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Class Acts
Moore West’s Cat Nguyen is Passionate about Learning and Leadership
CLASS ACTS
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You can set aside the myth of the bored student when it comes to eighth-grader Cat Nguyen. She says she looks forward to every day at school. Especially math.
“I love learning new things at school,” said Nguyen. “When it comes to algebra and learning new formulas, I just think it’s exciting to be able to follow the formula and come up with the correct answer.”
Nguyen’s passion for learning new things is easily seen in her 4.5 GPA. But her love for school-related activities goes beyond the classroom. Outside of class, the Moore West Junior
High student is also involved in various clubs and leadership roles.
Nguyen said, “I participate in National Honor Society, Student Council, and some other clubs that allow me to be involved in different parts of school life. When it comes to
Student Council, the thing I love most is to bring new projects to life at school.”
One of the current projects she’s working on is adding American Sign Language as an elective class in which students can enroll. She believes it would be a beneficial option for her classmates to have.
“It seems to me that there are moments in time when it would be very helpful to know sign language,” said Nguyen. “There are a lot of people we come in contact with who are hearing-impaired, and to be able to communicate well with them is important.”
Even though she is still in eighth grade, Nguyen says she already has a pretty good idea of what kind of career she’d like to pursue.
“I would love to be a dentist,” said Nguyen. “I think it’s interesting. Everyone wants to have a nice smile, but I think it’s also important to have good dental health.”
Her passion for learning new things extends outside the classroom as well, taking her into the world of music.
