Q & A with Camryn Berry- Spring 2011

Tell me a little bit about school.

I am in the sixth grade at Livermore Falls Middle School in Livermore Falls, Maine. Something interesting about my school is we are preparing for consolidation between my school and the school from the next town over. Next year, I’ll be going to a new school and will meet a lot of new kids. I am also on the Student Council, so I get to help organize things.

What are your favorite subjects?

I like language arts, gym, math and art. But I probably like gym the most because I get to let out all my energy!

Do you have any afterschool activities?

I am a member of the school newspaper, which meets after school. I also participate in youth group at my church. I play soccer in the fall (I didn’t get to this past season because of surgery) and basketball in the winter. I’m looking forward to trying track for the first time this summer.

Any hobbies?

I like to write, paint, draw and read. My favorite books right now are the Hunger Games series, the Percy Jackson series, the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, and the Peter and the Starcatchers series. I love all these books and read them over and over.

I love to write and am currently writing a book called The Falls. It is about a girl who locks eyes with the new boy, but he is trying to avoid her as much as possible. Little does she know that he is part of a secret society along with her brother trying to fend off evil in the world.

I also like to paint landscapes more than anything else and love to draw my own anime characters.

I enjoy all types of music — it’s just a matter of what’s playing on the radio! But above all, I think I like Christian Alternative the best. Some of my favorite bands are TobyMac, Switchfoot, and Joel and Janna. Joel and Janna is the name of my cousin’s band. My father plays the guitar for the band. It’s great because every summer they play at a Christian music festival called Soulfest, and I get to go to see my favorite bands.

I also love to sing and am on the worship team at my church. One time I even sang for a crowd of hundreds at my school for a concert last year. I sang the song “Castle on a Cloud” from the Broadway classic Les Miserables.

I like the shows Victorious and iCarly. I also like repeats of older shows like Full House, The Brady Bunch and Bewitched.

Any favorite movies?

I love ALL Disney movies, old or new. My favorites being Mulan, Tangled, Pirates of the Caribbean (I can’t wait for the new one to come out), The Princess and the Frog, and the Toy Story series.

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Yes, I have one brother named Caleb. He just turned 15 a few days ago, which makes him about three and a half years older than me. Caleb and I like to play music together. I sing and he plays piano. My brother and I also like to play outside and ride bikes. We like to make videos of us together having a comedic newscast or making silly commercials. It’s a lot of fun!

Have you been to a CCA retreat?

I have been to one CCA retreat. It was this past summer in Boston, Massachusetts. All my medical care is in Boston, which means it’s normally pretty stressful to be there. But this time it was so great to go there just to have fun. It brought a new way of how I viewed Boston. We got to go to an aquarium and stayed in a humungous hotel that was beautiful.

Do you have any advice for kids going through similar situations?

Stay positive. Whether it’s staying positive about how you see yourself or about long trips, stressful hospital visits or surgeries, life is so much more enjoyable when you have a smile on your face!

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