Q: What grade have you completed?

A: I have just completed 12th grade at Emmaus High School.

Q: What is your favorite subject? Why?

A: World literature. It is my favorite subject because I find cultures other than our own to be fascinating and believe we can learn a lot through studying them.

Q: Have you received any special awards or recognition?

A: I was a member of National Honor Society as well as the Spanish National Honor Society.

Q: Were you involved in any extracurricular activities?

A: I play four instruments and play in the band "Sharing Stereo" with three other Emmaus seniors. I love the outdoors and all outdoor activities including backpacking, rock climbing, canoeing and kayaking. I am a member of the acapella group Fermata Nowhere. I work at the Starlite Diner in Fogelsville.

Q: What is your next goal after high school?

A: I will be attending college in the fall. I will be spending a month this summer in the Cascades in Washington attending the American Alpine Institute's mountaineering program working toward my certification to become a mountain guide. I am also traveling to Africa to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

Q: What would you say your biggest challenge has been so far?

A: Last summer when I spent 30 days with complete strangers in the wilderness of Wyoming. I hope to encounter and overcome much bigger challenges in the coming years.

Q: What do you want to be remembered for?

A: Turning dreaming into doing.

Q: Who is in your family?

A: My mother, Maria, my father, Dave, and my sister Lena who is a freshman at Emmaus.

Q: Do you have someone you look up to?

A: I really look up to my mom. She has taught me so much about the world. All that she has given me over the past 18 years can never be repaid. I hope to have an impact on someone's life, similar to what my mom had on mine.

Q: Do you have any advice for your peers?

A: In the pursuit of success, do not lose sight of what makes you truly happy. Once you find whatever that may be, latch on to it and don't let it go.