Piper Otterbein is a senior at Cape Elizabeth High School. Piper was
born in New York, but she has lived in Cape Elizabeth for the past
eleven years. When Piper was in first grade, she was diagnosed with a
learning disability. While Piper struggled throughout elementary
school, it was not until 7th grade that this disability was identified
as dyslexia.
Piper and her family spent a great deal of time and
resources trying to fix her dyslexia; during her middle school years,
Piper spent countless hours after school in tutoring programs. Although
she was determined to be successful in school, work took a long time to
complete, and she frequently found herself frustrated and exhausted.
When Piper entered high school, she had a revelation; rather than
focusing all of her energy on the challenges in her life, she decided to
alter her outlook and focus instead on her strengths. While she
remained a conscientious student, Piper threw herself into what she
loved most: the arts, event organizing, and community involvement.
Today, Piper has a strong presence in the CEHS community. She juggles
painting, ceramics, and drawing with her involvement in student council,
SEED, the planning of the TEDx youth conference at CEHS, and her
part-time jobs working in a furniture store and babysitting. All of
Piper's talent and hard work has paid off; next fall, she will be
attending the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she will study
interior design and accessory design.
Please watch this you tube video Truly heart-touching..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugFIHHom1NU
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