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36 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 11.17 Timothy Richardson Jr. Age 16, 11th grade, St. Francis Timothy's motto is to approach every obstacle with no excuses. A varsity player for St. Francis, Timothy is one of the top tennis players in the state, winning first place in doubles in 2015 and 2016 and first place in singles in 2017. In addition to his tennis career, he also plays on St. Francis' varsity basketball team. How did you get started with tennis and basketball? "My dad played basketball, my mom played basketball. I grew up watching my brother, so I just wanted to be like my brother. When I was six, my grandmother took me to Chickasaw Park to start tennis. It's in the West End, down the street from Shawnee." What inspires you? "My grandparents. My grandmother, even though she was going through sickness, she still kept her faith and was strong. Same thing with my other grandmother. They always call me up and check up on me. I try my best for them." Do you know where you want to go to college? "Bellarmine. I do want to play, but if I don't play, I still want to go there for the physical therapy program." What is on your bucket list? "I want to travel the world. I want to go to Havana, Cuba." Peyton Wright Age 17, 12th grade, Presentation Academy Through Presentation Academy's Senior Independent Program, Peyton is producing her own play, which means she's doing everything but acting: writing a script, casting, directing, marketing, making costumes. She has performed with Presentation Academy, Derby Dinner Playhouse and the Rockettes. In the spare time she has, she volunteers with the Miracle Dancers. Tell us about the play you're wriঞng. "The last part of my junior year I started writing a mystery. The final version that I wrote to give to my English teacher to edit was over 9,000 words. It's a two-act mystery and an all-female cast and an all- female crew, because it's at Pres. It's kind of like an all-girls Big Brother house — kind of like a game show. There's a murder weapon in the house. It gets really dark." You're doing all the costumes, direcঞng, producঞon. How do you manage all your ঞme with doing all that? "We have two hours during the school day, which is two periods, which is a long time, to work on it every day. I'm allowed to leave during the school day to shop for costumes or pick up printed scripts." What was your favorite play that you've acted in? "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, and I did get to be Cinderella. It honestly changed my life. That sounds really, really cheesy, but it honestly did change my life because it helped me solidify the fact that that's what I want to do for the rest of my life. I want to go into theater in college and I want to be on Broadway." What do you think makes someone a good actor or actress? "I think being a well-rounded person. Having lots of experiences I think helps you act better for characters that've done the same. Really studying a role and really getting into it."