Kate Wentling is involved with Musical, fall play, marching and concert band, concert and chamber choir, FBLA, FCCLA, S-PAC, TAPS, Sadd, Shade, and Interact. With all of these activities on top of the difficult schoolwork that she has to complete, she states that she is able to maintain balance by making time management a priority. She feels motivated by the “sweet satisfaction of a well-earned 100%.” She plans on going to college for international business at the moment. Kate’s been accepted to Messiah and is planning on applying to to Grove City College.
Eric Herb plays soccer and track. He enjoys running. He excels in mathematics, so it is only natural that his favorite class is AP Calculus. Regarding being a successful student, he states, “It comes easy in some manners yet I also have to work hard.” He is currently unsure of what he would like to go to college for, where he is planning on going, or what occupation he’ll pursue in the future.
Our students of the month for October were Megan Brandt and Drashti Patel.
Megan Brandt is the senior class treasurer, Varsity Club president, and is a member of Honor Society and SADD/SHADE/Interact. She plays basketball and soccer. Outside of school she is a member of Lickdale Trinity UMC youth group and AAU basketball. She feels motivated “by the fear of being average,” she says. She is unsure of the college she will attend, but she likes Bloomsberg and Susquehanna. She plans on pursuing a career of researching marine biology.
Drashti Patel is in Cross Country, Marching Band, Track & Field, Student Council, FCCLA, FBLA, Varsity Club, SPAC, National Honor Society, Ecology Club, Extreme Sports Club, Spanish Club, Sadd/SHADE/Interact, Model UN, Musical, and Class President of the Senior Class. She would like to attend the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. She plans on becoming a pharmacist, stating, “I would like to help as many people as I can.” Her favorite, motivational quote is, “Garbage can, not cannot.” - Khadija.