Mary is in a chamber orchestra. She wants to attend UMD University.
Q1: What artist got you through high school, and what song would you say describes your year?
A: “I would say that Kas got me through high school because I started listening to them in eighth grade and it has been an artist that I have repeatedly come back to even if I branch out to other artists, they’ve become my like comfort artist. I would say that a song that described my year would be “You’re the only good thing in my life.” I think it really represents the relationships I’ve built over the years.”
Q2: What are your plans after high school and why?
A: “I plan to go to university for architecture, and I plan to get my master’s, and I must take four plus two programs so I can get l licensure. I wanted to go into architecture because I signed up to be in the drafting and design CTE in 8th grade. Not really knowing what I wanted to do, but as I continued throughout that pathway, I realized I do have a passion for architecture.”
Q3: What advice do you have for underclassmen?
A: “You will regret not taking ownership if it’s something your truly value. And I think it’s important for you.”
Q4: What is your favorite memory from high school?
A: “I think the senior sunrise, because it was the start of my senior year, and not only did I see my class as a whole, but I was able to celebrate the beginning of our last year.”
Q5: What’s the biggest lesson high school has taught you?
A: “I think learning that things won’t always go as planned, and that doesn’t mean just in academics.”
Q6: How do you feel from freshman year to now?
A: “I feel that my eighth-grade teachers made it way too blown out of proportion because my freshman year was an extreme breeze.”
Q7: What is your favorite memory from before high school? (K-8th)
A: “The 8th grade field trip, because eighth grade was the year I broke out of my shell.”
Q8: What is the hardest thing about high school
A: “I wouldn’t say any part of my school was necessarily hard, but if I had to pick for something to be the hardest part, I would say balancing the things that you want to do and the things that you have to do.”