Please join The Faces of Cincinnati as we recognize our graduating high school seniors for 2021. Here is hoping they take their positive spirit to help create a kinder world!
Meet Kayla Reidy . . .
What High School do you attend?
Walnut Hills High School
Please tell us a little bit about your family.
My parents are named Matt and Cathy. I have a younger brother, Adam, who is 16, and a younger sister, Megan, who is 12. I also have a 2 year old dog named Auggie.
What are your plans after graduation?
I plan to attend Indiana University with a double major in Statistics and Political Science and a minor in Gender Studies.
What are two of your favorite restaurants in our community?
Sebastian’s and Skyline.
If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
Ireland. The scenery is beautiful and there is a lot to do there.
What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
Just Mercy.
If you were asked to give advice to your senior class and the younger students at your school, what would you say?
Take an active role in your world and strive to make necessary changes.
If you were able to be cast as yourself into a television show or series, what show would you want to be in?
Schitt’s Creek.
If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, who would you choose? Why? And where, locally, would you meet for this lunch?
I would have lunch with Angela Davis. She is inspiring organizer who has a lot of experience in organizing. I would go to Taste of Belgium for this lunch.
What is your favorite thing about our community?
The organizers in Young Activists Coalition and other organizations in the city.
Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
A lawyer at the ACLU.
What is something on your bucket list?
Doing a semester abroad.
What is your go to band / singer when you cant decide what to listen to?
Taylor Swift.
Favorite month? favorite holiday? and best single day on the calendar?
Favorite month is October. Favorite holiday is Christmas. Best single day on the calendar is the first day of summer.
What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
Snakes.
What is something you want to do as soon as this pandemic is finished?
Return to my job at the Cincinnati Museum Center.
Who inspires you to be better?
Angela Davis.
