Grade: Senior
Age: 18
Sports: Soccer
Claim to fame/honors: Captain of soccer team; carries 4.2 grade-point average; president of astronomy club; member of National Honor Society; plans to major in astrophysics in college.
Bet you didn’t know … I spend most of my time outside looking up
Words you live by: Don’t take everything so seriously
Toughest opponent: Myself because I give myself my own anxiety
Biggest influence: Definitely parents; they always shaped me and pointed me in the right direction
Match-day rituals: Make sure to listen to my classic rock play list
What’s on your bedroom walls? Soccer posters and picture of a star chart with a star named after myself
When I’m bored I like to … go on a walk
Favorite movie: Harry Potter
Person who would play you in a movie: Danny DeVito
Favorite TV show: How the Universe Works
Favorite musical artist: Blue Oyster Cult
I can’t live without: Science
I can live without: English class
Event you’d like to attend: Any event Neil deGrasse Tyson is speaking at
Favorite book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Favorite home-cooked meal: My mom’s pasta
Favorite restaurant: J. Alexander’s
Favorite smell: A candle my mom has called Autumn
Favorite cereal: Frosted Flakes
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Frye’s Soccer Shoppe in Englewood
Vegetable you won’t eat: Zucchini
I’d love to trade places for a day with … Neil deGrasse Tyson
Whose mind would you like to read? My science teacher Mr. (Scott) Oldfield
Place where you’d love to travel: Italy
Talent you’d like to have: Juggling
Favorite school subject: Astronomy
Favorite athlete: Ben Roethlisberger
Favorite team: Manchester United
Favorite Olympic sport: Curling
Something in the world I’d like to change: Hatred
Favorite sports moment: Scoring the game winner on last year’s senior night against Sidney
Favorite junk food: Oreos
Best thing about soccer: Just that I enjoy it
In 10 years, I hope to be … working on the Mars project
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