Humans of DV: Week 21

Ms. Pam Sheppel: “My school — which was me — won the Southern Section title [for track and field]. I ran only 3 events. I won the 220 [yard], I won the long jump, and I took second in the 100 [yard]. That was enough points to win the section. It was wild. It was really crazy. The woman who beat me in the 100 was Evelyn Ashford— she went on to the Olympics [Ashford won the 100-meter dash at the 1...

Gautam Samudrala: “I was always into video games. I loved playing them. I want to be able to create games that people would love to play. Games have inspired me to learn about the world around me. I want to leave my mark through creating a thoughtful and original game like the games that inspire me. I learned to program though online tutorials and taking classes in school and outside institutions. Th...

Deekshita Mutyala: My hobbies are photography and sketching. I like to take photos of what I love and landscapes that make me feel something. I got into photography because I liked capturing memories. I also like sketching, or drawing random things I see, most people in cartoon style, if that makes sense. I loved art since I was young as I love expressing myself using colors so I just started sketchi...