Meet junior Taylor Ward who is first quarter’s Ram of the Quarter.

Ward keeps herself busy balancing her responsibilities as a reporter for the school’s online publication, The RamPage, keeping up a competitive edge as a swimmer for the USA Swim Team on Hickam  Air Force Base, while taking two AP classes and maintaining a 4.1 GPA.

Disciplined when it comes to academics, Ward admits to working hard when it comes to her grades.

“I work my butt off for my grades,” Ward said. “I have a sit down and do it attitude towards all of my homework and stay up  late to get it done. One time I stayed up until five in the morning on a school night just to get everything done. I finish my homework before anything, which usually results in not having any afternoons or weekends off. There are days where I wish I didn’t care about my homework. I just want to listen to my ipod and forget about my homework, but I can’t, so I do it.”

Ward said that she feels “very happy” that her hard work is being acknowledged and was surprised when she found out that she was Ram of the Quarter.

“Even when I was in elementary school I would get frustrated over a bad mark. If I don’t get all As, I’m not doing my best,” she said. “ Anything other than my best isn’t acceptable.”