Face Up - Lauren Crocker
The Age
Monday June 2, 2008
Lauren Crocker is studying year12 English, maths methods, biology, chemistry and Indonesian at Benalla College.
I studied year12 health and human development last year and I got a perfect score.When I read my result I thought it was a misprint. I was so proud and my parents were, too. I think the key was having a helpful teacher and doing extra research. I found it useful to find real-life examples, keep a study timetable, make summaries and stick up posters.I had posters on the shower screen, so I'd read one side when I was washing my hair and the other side when I was brushing my teeth.I want to get into nutrition at Charles Sturt Wagga-Wagga or at LaTrobe in Melbourne.I'm interested in how health is linked to food. You are what you eat, after all.I'm studying Indonesian. One day I hope to travel and use the language, working over there for Oxfam or another aid organisation.I live on a sheep and cattle farm.I help mum and dad on the property with shearing, drenching, feeding the sheep and cooking for the shearers.At the moment I'm just focusing on outcomes, SACs and homework.I still manage to get nine hours of sleep every night.
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