High Life: A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : Most Would Like to Get Along Famously

They say fame is fleeting, but let’s face it, for most of us, it never arrives in the first place.

Almost everyone wants to be famous, so Hot Topics asks, “What would you most like to be famous for?”

“I would like to be the first marine biologist to be able to communicate through words with dolphins.”

Jenny Ford, 18,

senior, El Toro

“For being the first female President in the history of our country.”

Amy Jones, 16,

junior, Fullerton

“For being a First Lady.”

Mara Schwebel, 16,

junior, Esperanza

“For finding a cure for cancer.”

Dan Chavira, 17,

senior, Servite

“For being a lawyer like Atticus Finch in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ ”

Laurence Montoya, 16,

junior, Kennedy

“For helping children cope with their disabilities.”

Renee Santelli, 17,

senior, Southern California Christian

“For writing the most authentic fiction novel about L.A. gangs.”

Amber Long, 17,

junior, Newport Harbor

“For my funny sense of humor and my stunning charm.”

Julie Vieillemaringe, 17,

senior, Connelly

“I hope my fame will come from my expression of my faith in Christ.”

Ken Waineo, 17,

senior, Valencia

“For coming up with ‘Deep Thoughts’ for ‘Saturday Night Live.’ ”

Lindsay Amsberry, 17,

senior, Fullerton

“For creating a cure for cancer or AIDS.”

Barbara Brunet, 18,

senior, Rosary

“For being an environmental leader.”

Mike Saltz, 15,

sophomore, Esperanza

“I would like to be famous or remembered as a great singer and performer.”

Esmeralda Pulido, 16,

junior, Southern California Christian

“For being the richest woman in the world.”

Lavonne Sheng, 16,

junior, Kennedy

“For finding cures to mysterious diseases and then living like a tycoon off my discoveries.”

Pat Cotter, 17,

senior, El Toro

“For my sense of humor.”

Benedict Uy, 17,

senior, Servite

“For winning the Budweiser Promogul Tour.”

Austyn Fudge, 17,

junior, Newport Harbor

“For making the world ideal, not stupid as it is now.”

Jeremy Eng, 15,

sophomore, Fullerton

“To be infamous for biting, conservative attacks on our new leftist government.”

George Geddes, 17,

senior, Valencia

“For being an astronaut.”

Dana Kaiser, 17,

senior, Esperanza

“I want to be a famous child-adolescent psychologist.”

Jennifer Patterson, 17,

senior, Southern California Christian

“For being a philanthropist.”

Christopher Sun, 16,

junior, Kennedy

“I don’t want to be famous. I just want to make money.”

Tom Lynn, 18,

senior, Servite

“For discovering a cure for AIDS.”

Jimmy Perkins, 15,

freshman, Newport Harbor

“For my missioning to others and living my life as a Christian.”

Christy Throop, 16,

sophomore, Valencia

“I would not like to be famous.”

Greg Oshita, 17,

junior, El Toro

Next Week’s Hot Topic:

As a high school student, what is your biggest fear and why?

Responses gathered by Heather Cox (Connelly), Traci McCrimmon (El Toro), Kelly Fullerton (Esperanza), Brian Singer (Fullerton), Abby Fung (Kennedy), Dan Eastmond (Newport Beach), Lara Lagos (Rosary), Henry York (Servite), Rosalind Blames (Southern California Christian) and Analisa Castro (Valencia).