About William Andrews

Age: 11
School: weslane
im william. im 11. ive been in ypress since 10/20/07. my favorite color is green. i hate indianapolis.

Interests: Tennis, swimming, sports, "The Office," rollerblading

Hobbies: Talking
Favorite Color: green
Favorite Book(s): Twilight
Favorite Movie(s): Knocked Up/ Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Favorite Food: Mexican
Favorite YPress Story: All the ones I've thought of.

Stories by William

Kids must speak up about mental health

By Beverly Jenkins, 16, Michelle Hu, 16, William Andrews, 11

Touching things methodically. Reading the same book pages repeatedly while the rest of the class moves on to future chapters. Worrying about how she's different from other kids.

Exotic animals may be fascinating, but not all make great pets

By Shelby Helton, 17, Sam Clark, 11, Viktoria Kreyden, 13, William Andrews, 11, Peter Akinola, 15, Alex Williams, 11

Instead of awakening to Spot barking or Frisky purring, Lauren Van Atter listens to Fiyero sing a solo at 6 a.m. Fiyero, named for a character in the musical "Wicked" is Lauren's cockatiel. Most kids have pet dogs and cats, but according to Dr. Angela Lennox, more young people are choosing to own exotic pets than ever before.