Britney Mungia-Castillo, a senior at Northern High School, has taken “advantage of every opportunity that has been provided to her,” according to Principal Emmet Alexander. That includes completing more than 10 internships during high school, including the City of Durham’s YouthWorks Internship, Duke University’s MaryAnn Black Summer Internship, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Internship.
“Britney also excels academically, challenging herself with AP courses and achieving excellent grades,” Alexander said.
Mungia-Castillo is also involved in an extensive list of clubs and has numerous hobbies. She has even written a fantasy novel that she is ready to submit to agents.
After graduating, Mungia-Castillo will attend UNC Chapel Hill. Then she plans to go to medical school on a track to become a surgeon by the time she’s 30.
“The functions of the human body have always fascinated me,” she said. “And being a hands-on person, I can’t wait to operate on people. I also plan to have four to five books published by then, too (all fiction).”