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Noel Poovaviranon:
Southridge High School | |
Noel (Angel)
Poovaviranon is currently a senior at Southridge High School and is
planning her first year of college attending Portland State University,
later fulfilling her undergraduate program at Oregon State University,
and dreams of attending a descent medical school such as Oregon Health
Sciences University. She is interested in expanding her knowledge in the
medical and psychology field; wishing to become a successful
dermatologist or pediatrician in the future. Noel is full Chinese
however she considers herself Thai. Her parents were born and raised in
Thailand and Noel was raised the same way; she speaks Thai fluently and
grew up with the Thai culture, except all was done in Beaverton/Tigard,
Oregon. Of course she will never forget her Chinese background.
In Noel’s leisure time she enjoys helping out the community, attending
her fun extra-curriculum activities, and greatly loves getting a good
exercise. Noel is active in her volunteering participation; she
volunteers at the Beaverton City Library during the summers, occasional
events, and with the Teen Library Council meetings since September 2008.
A special talent that Noel is very proud of is her Thai dancing. She
started Thai dancing since she was 3 to 4 years old, and grew up loving
it with a passion; now she is also a member of the Thai Association of
Oregon. Being associated with this non-profit organization, she goes out
with her group dancers and performs fundraising events, including the
Tsunami hit in Thailand 2004. And last of all, Noel’s favorite hobby is
Taekwondo. She loves getting a good work out, and Taekwondo is a way to
go. She challenges herself by attending tournaments, competing in the
divisions of formation, sparring, and martial arts weapons (Bo staff,
nunchakus, and sais).
Throughout your whole life experiences, Noel believes being able to
engage your leadership skills to the real life is very important. It
applies to all areas in life; family, school, work, etc. She attended
the AAYLC once and definitely enjoyed it; this year Noel is coming back
as a proud ambassador representing Southridge High School, continuing to
meet many more Asian-Americans of her kind.
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