Dakota Hay, is a 16 year old art student in the Visual Arts & Media Academy. She was born on June 22nd 2006 in Kelowna, British Columbia. She had just moved to Airdrie, Alberta at the start of her grade 8 year. She joined the Visual Arts & Media Academy because she has always had a passion for art since she was little and thought that this would be a great opportunity to learn more skills. Her favourite styles of art are drawings and paintings. An interesting fact about Dakota is that she has been in many art classes over the years. She sees art fitting into her future because she will continue to use the skills she had learned during her school years, even when she is done with her schooling.