Q: Class rank?
A: 1st (Valedictorian).
Q: Parents’ names?
A: Ken and Lisa Greenwood.
Q: Future plans?
A: Attending college at St. Bonaventure University.
Q: Honors & Awards?
A: Richard A. Holt Award in Technology (2020-2021), Elizabeth Blewer Mathematics Award (2022-2023), NFF Scholar Athlete Award (2023), varsity football team captain (2023), Eddie Meath All-Star (2023), National Honor Society member (2022 inductee).
Q: Activities & Sports?
A: Football, soccer, baseball, class president (2021-2024).
Q: What is your proudest achievement?
A: Becoming valedictorian because it is probably the thing in my life that's taken the longest and most work to accomplish
Q: What will you miss most about school?
A: I'll probably miss seeing my friends every day in our classes and the halls.
Q: What’s the most important lesson you learned in high school?
A: It's important to just be yourself, don't let people change you, let them like you for who you are.
Q: What do you hope your life looks like in 10 years?
A: Hopefully I have a good job and live somewhere close to the beach.
Q: Who inspires you to do your best?
A: I can't really pinpoint one person, but generally people who try to do the best they can no matter the circumstances and try to make people happy every day.
Q: What’s your favorite place in Avon?
A: I'd have to say the Downs (Avon Driving Park) because I remember growing up playing baseball there, going to summer rec, sledding in the winter, and to this day it's still fun to walk around there and play basketball.
Q: What’s your go-to Tom Wahl’s order?
A: A Wahlburger with a root beer float.
Q: If you could tell your eighth grade self one thing, what would it be?
A: I think I'd tell myself to not be so critical of both myself and my peers.
Q: What do you want people to know about what it’s like to be you, to be your age, at this moment in time?
A: I think being a teenager right now can be a little hard because a lot of the people we are interacting with don't understand our generation.
Q: What would the title of your autobiography be?
A: “My Life, My Rules: The Winding, Exciting Story of My Life.”
Q: Who would play you in a movie about your life?
A: Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He looked like me when he was younger.
Q: What’s your most-listened to song?
A: “The Thrill,” by Wiz Khalifa. It's very upbeat and makes you want to go out and have some fun.
Q: What scares you about the future?
A: Honestly just uncertainty because I don't know exactly what I want to do.
Q: What gives you hope about the future?
A: I'm hopeful because I think opportunities are growing and even if I don't know what I want to do now, someday I'll have an opportunity to do something and I'll realize that's what I want to do.
Q: Tell me about a time when you were stronger than you thought you could be.
A: Probably when I was younger and decided to stop arguing with people all the time because arguing used to be basically my only personality trait.
Q: Define the word “senioritis” and describe how it’s impacted your life this school year.
A: Senioritis is when seniors start losing their motivation in school. For me it really started to hit after the second marking period had ended, but luckily I was able to keep my grades up and make it through AP which was very hard, especially with no motivation.
Q: What trend or fad did you participate in that you will definitely regret in the future (or actively regret right now)?
A: I remember having a fidget spinner, I don't know if I'll necessarily regret it, but it was kind of a mindless fad.
Q: Imagine it’s 2050 and you have teenage kids of your own. What advice would you give your 44(ish)-year-old self about being a good parent?
A: I'd tell myself to make sure to be around as much as possible so you can support them, teach them, and leave them with at least some good knowledge of the world.