Tova Keilman is an aspiring writer with a tendency to over-achieve. Recipient of the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence, she spends her free time reading, writing, and playing the flute and piccolo in concert, marching, jazz, and county band. She plans to pursue a career in the natural sciences, with an emphasis on conservation. Her goal as a journalist is to provide well-written, informative, and unbiased articles to benefit the general public (and her grades).