London Reed has had no trouble diving into the Prep community these past few months. Being the only person coming from Kings, a middle school in Shoreline, Reed had no one she knew before freshman year, and coming in, she felt a mixture of excitement and nervousness. Like many, Reed was drawn to Prep because of the community, and despite the nerves on her first day, Reed was immediately swept away by the community and found herself making friends. Her most memorable parts of freshman year are the barbecues, the dances, the school spirit, and her peer mentor, who has helped guide her through the first couple months of school.
Reed lives with her mom and stepdad and has stepsiblings who visit in the summer and on school breaks. She has had a beta fish named Jerome for the past year, but her dream pet is a Golden Retriever. When asked what ideal name she would give her dog, Reed decided on Biscuit.
Reed lived in Florida until 2nd grade, after which she moved to Seattle because of her dad’s job. Reed’s father works for the Mariners. Working with the Mariners, Reed’s family gets free tickets to every game. Reed can often be found at T-Mobile Park watching the Mariners play.
When she lived in Florida, Reed loved to visit the beaches there and hopes to go to college somewhere in California to be closer to them. In the meantime, Reed is involved with Seattle Prep Crew and loves to be out on the water with her friends, hopefully watching the sunset. A goal for Reed this year is to win a Regatta!
When Reed isn’t conquering the waters, she loves reading and journaling. Her favorite book genre is psychological thriller and mystery, and some of her favorite books that she’s read are “Secret History,” “The Shatter Me” series, and “The Silent Patient.” Some other hobbies include clay sculpture, which she loves to do at her house when she has free time, and guitar, which she has been playing for three years. Some of her favorite songs to play are Taylor Swift songs, specifically ATWTMVTVFTVSGAVRALPS (All Too Well Ten-Minute Version Taylor’s Version From The Vaults Sad Girl Autumn Version Recorded At Long Pond Studios).
Although it’s still early in the school year, Reed is involved in many clubs and activities here at Prep, including Book Club, Debate Club, Business Club, and Album Club. Reed joined book club because she thought it would be a good way to connect with others through a love of reading. Reed wanted to join Debate club to work on her presenting skills. She also likes how there are small groups where she can contribute her ideas to the topic of debate. Reed’s interest in Business Club comes from wanting to see how stocks work. She figured it would be helpful to understand what they looked like from a younger age to use that experience later. Reed decided to join Album Club because she has been surrounded by music and enjoyed listening to various artists and music styles. Through engaging in these clubs, Reed has found many people in the community that she can connect with.
Reed has many hopes for the remaining months, with the school year still young. She hopes to maintain her good grades, keep a good group of friends, and get involved with more clubs and activities in addition to the ones she’s already in. Reed has seamlessly integrated herself into the community, and Prep can’t wait to see and support what she chooses to set her sights on next!
