{"id":8,"date":"2025-09-29T18:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~NoamS\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-04-05T04:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:56:36","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~NoamS\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"957\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~NoamS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1741-1-edited-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A photo of me and my family at Rockefeller center\" class=\"wp-image-110\" style=\"width:460px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~NoamS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1741-1-edited-1.jpeg 717w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~NoamS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1741-1-edited-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A photo of me and my family at Rockefeller center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who is this guy?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">My name is Noam Sheba, and I\u2019m a junior at Mountain View High School.&nbsp;I\u2019d say I\u2019m a pretty curious and outgoing person who loves to learn and try new things.&nbsp;I also love meeting new people and hearing their stories, because I think everyone has something valuable to share.&nbsp;I think my personality is a mix of my American upbringing and my Israeli roots, and I like bringing that into everything I do. I truly believe that everyone has something to offer, and I bring that mentality to every film I produce. Collaboration is key to making successful projects such as movies. And there is no career where strong team skills aren&#8217;t an asset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What do you care about in life?<mark style=\"background-color:#111111;color:#f00606\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><br><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Growth, honesty, creativity, and joy<\/strong> are some of my core values. I live by these daily in a tangible sense. By that I mean not only do I believe in them, but they play a direct role in how I think and how I conduct myself. When I think of growth, I think of progressing. Not necessarily growing to an endpoint or achieving grand things but always becoming better at what I do. I like to grow from my mistakes and push myself to get out of my comfort zone. Whether it be with school work or my goals in life or just how I present myself, I always try to progress rather than be stagnant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I believe that health is wealth. Not only do I believe that in the literal sense, but I believe that having a positive mental state and surrounding yourself with positive people who drive you to be your best self is vital. I am extremely grateful for the life I was given. I know many people don\u2019t have the same opportunities and weren&#8217;t given the resources I was lucky enough to have. My parents have done everything for me and pushed me my whole life. Knowing they did that and continuously provide for me motivates me to go out there and be the best version of myself. To not only achieve my goals, but also keep pushing. I plan to retire them in the near future and never have them work a day in their lives again. And for this to come to fruition, it&#8217;s on me to keep working hard and staying with it even when it inevitably gets hard. <strong>Because nothing in life worth having comes easy. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What are you passionate about in your everyday life?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap is-style-default has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>I\u2019m <\/strong>passionate about learning more about <code>politics and history<\/code> because I want to study political science in the future.&nbsp;I care a lot about understanding how leadership and ideas shape societies, and I hope to use that knowledge one day to make a difference.&nbsp;I\u2019m also excited about traveling, especially spending more time in Israel after high school so I can connect more with my culture and family.&nbsp;I love connecting with people, hearing their stories, and just laughing together.&nbsp;Music plays a big role in my life too- whether it\u2019s Drake or Kanye West, it always inspires me and helps me reset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why did you choose to become a Freestyle student?<mark style=\"background-color:#060101\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-2-color\"><br><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">I chose Freestyle because I wanted a place where creativity really matters.&nbsp;My brother was a Freestyle student, and he inspired me a lot- I saw how much fun he had, and I wanted to experience that too.&nbsp;I also look up to him, so following his path just felt right.&nbsp;Freestyle lets me take the things I care about- like politics, creativity, and self-expression- and actually put them into projects that mean something to me.&nbsp;I love that it\u2019s such a collaborative and open environment where everyone can be themselves.&nbsp;For me, Freestyle is about pushing myself to try new things and creating work that feels true to who I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~NoamS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/100032014-4.jpg\" alt=\"photo of a very handsome young man\" class=\"wp-image-67\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Me in my school Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-text-annotation has-xx-large-font-size is-style-text-annotation--4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b615e5\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I have always loved school!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/80\/94380-050-F182700B\/Tel-Aviv-Yafo-Israel.jpg\" alt=\"a photo of the coast of tel aviv\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A photo of the coast of Tel Aviv, Israel <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-display is-style-text-display--5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(4.509rem, 4.509rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 8.613), 10rem);\">\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffe\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\ud83d\udd25\ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-display has-manrope-font-family is-style-text-display--6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.453rem, 1.453rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.485), 2.4rem);\">Israel is just the BEST. Tel Aviv 2026!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is this guy? 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