Samantha is eager to learn and strives for excellence. She has joined several school organizations, done well in those organizations and has helped other students in those organizations. She has been a home room president and held other leadership positions. She is an Honor Student with a 98% grade point average.

Goals: She wants to obtain a college degree in Secondary Education and become a teacher.

Favorites: In school, she likes English, Science, AP (Advanced Placement) and MAPEH (Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health). She also enjoys sports and dancing.

Family: Samantha lives with her parents and two siblings.

Income: The family of five lives on about $7.50 a day, but that income is only seasonal.

Housing: Their home has walls of plywood. The roof is made of corrugated steel sheets. The floor is concrete. The windows are bamboo slats.