Q. What grade are you in?

A. I am a senior in Emmaus High School.

Q. What is your favorite subject? Why?

A. I really enjoy journalism and English subjects in general because they involve a lot of writing and reading, which are both things I often do in my free time. Basically, they’re subjects that extend my hobbies into my school life.

Q. Have you received any special awards or recognition?

A. Recently, “The Stinger” won multiple Keystone Awards, the state journalism awards for school and college publications. I helped develop a longform piece called “The Spirit of Giving,” which won first place in its category, and “The Stinger’s” website won second place in its respective group. Throughout this year and past years, I have received other academic and writing awards, as well.

Q. Are you involved in any extracurricular activities?

A. This year, I held the position of editor for “The Stinger’s” online edition and have been on staff for the past three years. I am also president of German Club. Outside of school, I spend a lot of my time working at Let’s Play Books, an independent bookstore in Emmaus.

Q. What is your next goal after high school?

A. I would like to spend more time developing my own writing and artwork. Throughout high school, most of my time has been spent doing schoolwork and writing for class, which I enjoy, but I look forward to figuring out more of my own artistic style and really taking some time for myself.

Q. What do you consider your biggest challenge to date?

A. My biggest challenge so far probably has been the process of accepting myself. There are a lot of things I don’t like about myself, a lot of things I think I should change, but I have to come to terms with those and figure out ways to appreciate myself. It’s an ongoing process.

Q. For what would you like to be remembered?

A. I would like to be remembered for being kind, funny and a good friend. It’s easy to get caught up in everything you’re doing, your accomplishments, how successful you think you are, but in the end, I think what matters is the type of person you are at your core and the positive things you add to others’ lives.

Q. Who is in your family?

A. My mother Susan, my father Scott, my brother Jarrod and my sister Sarah. We also have Coby, a morkie dog and Reggie, a parakeet who belongs to my sister.

Q. Whom do you admire? Why?

A. I admire anyone who doesn’t procrastinate. It seems so simple to just sit down and do your work as soon as you can, but it’s something I have always struggled with. I think that people who are consistently on top of their work have remarkable motivation, and I’d really like to figure out how to motivate myself like that.

Q. Do you have any advice for your peers?

A. The biggest thing I’ve been learning lately is that it really doesn’t matter what other people, especially people your own age, think about you. Most of the people you go to school with now are temporary, and you shouldn’t let what they say and do negatively impact your view of yourself in any way. You are more than the side of you people at school see; invest in yourself as a person, not just a student.