Phoebe Tanis

Saucon Valley HS

Grade: 12

Family members: Dyann (mom), Tim (step-dad), Chris (dad), Careyanne (step-mom), Nathanael (brother), Renae (step sister), Matthew (step brother), Joel (brother), and Johnny (brother)

Favorite subject: English, because I have always found a passion in writing, and have always been fascinating by the power of analyzing literature.

Activities: Working at Carter’s and volunteering at Advent Speech and Feeding Therapy clinic.

Next steps: Graduate, attend college to major in English and minor in education, and then, eventually, become a teacher.

Career goals: I hope to spend my life after college teaching high school English.

Heroes: My grandfather is my hero. Dating back as far as I can remember, he has seen the best in me. Always pushing me to accomplish my goals and being there to cheer me on!

Hobbies: I enjoy writing, and spending time with close friends/family.

Current job: I am currently a sales associate at Carters.

Volunteer work: I volunteer for many years at Advent Speech and Feeding Therapy clinic.

Likes: Hanging out with my friends and trying to attend all of the school events I can to express my school spirit.

Dislikes: Not being able to accomplish things I work very hard for and seeing people waste a good opportunity due to a small mistake.

Greatest accomplishment (so far): Achieving high honor roll every semester of my high school career thus far.

Advice to peers: Always remember to work with your resources to get to where you want to be!

Julia Swan coordinates student profiles for the Bethlehem Press. Student profile subjects are selected by faculty and administration at the individual schools.