have been snowboarding for five years. I have been going to snowboard camp for three years. I enjoy all kinds of modern music (except country). I have been working with computers for eight years now. I am planning on going to a communty college before I go to a four-year university. I want to be a high school computer teacher.
My name is Stephanie. I am 16 years old. I am visually impaired. I will be entering the eleventh grade in high school in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´. I plan to go to Eastern ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ University and would like to be a math teacher or grade school teacher. I love computers-well, most of the time. I like to listen to most types of music. I love to swim, ride bikes, and ride horses.
Hello! My name is Nick. I am 17 and will be a Junior in high school in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´. I plan to study food science and then enter the Hotel/Restaurant/Resort Services Industry. As you might guess, I love eating all kinds of food, with emphasis on noodles (Italian, Thai, Chinese, any kind at all) and spices (chili, pesto, zahtar, etc.). For the last six summers I attended Camp Casey on Whidbey Island. I am an avid Mariners fan, and I am also a Spencer mystery book fan. My very uncuddly pet is our hedgehog Nettles. I enjoy shooting pool and bowling. I am also an N64 addict. I plan on improving my computer skills through DO-IT's assistive technology and learning more about how to get through college.
Hello. I am Nathan. I live in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´. I am a Boy Scout. My favorite academic subjects are science, history, and technology. I am going to a home school resource center. There I can access computers and the Internet. No, none of my "classes" are on the Internet. I am home-schooled there and my mother is my primary teacher. I take one class each trimester at high school. I have been taking the Computer Aided Drafting course there. I enjoy bike riding. I have been on the DO-IT Pals list for about a year. I have Dyslexia.
Hi. My name is Nohemi. I'm 18 years old. I come from ÌÇÐÄÔ´´. I'll be a senior in high school. I'll be studying computer programming. My disability is Cerebral Palsy, I like to play soccer, play with my computer, and write letters to my special singer Celine Dion. Well, I will give you an idea of what I look like - I'm not tall enough, I'm a little pretty and very friendly.
Hello. This is Crys and I am 15 years of age. I'm a junior in high school in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ state. My disability is something that I was born with-I'm hearing impaired. I love volleyball, basketball, drumming, horseback riding, and drawing. I have been a sport player for three years. I have been drumming for six years and have been on the drumset for three years. I finished my fifth portrait in drawing last month! I plan to go to Spokane Community College, then transfer to Stanford in California. I dream to become a teacher for the handicapped.
Hi. My name is Susanna and this is my first year in DO-IT. I'm 16 and will be in 11th grade in high school in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´. My favorite classes are math, science, Spanish. My hobbies are reading, swimming, and playing on my computer. I have four dogs and love them all. I ref soccer games. My career goals are to go to the ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ and be a computer wiz.
Hi. My name is Gretchen. I am 17 years old. I will be a senior in high school in ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ state this year. I am interested in science, specifically medical/biology, athletic health. My hobbies are: avid mountain biker, volunteer youthleader at the Y, rockclimb leader. I am outdoorsy with a knack for laughing and having fun with friends. I work part-time and enjoy school immensely. I am a volunteer firefighter with my career aspiration of completing college with a doctorate in medicine and education. I am concentrating on becoming a paramedic or a rescue technician. I have a bilateral profound hearing loss.