Q&A: Glen Burnie High School Student Angela Copes

Patch caught up with student Angela Copes, 17, a senior at the school, in December. The Glen Burnie resident and president of Glen Burnie High's National Honor Society (NHS) chapter spoke about the many community service projects the group has been involved with this year and what life is like at the school.

We stopped her to ask .

Glen Burnie Patch: What do you get from working on community service projects with the National Honor Society?
Angela Copes: I like how it's bringing the community together with the school. In past years, I don't feel like it's been strong and we're trying to get that back. I just like being involved with people.

Glen Burnie Patch: What are your plans after high school?
Angela: I just got accepted to Syracuse University. I plan to be an architect ... and make eco-friendly things an help the planet a little bit. I got interested in it in fifth grade randomly mostly because of the math and more technical stuff with design. [And I like the] creativity of it.

Glen Burnie Patch: What other extracurricular activities are you involved in?
Angela: I play soccer and lacrosse for school. I'm the manager of the swim team. I'm on the National Art Honor Society and the National French Honor Society.

Glen Burnie Patch: What do you do in your free time?
Angela: Most of [what I do is school-related], but when I'm not [at school] I like to volunteer with . And I enjoy painting and drawing.

Glen Burnie Patch: What do you like about going to Glen Burnie High School?
Angela: Glen Burnie really isn't that bad of a school. Everyone here is very friendly. [Teachers] really care about helping the students ... they want to help you with success, they don't want you to fail.
Even with the sports programs, we're not cutthroat. We're here to have fun and if we win, it's even more fun.

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the references to Angela in the question-and-answer format.