Photo: Shane McGrath ’18
“I’m from Cary North Carolina, I am 18 years old, I was born in Portland, Oregon, I’m a quarter Japanese, my favorite color is blue, and I’m 6’2. I’ve been in prep school for three years now, but this is my first year at Northwood. I am a senior. The last two years I was at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Massachusetts, which is 40 minutes outside of Boston. I played hockey, soccer and lacrosse there. I played soccer and hockey here at Northwood, and I am going to play lacrosse. Northwood is a lot smaller, so on a social level there is a lot less drama and unnecessary chaos. It’s pretty straightforward here at Northwood: everyone pretty much does their own thing and moves on; nobody gets caught up on anything too small. The staff are a lot nicer and a lot friendlier. They’re not on the hunt for trouble like it was at St. Marks. Economics is piquing my interest right now. I wasn’t planning on taking it until recently, so I’m glad I did. Dr. Finnerty Paul is a wonderful teacher, and maybe I’ll chose a career in economics.”
As told to Shane McGrath ’18
