Against All Odds: Paris Hewin

High School:

Bloomfield Hills High School

GPA: 2.80

Parents/guardians: Ida Sims

College I plan to attend: Undecided

Major: Information technology

Career plans: Computer repair or author

Most influential teacher: Jamie Kurth

Most important achievements:

■Writing a novel (not published )

■Building a personal computer

■Earning a job in my desired field