Lauren Tyler’s schedule is packed with challenging classes and extracurricular activities. She divides her time between academics and arts, but she was still able to sit down and take some time to talk about her junior year.

What has been your most challenging class so far and why?

APUSH because I am really bad at doing my GRQs on time.

What is your favorite class and why?

I like environmental science a lot because what we learn is pretty fun and we do lots of side projects and stuff which I really like.

Which clubs are you in?

Latin club (and), sequential arts clubs which is like comics (and) anime.

What is your favorite medium of art?

I have been really into calligraphy lately and illuminated texts which are really exciting, and I like Gustav Klimt a lot, this Austrian monk. He drew “The Kiss.”

What are your favorite books?

I like little kid books a lot…there is this one called “The Magic Thief” which has size fourteen font or something and it’s really cool. I like Neil Gaiman a lot too.

What is your TV favorite show?

I don’t really watch that much TV anymore, but I like “Avatar the Last Airbender.”

What do you want to do when you grow up?

Something with medicine; I have a really cheesy obsession with helping people (…). Medicine is a good way to help people.

If you could be any Disney character, who would you be and why?

Kida from “Atlantis the Lost Empire” because she (…) is hundreds of years old and knows lots of different languages and she lives in Atlantis.

What’s the best part of your day and why?

I like driving to and from school because I just listen to my music and I am alone in my car.

What is your favorite unhealthy food?

I like grandma candies, like those lemon drops, like those hard candies which you don’t know what flavor they are.