Sponsor:
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland, Maine

Age, Grade:
14, Eighth Grade

School:
Cape Elizabeth Middle School, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Profile:

Lily loves playing softball and has been working to learn how to throw a knuckleball. She also plays field hockey and ice hockey, where she plays goalie, and enjoys skiing and snowboarding in her free time. Lily participates in Girl Scouts and is a member of her school honors band and debate team. She enjoys writing and earned a Scholastic Writing award as well as second place in an essay contest about Native American culture. Lily enjoys learning about and following politics, studying French, reading, and photography. She participated in the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee.