Q. Who are the members of your family: parents, siblings and pets?

A. At my father’s house, I live with my father (Nick Yialamas), stepmother (Yuka Maeda), half brother (Efstratios Yialamas), half sister (Dimitra Yialamas) and sister (Georgia Yialamas). At my mother’s house, I live with my mother (Susan Temme), stepfather (Todd Rothermel) and sister (Georgia Yialamas).

Q. What have you most enjoyed about being a senior?

A. This year I have really enjoyed being one of the two cross country girls team captains. Though I got injured during the season, it was really amazing to support the underclassman in achieving their goals. I was so proud when our girls team won the league and district championship and went to the state meet in Hershey.

Q. What is your favorite subject? Why?

A. I really enjoy my history classes that I’ve had over the years. I love learning about the past and how it has molded our society today as well as learning about other cultures and their traditions.

Q. Have you received any special awards or recognition?

A. My sophomore year, I was a member of the 4x800 team for track and we won second place at the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference league championship and third place district championship that year. I was also awarded scholar athlete and the Elke Fisher Memorial Award during my senior year cross country season.

Q. What are your favorite extracurricular activities?

A. My favorite activities include cross country, band, women’s choir and the Young Democrat’s Club.

Q. What is your next goal after high school?

A. After high school, I plan to study at the University of Pittsburgh. I am entering undecided but I hope to one day study an area of business and then attend law school.

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

A. So far, I consider my biggest challenge to be not being able to run during my junior year cross country season due to unforeseen circumstances. This moment was challenging at first because I was sad I wouldn’t be able to run with all my friends, but I used the free time I gained to pursue my academic goals by attending an SAT prep class and joining the Young Democrat’s Club.

Q. Whom do you admire? Why?

A. I admire Michelle Obama primarily because of her dedication to female education and her role model persona to millions of young women across the country. She has shown me that you can truly come from anywhere and achieve anything you want as long as you have the determination to get it done.

Q. Do you have any advice for your peers?

A. Every situation presented to you can end in personal gain as long as you have a positive attitude and the work ethic to make it happen.