Salisbury High School student of the week
Q. In what grade are you currently enrolled?
A. I am currently in 12th grade at Salisbury High School.
Q. Who is in your family? Please provide the first names of your family members: parents, siblings and pets.
A. My family includes my parents, Molly and Tom, and my three siblings, Catie, Nat and Nora. We also have a dog, Java and two new puppies, Finn and Toby.
Q. What is your favorite subject? Why?
A. My favorite subject is chemistry because it combines math and science and teachers can incorporate many labs into the curriculum.
Q. Have you received any special awards or recognition?
A. I am the treasurer of National Honor Society.
Q. Are you involved in any extracurricular activities? How has COVID-19 impacted these activities?
A. I play varsity soccer for the high school as well as club soccer for most of my life. COVID-19 cut my club spring season very early, but only delayed our fall high school season a few weeks.
Q. What is your next goal after high school?
A. After high school I plan to attend a 4-year university.
Q. What do you consider your biggest challenge to date?
A. My biggest challenge to date, ironically, is the pandemic. I experienced many losses and was mentally challenged, as were millions of other people worldwide. We all had to figure what we had to do in terms of school, health and our social life that best fit our personal situations and kept us safe.
Q. For what would you like to be remembered?
A. I would like to be remembered for being hardworking and kind.
Q. Whom do you admire? Why?
A. I admire my friends and cousins who I have known for my entire life. They inspire me every day with their strength, work ethic and care they have for the people in their lives.
Q. Do you have any advice for your peers?
A. My advice for my peers is to remember that everyone is working hard and doing their best with the current situation in the world. Although we may have different hardships and strain added from our personal lives, everyone has been affected and we need to stay as positive and safe as possible.