Sheryl Lau(AYA Character)

Sheryl Kate Lau is the main protagonist of A Young Alliance. She was born in Hong Kong and is an immigrant student. She, along with Aidan, Raphael, Yuto, Thaiyo, Ankit, Zoe, Tanya, Charlie, Jamie and Shion are the founders of The Young Alliance Organisation consisting of foreign, half foreign and Thai-Chinese students from school.

Appearance
She has messy mid-back-length dark brown hair, brown eyes and lightly tanned skin. She often tied her hair in a ponytail or keeps her hair down. When she is in school, she brings a black school bag. When she is outside school, she wears a variety of clothing. At home, she wears a pink v-neck shirt and black shorts. When she goes outside, she wears her casual clothing. They consist of a white shirt under a black hoodie, black jeans and white Adidas shoes. During the rainy season, she wears a pastel pink sweatshirt over a white shirt, black jeans and white high-cut converse shoes. In cooler months, she wears a blue hooded sweatshirt over a pink shirt, blue jeans and pink and white high-cut converse shoes. In special events, she wears a blue denim jacket over a white dress. In some events, she wears a light greyish blue rolled sleeved denim blazer over a white shirt, blue jeans and white high-cut converse shoes. In Singapore, she wears a grey-blue rolled sleeved denim jacket over a pink shirt, blue jeans and white Adidas shoes. When she goes to school, her school uniform consists of a long-sleeved white blouse, a black necktie and knee-length skirt with a dark brown belt, white socks and leather shoes. She has 2 PE outfits, one consists of a red and white polo shirt, black and red jogging pants, white socks and white low-cut shoes and the other is the same but she has a bright green polo shirt indicating she is in the green team like her classmates. She has her hair tied in a ponytail adorned with a white ribbon. She stands on average 17-year-old height.

Personality
Sheryl is smart and studious like her brother. She is also slightly tomboyish and tough. She is also outgoing and respectful. Because she is the oldest sister, she can be bossy towards her younger siblings. She also shows pity when Raphael fell ill showing that she can get concerned and deeply cares for him. This indicates that she is caring. She is slightly rebellious, mainly towards her classmates and the head teacher.

Etymology
Her first name, Sheryl means "Darling, Charity" in Greek.

Her middle name, Kate is a Latin Baby Names baby name. In Latin Baby Names the meaning of the name Kate is: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin 'Katharina', from the Greek 'Aikaterina'. It was borne by a number of saints, including St Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr who suffered torture on a spiked wheel.

Abilities
Sheryl is trilingual, which means she can speak Thai, English and Cantonese. She is also a good actress and singer. With the help of the crystal, she can glow in the dark, shoot fireballs and teleport anywhere. But most likely not anywhere in the world or Thailand but around the city.

Trivia

 * Sheryl first made her debut in Season 1 Episode 2 though she appeared in flashbacks in Season 1 Episode 1
 * Sheryl enjoys the podium park in Zoe's condo
 * Sheryl is of Cantonese descent
 * She is non-religious
 * She is 17-years-old