Q. In what grade are you?

A. I am a 2017 graduate of Emmaus High School.

Q. What was your favorite subject? Why?

A. My favorite subject was science, preferably biology. I’m mostly interested in the human body aspect of it and I am looking to major in biology at college.

Q. Have you received any special awards or recognition?

A. I’ve received multiple awards for field hockey.

Q. Were you involved in any extracurricular activities?

A. I played field hockey for the high school, and I also currently play for the U19 Outdoor Junior National team, and the Indoor Women’s National team. It’s pretty time consuming, so I don’t have much free time otherwise.

Q. What is your next goal after high school?

A. My next goal after high school is just to be able to adapt well to the new environment at college and be successful throughout; meaning to do well in my first college field hockey season and hopefully win an NCAA championship, as well as to keep up with my studies.

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

A. With missing a lot of school due to traveling for field hockey, maintaining my studies continued to be a challenge, because I was constantly catching up on missed assignments and having to teach myself the material. Thankfully I was successful.

Q. For what would you like to be remembered?

A. I would like to be remembered as a dedicated scholar athlete that has a unique drive for success.

Q. Who is in your family?

A. My mother, Jane, my father, Marc, my sister, Emily, my chocolate lab, Tucker, my German shepherd, Munch(y), my American bulldog, Cloe and my chihuahua, Lucky.

Q. Whom do you admire? Why?

A. I admire my mother. She’s crazily intelligent, smart, intuitive and every adjective relating to brilliance (she went to Harvard). She also played field hockey for Sue Butz-Stavin at Emmaus, as well as in college. She is constantly pushing me to be my best, she’s an amazing role model and she has always been there for me and so I admire her the most.

Q. Do you have any advice for your peers?

A. Some people might not care about school and they might not care about what grades they get, but grades matter. If you don’t receive suitable grades in high school, your college selection and your future will end up being very limited, and it will make things more difficult to be successful; so it is crucial to try in high school.