Bethany Mallick
Age: 17 1/2
Hometown: Wallingford
School: University of Delaware, Mercy '12
Job: Photographer's assistant at Curtis Studio
 in Middlefield
Favorite author: Nicholas Sparks 
Favorite actress: Sandra Bullock 
Favorite tv show: The Hills
Favorite band: Rascal Flatts
Favorite food: Mashed Potato Pizza
Favorite cartoon character: I don't watch cartoons
Favorite hangout: The Beach
Hobbies: Drawing, dancing, playing soccer, 
spending time with friends
A famous person I would like to meet: Lauren Conrad
Ultimate ride: Parasailing somewhere tropical
Pet peeve: Showing up late to things
First thing on my bucket list: Travel to Bora Bora

Tommy Wrinn
Age: 12
Hometown: Middletown
School: Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Favorite book: "The Book Thief"
Favorite movie: Zombieland
Favorite tv show: Military Channel
Favorite band: The Lonely Island
Favorite food: My uncle Marc's Macorroni and Cheese
Favorite cartoon character: Roger the alien
Favorite hangout: At my aunts cottage down in Old Lyme shores
Hobbies: Baseball, football, airsoft, and hiking
A famous person I would like to meet: Corky
Ultimate ride: My uncle Marc's Zodiac Dinghy
Pet peeve: I hate it when people talk to me when I'm trying to concentrate
First thing on my bucket list: Jump out of a plane

Elizabeth Joy
Age: 10
Hometown: Middletown
School: Rising 6th grader at Thomas Edison Middle School
Favorite book: "The Mother's Daughter Book Club"
Favorite tv show: iCarly
Favorite singer: Adele
Favorite food: Ham
Favorite cartoon character: Jerry of Tom & Jerry
Favorite hangout: The pool
Hobbies: Swimming, singing and dancing
Ultimate ride: My bike
Pet peeve: Nothing bothers me really
First thing on my bucket list: Set a world record in swimming

Victoria Higgs
Age: 9
Hometown: Middletown
School: Rising 3rd grader at Van Buren Moody Elementary School
Favorite book: "The Hunger Games"
Favorite movie: Avatar
Favorite tv show: Cake Boss
Favorite band: The Fray
Favorite food: French fries
Favorite cartoon character: The Roadrunner 
Favorite hangout: Vet's Pool
Hobbies: Reading, swimming, and sleeping
A famous person I would like to meet: Josh Hutcherson
Ultimate ride: My bike
Pet peeve: My brothers
First thing on my bucket list: Sky diving

Nick Morin
Age: 10
Hometown: Durham
School: Strong Middle School
Favorite book: "The Hunger Games"
Favorite movie: Three Stooges
Favorite tv show: Ice Road Truckers
Favorite singer: Elvis
Favorite food: A Palmer Field hotdog
Favorite cartoon character: Yogi Bear
Favorite hangout: Playing basketball with my brothers at Strong basketball courts
Hobbies: Scouting, card house building and fetching balls at Palmer Field
A famous person I would like to meet: JK Rowling
Ultimate ride: A motorcycle
Pet peeve: People brag about how good they are
First thing on my bucket list: Sky diving

Jessica Norsick
Age: 17
Hometown: Portland
School: Portland High junior
Favorite book: "Someone Like You"
Favorite movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite tv show: The Office
Favorite band: Blink 182
Favorite food: Ziti with marinara sauce
Favorite midnight snack: Macaroni and cheese
Favorite childhood toy: My Gameboy
Favorite hangout: Cold Stone Creamery
Hobbies: "Dancing, singing, and sleeping if that counts"
A famous person I would like to meet: Actor Will Smith 
An historical event I wish I could change: "The Holocaust...it wasn't at all fair to the Jews, their nice people!"
Last purchase: Lunch at school
Aspiration: A sports journalist for the New York Yankees
Ultimate travel destination: Australia
Words of wisdom: "Life is simple, but me insist on making it complicated!"
                               

Sherry Sukach
Age: 50
Hometown: East Hampton
Job: Owner of Sherry's Country Corner in East Hampton
Favorite read: Country Sampler
Favorite movie: It's a Wonderful Life
Favorite band: Josh Groban
Favorite food: My husband's lasagna
Favorite cartoon character: Sylvester
Favorite hangout: Home
Hobbies: Crafts, I make country signs!
A famous person I would like to meet: President Kennedy
Ultimate ride: Corvette
Pet peeve: People who don't speak to your after speaking to them
First thing on my bucket list: Move up north Vermont or New Hampshire

Melissa Grenier
Age: 13
Hometown: Durham
School: Strong Middle school
Favorite book: "13 Gifts"
Favorite movie: The Pacifier
Favorite tv show: Dance Moms
Favorite band: Maroon 5
Favorite food: My Moms chicken fajitas
Favorite cartoon character: Donald Duck
Favorite hangout: The beach
Hobbies: Playing softball and gymnastics.
A famous person I would like to meet: Princess Diana
Ultimate ride: Space mountain in Disney world
Pet peeve: Crunching ice.
First thing on my bucket list: Go to Paris

Donna Sciacca

Age: 53
Hometown: Middletown
School: Graduate of Mercy High, MxCC and Saint Joseph College
Job: Program Manager at American Liver Foundation
Favorite read: Celebrity autobiographies
Favorite movie: To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite tv show: Revenge
Favorite band: Alice Cooper Group
Favorite food: Indian
Favorite cartoon character: Bugs Bunny
Favorite hangout: The beach
Hobbies: Reading, doing crossword puzzles, home remodeling and traveling 
A famous person I would like to meet: Clint Eastwood
Ultimate ride: Harley Davidson motorcycle
Pet peeve: Rudeness
First thing on my bucket list: Go to Italy

Carlie Annecchino
Age: 14
Hometown: Durham
School: Rising 9th grader at Coginchaug H.S.
Favorite author: Sara Shepard
Favorite movie: The Notebook
Favorite tv show: Friends
Favorite band: One Direction
Favorite food: My Dad's waffles
Favorite cartoon character: Bugs Bunny
Favorite hangout: My bedroom
Hobbies: Painting, drawing, and playing volleyball
A famous person I would like to meet: Liam Payne
Ultimate ride: Jet pack
Pet peeve: When people say "idear" instead of "idea"
First thing on my bucket list: Kiss Liam Payne

Kate Annecchino
Age: 12
Hometown: Durham
School: Rising 7th grader at Strong 
Middle School
Favorite author: Sara Shepard
Favorite movie: Titanic
Favorite tv show: Lying Game
Favorite band: One Direction
Favorite food: My Dad's waffles
Favorite cartoon character: Tigger
Favorite hangout: The mall
Hobbies: Plying the piano, soccer and singing 
A famous person I would like to meet: Louis Tomlinson
Pet peeve: People taking stuff without asking
Ultimate ride: Water tube
First thing on my bucket list: Zipline across the Grand Canyon

Isabelle DeFlippo
Age: 13
Hometown: Middlefield
School: Rising freshman at Coginchaug
Favorite author: Colleen Houck
Favorite movie: Hunger Games
Favorite tv show: Lying Game
Favorite band: One Direction
Favorite food: My mom's waffles
Favorite cartoon character: Ferb
Favorite hangout: My basement
Hobbies: Soccer, drawing and singing
A famous person I would like to meet: Harry Styles 
Ultimate ride: Jet pack
Pet peeve: Sharing a suitcase
First thing on my bucket list: Become friends with One Direction

Karen R. Johansmeyer

Age: 48.5
Hometown: Portland
Job: Cashier
Favorite book: "Space 1999"
Favorite movie: "It Happened to Jane"
Favorite tv show: "Space 1999"
Favorite band: The company of Fifers and Drummers, I love them and pick no favorites.
Favorite food: Chocolate
Favorite cartoon character:  Donald Duck
Favorite hangout: Fife and Drum Musters
Hobbies: Reading, sewing, music and word search puzzles
A famous person I would like to meet: Barbara Bain
Ultimate ride: Any 6 cylinder vehicle that is paid for.
Pet peeve: Taxes
First thing on my bucket list: Saving the East Hampton 3rd Connecticut Regiment of Fifes & Drums

Susan Bysiewicz

Age: Never mind

Hometown: Middletown

Job: Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate

Currently reading: "Biography of Steve Jobs"

Favorite movie: "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Favorite tv show: I Love Lucy

Favorite band: BeauSoleil

Favorite food: Vecchitto's Lemon Italian Ice & Pepe's clam pizza

Favorite comic: Doonesbury

Favorite hangout: Typhoon Restaurant and my campaign headquarters at 90 Court Street 

Hobbies:Walking my German Shepherd Bella and raising puppies for the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation

A famous couple I would like to meet: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt

Ultimate ride: Drive my 2002 Buick LeSabre to Washington D.C. on Inaugeration Day 2013.

Pet peeve: People who don't vote

First thing on my bucket list: Hike in and out of the Grand Canyon 

Sal Spatola

Age: 56

Hometown: Middletown

Job: Connecticut DOT

Favorite book: Damicis Cuore

Favorite movie: The Quiet Man

Favorite band: Rolling Stones

Favorite food: My Mom's lasagna

Favorite cartoon character: Sylvester

Favorite hangout: Middletown Elks Lodge and the Italian Society

Hobbies: Restoring antique autos

A famous person I would like to meet: President Barack Obama

Ultimate ride: 1969 Electra Glide

Pet peeve: People that bad mouth others

First thing on my bucket list: Go back to Niagra Falls

Gavin Clemmey

Age: I turn 17 today, the 4th of July

Hometown: Middletown

School: Rising senior at Xavier High School

Job: Intern at Dzialo, Pickett & Allen

Favorite book: Spare Parts

Favorite movie: The Hurt Locker

Favorite tv show: ESPN Sports Center

Favorite singer: Mac Miller

Favorite food: French fries

Claim to fame: Class president, sophomore, junior and senior year

Favorite hangout: Ben & Abbey’s zipline

Hobbies: Ultimate Frisbee, listening to music and volunteering

A famous person I would like to meet: Henry Ford

Ultimate ride: Mercedes Roadster

Pet peeve: When people don’t stop for pedestrians

First thing on my bucket list: Sky diving