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Real Girl: Rachel
Age: 17 Grade: 12 Sign: Taurus
Favourites: My favourite colours are red and black, my favourite band is ‘From First to Last’, and my favourite TV show is ‘Greys Anatomy’. By far my favourite food is sushi and I’m a sucker for coffee from Starbuck’s; my fave is a ‘skinny vanilla latte’. Of the seasons, my favourite is Spring because it’s not too hot but not numb, and I love summer break. To me, the best authors are PC Cast and Kristin who wrote the series House of Night which is like a twist on the ‘Twilight’ series.
Hobbies: The things I like to do are anything to do with friends, listening to music, wearing head phones and not realizing the time has past, doing really stupid things like riding in a shopping cart or fun stuff like taking crazy photos with my friends.
School & Stuff: I like school a lot. My favourite subject is ‘Families’ and I’m really excited to take philosophy next semester. I’m not in any extra curricular activities but I like to hang out with my friends from student council and offer them cool ideas. I plan on taking psychology in University next year.
Personality: My friends say I’m loud, outgoing, funny and a “tool”. I would add that I’m random because I bounce around on subjects and don’t always stick with one thing. I can be confusing sometimes because I say whatever’s on my mind. I’m also a health addict! I have a love/hate thing with my sister, then we’re best friends the next day. I’m really, really close with my Mom, and I love how my Dad has a tragic sense of humour!
Life Challenge: My weight! I have always been super self-conscious about my weight. In grade nine I was pushing 200lbs. I dropped 50lbs. in a little over a year and because it was so fast it hasn’t really registered completely. I still feel overweight even though my friends say I’m not. It’s really helpful to have supportive friends... like when they hold stuff up to me off the rack and say “you would look awesome in this!” I have awesome friends, I love them. My message to others is that for the people who don’t make you feel good just try to ignore them. Lean on your friends and bring them with you when you buy clothes to help you feel good about it.
Proud of: I’m proud of losing the weight I have, I’m super proud of my friends’ accomplishments, of my family for getting through things, that my Dad got presidency, and of my relationship with my Mom.
So Rachel: Multi-coloured hair, black eyeliner, spontaneous piercings, being a night hawk - don’t function in the morning, being a crazy cat person - I want to be the crazy cat lady one day, always having gum, ‘jeans and whatever’ kind of fashion, and not being afraid to talk to people, are sooo me!
Cool Fact about Rachel: I’ve had two surgeries in the past six months: my appendix was removed as well as 4 wisdom teeth.
Future: I plan to go to University to become a psychologist and I want to be married with kids at some point in time; I love kids! Before all that I will probably get a summer job, hopefully at Starbuck’s.
Pet Peeve: I hate it when friends drag me into their fights, and when people cut my bangs too short!
Photography by Christopher Bunjamin
Rachel’s cover photography by Christopher Bunjamin
Hair and Makeup by Angela Gina Pirrera, Melissa Villa, Stephanie Senater, Julia Hofer, Veronika Gueorguieva.