On The Rise

Lia Guy

Name: Aurelia Adrianna Guy is named after her great-grandfather who emigrated from Italy, but she goes by Lia. Stats: Lia is a 16 year-old Junior at San Luis Obispo High School. Sports: This girl loves to run! She participates on the track team as a sprinter, and runs the 100, the 200, and the 4 x 1. Clubs: Lia stays involved in extracurricular activities including the Latin Club, Youth in Government, and the International Club. Pets: An animal lover, Lia talks fondly of her 13-year old cat, Tigi, and her golden doodle dog named Mochi. Interests: Forget watching TV, Lia spends her downtime researching medicine and studying the sciences. Hopes and dreams: Lia wants to help people in third world countries with limited access to medical care.

Cool stuff: She’s been volunteering at the hospital and shadowing different doctors and has even seen surgery on a meniscus tear. Noteworthy: Lia, along with her friends Alec Stallman and Rebecca Teng, started SLO Clinicare. Together they have raised $5,000 toward the purchase of a $6,500 refurbished autoclave machine, which will sterilize surgical equipment for a hospital in Fiji. What’s happening now: Lia is set to travel to Fiji with local doctors through the Loloma Foundation where she will be volunteering at the hospital that her fundraising efforts are benefitting. What she most wants people to know about: SLO Clinicare will be hosting a fundraising carnival for local elementary school kids on Saturday, May 18th from 4pm to 7pm at the SLO High School track. Her future career prediction: Lia hopes to attend medical school and become a neurosurgeon. Her biggest influence: Family is on the top of the list of important things in Lia’s life, and in a nod to her big sister, Malie, who is away at UC Berkeley, Lia reveals she’s most strongly influenced by their relationship. She says Malie is very supportive, but also pushes her to keep her priorities straight, and often reminds her to keep her eye on the big picture. Her college hopefuls: UCLA, UC Berkeley, or Stanford top the list for Lia. In her free time: Lia stays active and loves to swim. SLO LIFE