About Katie McDowell

Age: 15
School: Lawrence Central High School

I've been in Y-Press for five years now. It is one of the many things I do that keeps me busy. I am a freshman at Lawrence Central High School. I play varsity soccer for them, and I also play club soccer in the spring. When I am not at Y-Press or playing soccer I am working to pay for my summer trips.

Interests: playing soccer, cameras, computers, my friends, foreign languages, and travel

Favorite Color: blue
Favorite Book(s): The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Favorite Movie(s): The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Favorite Food: grilled cheese

Stories by Katie

Epilepsy: A matter of coping

By Katie McDowell, 15, Kate Dolan, 19, Katie Bolinger, 17

Most kids get permission slips from their parents to go on school field trips, but Lance Rice got one from his neurologist for something a lot more important. His doctor gave him a note saying that it was OK for him to get a driver's license. That was necessary because Lance, 17, a Lawrence North High School student, has epilepsy and had to be seizure-free for six months before he would be allowed to get a license.