Who is Miranda? (Letter and picture of intro)

My name is Miranda Kate Gilbert and I was born here, in Hawaii. I am a twin and my brother also goes to Punahou and is a junior here as well. We happen to be the exact same age down to the second because of some medical complications that I will not go into for the sake of not boring you to death. I am a tennis player and a dancer and I have been doing both for about 11 years now. I also am a marching band/concert band member. Yes, marching band, I know. I love it and it has been a major part of my life at Punahou for a while.

My progress in science thus far has been quite good in my own opinion. I have taken Biology and Chemistry Honors in my two years here in high school and I have done reasonably well in both classes. Chemistry was a bit of a trip for me because math is not exactly my strong suit but I was able to get through it and walk away with a reasonable grade.

As far as math goes I am not too partial to it. I do, however feel that I have been getting exponentially better at math as a whole. In high school I have taken algebra 1 and Geometry and I have gotten good grades in both classes. Next year I will be in algebra 2/trigonometry.

After completing this course I hope to gain a firm understanding of physics as a whole and of the working of physics.

I chose the picture above picture because I feel that I am like a cat in many ways. I am timid and shy at first but after I get to know you I am open and happy all the time. I think that I am also like a cat because I do have my moments when I want absolutely nothing to do with people and I just want to be alone with my thoughts. This does not happen often. That being said, I do love to work with people and I think that like a cat, I love to be around people and let them know what I have to say and what I am thinking.