Greetings. My name is Catherine Lucier, but most people call me Cat. I live with my mum, my dad, my younger sister, and my grandma. I play the piano competitively, and my mum and I are ridiculous art geeks. She was elated that I decided to take AP Art History this year, and so far, I am loving it. I also love math, and AP Calculus this year is incredible! I'm getting really good grades, and it all makes sense, and Dewees is a little bit crazy, but I love her and the class.
In January of this year, I applied to Governor's School for the Arts with a piano major, and I got in. This summer, I had the greatest 3 weeks of my life in the GSA program put on by the Kentucky Center and held at UK. I made amazing friends and had so much fun, and studied many aspects of music with professors and guest artists from around the state and the country. Perhaps you have heard of Harry Pickens? He is a world-famous jazz pianist. I participated in a masterclass that he taught, and though I am a classically trained pianist, and know very different technique from Harry Pickens, I learned a lot about improving my performances by emoting more. I made so many close friends, and it is going to be an astounding feat for another summer to take the place of GSA as the best summer I have ever experienced.
I have a few goals for this year: 1. don't burn out. This happened last year because I spent all my energy on the first semester and was so tired of everything by the second semester, I let myself get some B's. Goal 2. Get a 5 on at least one of my AP exams. I have only gotten 3's and 4's as of yet, and I would very much like to get a 5 (and yes I am quite willing to work for it).
I anticipate a bit of difficulty in AP Language and Composition because I have difficulty turning my thoughts into cohesive words and sentences. However, with all these timed writings and such, I hope to improve my skill in that sector.
My favorite website is Spotify, although I suppose that I technically use the app on both my phone and computer. Regardless, here is the link to the website: https://www.spotify.com/us/
Here are two pictures of a mosquito bite I got on my left knee during the summer: