McKenzie Alexis Drew

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Nickname(s): Mac, Kenz, Kenzie

Age: 17

Grade: Senior

Birthday: October 6th

Appearance: Barely reaching 5'1" and hardly tipping the scales at 100lbs, McKenzie is the epitome of the gymnastic physique, always watching out for her weight and muscle structure. Although she is slight in figure, she has pretty powerful arms and legs and could probably outrun most on the track team. Her regime is one of a future Olympian hopeful with rigorous practices morning and night in order to keep her body in tip top condition

Her, along with her twin brother Alistair, inherited their grandmother's sparkling blue eyes and bright blond hair. She has a rather simplistic beauty about her though, an aura that many find captivating and addictive. Her smile is one that if you catch a glimpse of it, you can't help but smile in return. McKenzie's laid- back personality follows through into her style. Most often than not you can find her in one of two things, her favorite pair of flare jeans and Birkenstocks or her leotard and a pair of yoga pants. You could say that her style is quite Bohemian-esque although that doesn't say much as one day you'll find her in a homespun sweater and the next in a American Eagle logo shirt. She goes with her mood, which is generally up beat, and thus shines through in her choice of apparel.

Personality: McKenzie is a fairly outgoing, bubbly, happy-go-lucky type of person. . . most of the time that is. For a girl who has so much going for her, she tries hard to maintain her status, both on and off the mats. No one ever has really questioned if that smile is truly genuine, although behind closed doors she has often found herself crying for no apparent reason. This, however, she admits to no one. They'd just make her see someone about it and that she doesn't want. Her life is full enough as it is, no sense in having people worry needlessly about her.

She keeps a lot bottled up inside her and usually uses gymnastics or dancing as an escape method. On the outside McKenzie seems like the average, or even above average teenager, but on the inside she's constantly battling herself. She's hard on herself, much harder than anyone else would ever be, and when she makes a mistake she's often doubly hard. You'd never know any of this though as she's perfected the look of being content with life for so long. She a perfectionist through and through which accounts for her success on the mats and in the classroom.

McKenzie is, ultimately, the quintessential "good girl," always doing the right thing, getting good grades, excellent athlete, and never really doing anything remotely against the rules. While some days she would love to change that, forget the rules and do whatever she felt like doing, she knows that when she wakes up the next morning, the guilt and regret will be eating at her for doing so. She's one people feel they can trust, can turn to whenever they need help, because well that's what McKenzie does, puts others needs first, sometimes in front of her own, in an effort to...yes that's right...do the right thing.

Family: The oldest daughter of Dr. Christopher and Anna Drew, McKenzie has a very close knit family even though they don't spend that much time together. Her parents, although happily married for 20 years and former high school sweethearts, are rarely home at the same time. Her father, an OB/GYN who's schedule is never regular, tries to spend as much time with his children as he can, but childbirth is hardly easy to predict. Anna, her mother, is a successful interior designer and owns her own company, Delta Designs. This job often takes her out of town, whether it be to other towns in Delta County or to Chicago, L.A, or New York.

The two grew up in Ridgefield, he was from an upper crust Laurelhurst-esque family, and she was, well not, residing with her single mother and her three brothers in a tiny two bedroom apartment in Greenwich. While at first his parents didn't approve of the two dating, they were soon overcome with Anna's good nature that they soon accepted her into the family as one of their own. While Christopher was off doing his residency in Green Bay, Anna took classes at NMU, soon excelling in all of her interior design courese, leading her to open up her own business, with her future in-laws help of course. Once Christopher returned to Ridgefield, a degree in hand and initials at the end of his name, he proposed marriage, to which she accepted.

The outcome was more than they could've ever imagined. Fraternal twins followed by a girl five years later. While they try not to let it show too much, their oldest, McKenzie, is their pride and joy, always has been and probably always will be.

Mr & Mrs Drew

History: McKenzie and her family, as well as most of her relatives, have lived in Ridgefield all of her life. At the early age of 3, her mother enrolled her in dance and gymnastics, something that she herself was never able to do. McKenzie loved both but gymnastics slowly dominated. When she was 8, her parents found a coach in Green Bay, to which they drove her to see three times a week and all day on Saturdays. He was very hard on her, constantly berating her on her weight, even though she was only a mere seventy pounds at the time he began coaching her. He told her that if she didn't lose weight she would never win. This didn't sit well with McKenzie, as she is the ultimate perfectionist, and therefore she stopped eating completely and, even when she did, she usually purged herself. Two years past before anyone really took notice. It was only until the unexpected happened, when she completely passed out in the middle of a routine at Junior All-American qualifying rounds. When her parents found out what her coach had been saying to their daughter, they immediately fired him, monitored their daughter's eating habits, and found a new coach.

For a while it was very touch and go with their daugher's life. She was placed in Ridgefield Memorial and monitored closely under a family friend's watchful eye. It was several weeks before the doctor's realized why she wasn't getting better. She had an iron deficiency in her blood that could only be cured by a blood transfusion. After hearing about this, one of her best friend's at the time, David Cox, stepped up and as bravely as an 11 year old could, he said that he would do it. After which she made a speedy recovery, although her parents are still very watchful of their daughter, as well as her eating habits.

McKenzie's romantic life has been just as eventful as her life on the mats. She's dated several of the school's popular crowd, including Landon Carter back in 9th and, more recently last year, Thadius Atkinson. However it was her relationship with Tommy Silver, a newcomer to the area who was a Native American from South Dakota. They had a brief, intense relationship, but in the end he cheated on her and then moved back to South Dakota. Because of this she no longer has much faith in the opposite sex. McKenzie's a virgin, which to most guys means one of two things: 1. She's a conquest, someone who just needs to be won over or 2. A prude you shouldn't waste your time on. Ultimately she just wants to meet someone who shares her values and beliefs, her true soulmate.

Neighborhood: Capitol Hill

Job: McKenzie teaches gymnastics and beginning ballet to kids at the local studio, Fancy Feet.

Vehicle: 2004 Mini Cooper

Best Friend(s): David Cox, who she's known since they were in the same kindergarden class. Oliver Hall, having known him about as long as she's known David.She knows she can count on him whenever she needs it and vice versa. She's not really "in" with Lara's crowd, but she's just as popular and is actually friends with most.

Dating Status: Currently dating Oliver Hall. It happened unexpectedly and she never saw it coming. McKenzie soon realized though that perhaps her soulmate had been before her all along, if she'd only taken the time to notice. He was her first and she couldn't be happier, as it was something she herself could never put into words.

Social Status: Fairly Popular. Most everyone knows her name and she'll always have a smile for anyone she sees in the halls of Richmond. She's not at all afraid to meet new people and make new friends.

Class Schedule:

1st Period- Honors World Literature
2nd Period- Philosophy
3rd Period- AP Calculus
Morning Break
4th Period- French
5th Period- Drama
Lunch
6th Period- AP European History
7th Period- Phys. Ed.
8th Period- Study Hall

Activities:

- Clubs: National Honor Society, Environmental Club, Drama Club
- Sports: Gymnastics

Other Information: McKenzie's a strict vegan but not just because of her gymnastics. She believes that animals are much like people and should be treated with the same respect.

Likes: Gymnastics (obviously!), John Lennon, Classic Rock curling up with a good book on a rainy day, ice skating, singing in the shower

Dislikes: Bad drivers, rudeness, people who think they're better than everyone else, herself some days

Quote: "Life is pain, Highness. Anyone else who tells you otherwise is selling something." -The Princess Bride