Introduction

• My name is Jasmine Mau and I am going to be a senior at Punahou School.  I love to eat, swim/play sports, and watch scary/sad movies.  I speak Hawaiian (not fluent) and English.  

• I have taken Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy Major, Anatomy Minor, and next year I will be taking AP Environmental.

• This past year I took Algebra 2 Trig BCP and this upcoming year I will be taking Pre Calc BCP. 

• Science has always been one of my weaker subjects and most science classes don't really interest me so I'm hoping after this summer I will have a different look on science.  I am a visual learner and the only science class I enjoyed was Chemistry because I could see first hand what happens during a chemical change or something by doing a lab.  
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• My picture is of me swimming.  I put a picture of me swimming because it is an important part of my life.  For anyone who plays sports or have an extracurricular activity that they are strongly involved with will know that it is very time consuming and requires you to put in all the energy you have to be the best you can be.  To me swimming is that thing.  I swim competitively for the Kamehameha Swim Club and during ILH season I represent Punahou.  I started swimming when I was 5 years old at the YMCA and started competitive swimming when I was 8.  For me, swimming is a love hate relationship.  Last year I missed qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Trials by 3 one hundredths of a second (.03).  It was super depressing and a frustrating time in my life but from that experience I have learned a lot about myself and persevered and kept going.  Throughout these 9 years of swimming  I have learned so much.  I have learned how to manage my time, be dedicated, persevere, be humble, work ethic, and much more values that are also important to survive in the game of life.  You're always going to get knocked down or faced with a barrier but it's the ones who stand up and continue on who win in the end.