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Student Spotlight: Cayce McGuire
•Age: 14
•School: Olympia Waldorf School
•Grade: 8
•Hometown: Tumwater
•Parents: Leslie and Michael McGuire
•Best personal achievements: being able to surround myself with wonderful people in my life
•How I spend my time: I love writing music, and playing guitar. I really enjoy paintball and everything to do with it, and playing football.
•Favorite subject: history
•Favorite book: the Cirque Du Freak series, by Darren Shan
•Favorite movie: "Rambo 1"
•Dream job: police officer
•Someone I respect: my friend Paul Strickland because he is a very strong individual and he cares for everybody. He is always looking out for what's best for me.
•College I'd like to attend: University of Washington
•Someone famous I'd like to meet: Gordon Lightfoot, because his music still continues to inspire me.
•What I'd like to achieve: writing songs and poems that actually touch people and make them think about the world
•Someday looking back on my life, I'd like to be able to say: "Even though life was hard, I still lived it to the fullest."
•Biggest challenge facing teenagers today: lack of understanding that they won't admit
•One thing in the world I would change if I could: just the difficulty to survive
•Teacher comment: "Cayce is an up-and-coming musician. He has always been a leader." Sweekriti Apple, eighth-grade teacher, Olympia Waldorf School
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