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Q & A: Time with Some of Evergreen Park Community High School's Brightest

Evergreen Park Community High School class speaker, Rachel Sinon, and Co-Valedictorians, Vincent Cericola and Richard Daker, answer questions about their high school experience.

Co-Valedictorian Vincent Cericola

Evergreen Park Patch: What was your most memorable High School moment?

Vincent Cericola: My most memorable high school moment was when we won the Scholastic Bowl Conference championship, it was a hard fought victory.

Patch: What extra curricular activities did you participate in ?

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Cericola: Soccer, track, Scholastic Bowl, Mathletes, National Honors Society, and Future Business Leaders of America.

Patch: What advice do you have for incoming freshmen?

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Cericola: Challenge yourself, do your homework, put yourself in things where you are forced to work harder. Humans can adapt to anything, so if you put yourself in a situation where you have to work harder, you will do it.

Patch: What are your post-graduation plans?

Cericola: I will be attending Northwestern University where I will be studying chemical engineering.

Patch: What career do you hope to pursue?

Cericola: I intend to purse chemical engineering and see where that takes me.

 

Co-Valedictorian Richard Daker

Patch: What was your most memorable High School moment?

Daker: I was involved in the Scholastic Bowl this year, and my favorite moment was that we won conference.

Patch: What extra curricular activities did you participate in ?

Daker: Soccer, swimming, Mathletes, Scholastic bowl, National Honors Society and Future Business Leaders of America.

Patch: What advice do you have for incoming freshmen?

Daker: One of the biggest things that helped me was to get involved early. It’s a lot easier to stay involved if you get involved early, and it makes high school more enjoyable. Time management is big skill [that is needed in order to be successful] so getting involved will really teach you that. [Also] try from the beginning, some people think that freshman year doesn’t matter, but it really does. Once you get off to the right start, it makes it easier for you to continue on that path.

Patch: What are your post-graduation plans? 

  Daker: I plan on attending Princeton University in the fall where I will be majoring in psychology.

Patch: What career do you hope to pursue?

Daker: I would either like to be a research psychologist or a lawyer.

 

Class Speaker Rachel Sinon

Patch: What was your most memorable High School moment?

Sinon: My most memorable experience was being voted part of the homecoming court, I thought that was really cool.

Patch: What extra curricular activities did you participate in ?

Sinon: I played volleyball, softball, basketball, National Honors Society and student government.

Patch: What are your post-graduation plans?

Sinon: I plan on going to the Illinois Institute of Art to study graphic design.

Patch: What career do you hope to pursue?

Sinon: I want to become a graphic designer.

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