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LEHIGH VALLEY WEATHER

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Q What grade are you in?

A I am in 12th grade at Emmaus High School.

Q What is your favorite subject and why?

A Environmental science. It's really interesting because it combines biology and chemistry and ecology and you can see it happening in the world around you.

Q Have you received any special awards or recognition?

A I have received awards from the Rotary for a speech contest and PMEA District Chorus 2 years in a row.

QAre you involved in any extracurricular activities?

A I am captain of the debate team, I'm involved in the choral department and I'm in the musical.

Q What is your next goal after high school?

A I want to go to college for environmental science and then I'm going into the Peace Corps.

QWhat would you say your biggest challenge has been so far?

AAP BC Calculus.

Q What do you want to be remembered for?

A Helping people and the planet.

Q Who is in your family?

AMy dad Odiseas, my mom Jennifer, my brother Ignatios and my dog Ajax.

QDo you have someone you look up to?

AWaangari Matthai; she won the Nobel peace prize in 2004 for preventing deforestation in Kenya.

QDo you have any advice for your peers?

A Figure out what you love and become a professional at it; don't worry about the other stuff.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ALLISON CONKLIN Erifili Draklellis