Lindsay Kronengold, a junior at Jericho High School, recently had the opportunity to interview Whoopi Goldberg and have the interview published in a national magazine.

In tenth grade, Kronengold was selected by her English teacher Ms. Valenza for an extra credit project to do an interview. Kronengold interviewed her grandfather, Jan Menchel, who is a Holocaust survivor, and included details about his time in a concentration camp. Kronengold wrote this interview with the prospect that it might be published.

The interview appeared in the January issue of Teen Ink magazine, a monthly print magazine and a book series written by teens for teens in its 13th year. The prize was being able to interview Whoopi Goldberg.

On Feb. 14, Kronengold traveled to Boston and interviewed Whoopi Goldberg at Emerson College. The interview appears in the May edition of Teen Ink, which reaches over 350,000 readers nationwide every month.

"I knew that Whoopi Goldberg was a very special person and an accomplished actor, but I never expected her to be such an open and insightful person," said Kronengold as printed in Teen Ink. "When Whoopi came in, there was a warm and friendly feeling from the start. The best part of the day was hearing what Whoopi had to say. She took the time to connect with each of us in a special way. In addition to being extremely personable, she was deeply profound. She answered our questions honestly and from the heart with no topic off-limits. When the interview was over, she wrote each of us a special note. Then Whoopi asked us to sign our piece of writing. I could not believe that I was actually signing something for Whoopi Goldberg. It seemed ironic that the first time I signed an autograph it was for a celebrity."

Both of Kronengold's interviews are available online at www.teenink.com.