My name is Isabella Beluchi Ibe. I was born in Hollywood, FL, raised in North Brunswick, NJ and now reside in Burlington, NJ. My parents are immigrants from the country of Nigeria and they came to America in the 1990s. I have three siblings and I am the youngest out of us. I’m currently a senior at Burlington Township High School. In school, my favorite subjects are English, art, and psychology; these are the classes that interest me the most and where I’m able to be unapologetically myself. As for hobbies, I indulge in recreational and academic writing and I paint. For sports, I’ve been a varsity shot put and discus thrower on my school’s track team for four years and I participated on the girls’ tennis team this fall as a junior varsity player. Each year, I volunteer to be a stage crew member for my school’s fall play, also building props and platforms for the actors. I’ve worked several jobs; cashier at Marshalls, packager at food drive, cook at Burger King, and a Lifeguard. In these jobs, my greatest personal strength was being able to adapt quickly when prompted with new, sudden, and/or difficult situations. After highschool, I am going to be attending the University of Miami, with a major in Motion Pictures-Screenwriting track. I aspire to become a part of the entertainment industry as a notable film writer, actress, and poet. Art has played a major role in my upbringing and will continue to for the rest of my life.