What are your pronouns?
I use he/him pronouns.

Which class/year are you in?
I am a sophomore.

What is a job/title/role you identify as?
I identify as a student of Hopkinton High School. Over the summer, I work with my grandpa. I also help out at the baseball fields.

What does that mean to you?
I take being a student here very seriously and try to work as hard as I can all the time. I do my work on time. Spending time with my grandpa was pretty fun.

After all the remote schooling, where do you do schoolwork these days?
I often do schoolwork in school before practice. I try to get it done before so that I don’t have to do anything when I get home. If it’s not done, I usually do my work in my room. Or, I do it during a study or during a Flex Block, which I think is a great addition to our schedules.

How do you start your day?
I usually start my day by waking up at around 6:00 A.M. I get dressed and eat breakfast. If my mom is still home, I’ll have eggs. If not, I will have cinnamon toast crunch. After that, I brush my teeth and get on the bus at 6:50 A.M, which is pretty early.

What is something you’ve spent a lot of time on recently that really interests you?
I’ve been playing soccer a lot lately with the team. It takes up most of my time, so I am not doing much else.

Tell us about a project/accomplishment/hobby/goal, in or out of school, you’ve worked on and you’re especially proud of.
Last year, my grades were not the best and I wasn’t putting as much time into schoolwork as I could have been. My parents were pretty upset with a few of my grades, so lately, I have been trying to do better. I do my work more efficiently and so far, I feel like I’m doing better. I mostly took my own initiative because I knew I had to do better.

What was your favorite subject and why?
My favorite subject last year was definitely physics. I really liked the class because Mr. Graeber was a fun teacher.

What is something most people don’t know about you?
I actually have a brother. He is in eighth grade. He has red hair, his name is Andrew.

What is your secret to happiness?
My friends make me happy, and I am just glad I have them. They are always making me smile and helping out the community.

What is your superpower?
I am very supportive of my peers and will try to help them in any way that I can. For example, my friend was struggling with the math study guide today and I helped him work through the problem that he was stuck on.

Who or what inspires you?
I would say my soccer captain Pete inspires me because he is a very good captain and keeps the team together.

Who is your role model?
Carlos Henkle (HHS junior) is my role model because he is a great [soccer] player and student.

What is your best advice for your fellow students?
Just make sure that you do all your work. Homework may not seem like a big grade, but down the line, it will help you a lot on tests and other assessments.