Meet Swenke Elementary School third-grade student Claire Amedeo in this "Student of the Week" profile.
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8-year-old Claire is praised by her teachers for striving to show kindness to everybody and performing well in all her classes.
Favorite class: "Science because we do experiments and a lot of fun stuff. I loved when we made lemonade and talked about different resources."
Favorite things to do after class: "I like to go to my friend Elin's house. When I'm there, we play a lot of fun games. I also like to play with my dogs."
Favorite song: "Believer by Imagine Dragons"
Favorite website: "I don't have a favorite website, but I love to play the game Merge Dragons."
Favorite TV show: "Í love to watch the Nature Channel or National Geographic because they are interesting."
Favorite movie: "Hop is my favorite movie because it's so funny."
Ambition: "I want to become a good basketball player. I played last year and I loved it, so I want to be good at it. I would also like to be a meteorologist when I grow up."
What topics/things are you passionate about?: "I am passionate about being kind to others. I also really like learning about space and the universe."
Who inspires you?: "The meteorologists inspire me. They discover a lot of things and do a lot of science."
What three things can't you live without?: "I can't live without my family, my dogs and my friends."
What are you most looking forward to this semester?: "I'm looking forward to our Boosterthon Fun Run and all the fun science experiments that we get to do in class."