About Sam Clark

Age: 11
School: Westlane Middle School
I am the keyboardist in a band with my friends called 500 Watts. I want to either be in the NBA, be a CEO, or be an orthopedic surgeon.

Interests: keyboarding, animals, money, basketball, football, soccer, swimming, video/computer games.

Hobbies: Playing keyboard, playing basketball, playing with my pets, soccer, swimming, playing Wii, Game Cube, and PSP.
Favorite Color: Orange
Favorite Book(s): Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceB
Favorite Movie(s): The Simpsons Movie
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite YPress Story: Exotic Pets

Stories by Sam

Exotic animals may be fascinating, but not all make great pets

By Shelby Helton, 17, Sam Clark, 11, Viktoria Kreyden, 13, William Andrews, 11, Peter Akinola, 15, Alex Williams, 11

Instead of awakening to Spot barking or Frisky purring, Lauren Van Atter listens to Fiyero sing a solo at 6 a.m. Fiyero, named for a character in the musical "Wicked" is Lauren's cockatiel. Most kids have pet dogs and cats, but according to Dr. Angela Lennox, more young people are choosing to own exotic pets than ever before.