Elizabeth Kortum, 17, is a rising senior at Lamar High School in Houston.

Liz is a talkative person. She enjoys physical activities like basketball and racing with her mom, as well as playing the piano and the guitar.

Liz said she enjoys journalism and photography. She is a member of the  National Honor Society. Her first introduction to writing was in 6th grade creative writing class. It prompted her to take the graphic design pathway going into high school. She took introduction to journalism her freshman year and wrote articles in her school magazine by sophomore year. Then she took photos for the magazine in junior year.

She said the journalism camp should give her the opportunity to improve and gain on her writing skills.