About Me

Hello to everyone reading. My name is Evan Winkler, and I am sixteen years old. I was born in Los Angeles on November 26, 2002, and from that point onward my family and I lived in different areas of Southern California until the August of 2009, when we moved to Lexington. I am the oldest out of four boys, one of whom (Quincy, who I'm sure some of you have met) goes to Henry Clay and is currently a sophomore. My other brothers include Luke (aged 11) and Riley (aged 5). I live with all three of my brothers and both of my parents, who are both doctors employed by the University of Kentucky.

From an early age, I was diagnosed with Autism, as were two of my three brothers, and my disability has been the biggest hurdle that I have had to overcome in my academic career and my social life. I am very grateful to have a family willing to fight for me to receive all of the help and services that I have needed, and I'm also very thankful for how patient and compassionate all of my teachers have been throughout my educational career. As someone who used to struggle to complete tasks and work on time, the most meaningful moment of my summer was probably when I received my ACT score. (I try to avoid bragging, but considering that this information is already public, there is no point in hiding it. Were it not for the article about me in the Herald Leader, I would probably say that my most meaningful summer moment was losing thirty pounds.)

I am very interested in the social studies - politics, linguistics, economics, history, political geography, and so forth - but I also enjoy learning about the natural world and the intricacies and processes of natural science. Perhaps the most concise way to put it is that I am attracted to information that involves categorization, typology, in-depth explanations of research, and statistical analysis. When I first started to use the internet and on my own, some of my favorite YouTube Channels included ones like Vsauce and WonderWhy which sparked my interest in the various topics that I have mentioned above.

Returning to the subject of my academic career, my personal goals are to maintain my GPA, and to establish positive relationships with all of my peers and teachers. My social skills have always been deficient to a certain degree due to my disability, and it is of course a major goal of mine to lead a life where I have close personal friends, and where I have no trouble in making them. I am also participating in speech and debate this year, and I am hopeful to improve upon my performance in the group from last year.