Q. What grade are you currently in?

A. I am currently in grade 12 at Salisbury High School.

Q. What is your favorite subject? Why?

A. My favorite subject is either English, because I love writing, or physics because it's a humorous class.

Q. Have you received any special awards or recognition?

A. Yes. I have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest and greatest rank in Boy Scouts, earlier this year. I was inducted into National Honor Society in 2012. I was on Homecoming Court this year. I also lettered in cross country multiple times.

Q. What extracurricular activities are you involved in, both in and out of school?

A. I have produced and starred in over 100 short films with my friends, including Joseph "Joey" Dalton and Justus Foehrkolb; I am in a rock band, the Wasteland Warriors, which had its premiere gig April 3 at SHS. I participated in track and field and cross country for my entire high school career. I am an Eagle Scout at Troop 5 in Allentown. I also produce music of various kinds, including multiple albums of experimental material such as "Drums Drums Drums."

Q. What is your next goal after high school?

A. I plan to learn the art of filmmaking at University of Central Florida, Orlando, and play more concerts.

Q. What would you say your biggest challenge was so far?

A. Dealing with people who do not understand me and my quirky humor.

Q. What do you want to be remembered for?

A. I want to be remembered for the antics I did, the jokes I said, the music I made and the videos I created during my tenure here.

Q. Who is in your family?

A. My nuclear family unit consists of my father Walt, mother Kim, brother Nicholas C. and myself. I also have three dogs.

Q. Do you have someone you look up to?

A. I look up to Jim Morrison, Clarence White and Laura Nyro, because even though their lives were short, they made the most of them by pioneering radically new ideas and finding success in those ideas.

Q. Do you have any advice for your peers?

A. Don't conform to society's standards. Otherwise you will never achieve true happiness. You lose independence when you keep your mouth shut and follow the crowd. Be different, do things differently and accept differences. Difference leads to innovation, innovation leads to greatness.