I am in my fifth year at Coleraine High School and I am enjoying my time here. I am looking forward to continuing my studies here for AS and A Level. I hope to study English Literature, as an AS Level, along with Biology, Home Economics and Information and Communication Technology. I then hope to carry the latter three subjects through to A Level. I prefer subjects that involve using my imagination, such as English and I.C.T., and those that also have a largely practical side to them, such as Home Economics and I.C.T. I feel Biology also widens my knowledge of our living environment and I think it will compliment Home Economics well at an advanced level.
             In school I am a regular attendee of Chess Club. I feel this is a good game to participate in because, as well as being challenging; I have also met a lot of friends through it.
             From first year (1998) to third year (2001), I enjoyed being a member of our school Guide unit. I think I benefited a lot from being a member of this organisation. I gained an enormous amount of confidence and met most of my good friends there. Guides helped me to develop my own personality and I gained a number of valuable experiences from being part of the Scouting family. In the summer of 2000, I went on a trip to Switzerland with the unit and another company from Killarney in the South of Ireland. This trip was a good experience for me as it helped me to make 'cross-community' links and let me attempt a number of activities that I would probably not have ever tried, such as white water rafting. Guides also taught me how to work as part of a team and to empathise with others.
             I spend my weekends working in a hotel/restaurant in Coleraine, as a waitress. I have worked there, part-time, for a year and a half and I really enjoy it. In work I have a number of duties. I must greet customers, show them to their table, take orders and use the till. I have also been trained for meals staff and ha
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