• Name: Praadnya Shaw

• Age: 17

• Family: Mother, father and one brother

• City of residence: Marysville

• Occupation: Senior at Marysville High School

• What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? I immigrated here a year ago.

• Pets: None

• Hobbies, interests: Lots of sports — table tennis, badminton, track — and also painting

• Where do you get your news? TV, Internet

• Favorite music: All kinds

• Favorite food: All kinds

• Favorite places to go in the Yuba-Surter area: Restaurants, the mall and the movies

• Clubs, organizations: Marysville High School Key Club and Natural History Club

• The most exciting or scary thing you've ever done: Riding with my friend in her car and running a red light behind a cop

• How would you describe yourself? Busy, crazy and a procrastinator

• Favorite dessert: Chocolate cake

• Favorite movies: "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy

• Worst movie: "Stepbrothers"