Class of 2020 Senior Profiles: HR111
Patrick Christopher McHale
What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Boys Soccer and Tennis
Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
Computer Science was the class that allowed me to grow my knowledge and love for programming.
What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
Mr. Hawthorne
What are your plans for after graduation?
Attend Penn State - University Park and major in Cybersecurity
What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
Working for a 3 letter agency in the government.
Melanie Rae McHugh
Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
Getting to know all of my teachers better has been an amazing experience. I have learned so much from many teachers I have had it’s too hard to choose only one.
What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
The support and advice I always could get from teachers. I always had a chance to talk about my life and feelings.
What are your plans for after graduation?
My plan is to start my own business while working towards a college education in psychology
What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
I hope to one day work with natural substances like psilocybin found in the earth to help people with a very wide variety of mental issues, while also being a successful business owner of a company that shares my artisan skills with the world.
Miranda Elizabeth McKeon
Samantha Marie McKeon
What are your plans for after graduation?
I am going to Montco for Criminal Justice
Joseph Thomas McMichael
Michael Miles Milkowich
Alexander Miller
Briana Lynn Miller
What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Yearbook
Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
Ms. Rushatz’s 10th grade English class because she was the teacher that made me realize I am a good English student
What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
I will miss seeing my friends every day
What are your plans for after graduation?
I plan to continue my career as a cosmetologist.
What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
My ultimate goal is to own my own salon.
Dean Michael Miller
What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Leo Club, NHS, FBLA
What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
The small atmosphere of the high school that allowed everyone to get to know each other and the teachers very well. I will definitely miss many of the great teachers I've had throughout my years at the high school.
What are your plans for after graduation?
I'm going to be attending Penn State University (University Park) to major in Nutritional Physiology and Biochemistry.
What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
I hope to pursue a career as a researcher in the fields of nutrition and biochemistry to advance healthcare and medicine.
Ryan Andrew Miller
What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Soccer, Tennis, Leos Club, NHS, Link Crew
What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
The friends that I was able to talk to everyday face-to-face.
What are your plans for after graduation?
After graduation, I am going to Penn State University at their main campus to major in a finance related field (do not fully know which yet).
What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
My ultimate goal in life is to become successful via my career in finance after college.
Patrick Mininger
Miguel Montero - “Mikey”
What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Track and Golf
Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
An experience that had an impact on me is the sports programs. Attending practices and games helped to build my confidence, my work ethic, and pushed me to better myself.
What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
Since I have spent the last 12 years with most of the same people, I will miss seeing all my friends.
What are your plans for after graduation?
After graduation, I will attend Montco but my major is undecided at this time...possibly mathematics.
What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
My ultimate goal is to also graduate from college and start my career.
Nicholas Joseph Moran
Samantha Gretchen Moran
Eve Noel Moyer
What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Soccer, Track, Club Esperanto
What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
All of the teachers and students I have come to know
What are your plans for after graduation?
I will be attending Penn State, majoring in physical therapy
What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
I hope to go to Penn State to become a Physical Therapist Assistant
Shelby Calista Moyer
What activities were you most involved in during high school?
WMCTC SkillsUSA and FCCLA
What are your plans for after graduation?
Montco - summer 2020, Florida South Western - fall 2020, Major - Early Childhood Education
What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
To become an elementary school teacher
Thomas James Moyles - “Tommy”
What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Aevidum
Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
Mr. McFadden. He is the nicest person to have ever walked the planet. And also Mr. Hansley, my senior was the first year I had him and he was the best teacher I’ve ever had.
What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
Definitely my friends. I know at this point in our lives, some of us will never see each other again. And that’s okay, we all have to grow up sometime, but I will miss them dearly.
What are your plans for after graduation?
I’m going to college for sports broadcasting.
What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
I would absolutely love to be a reporter or writer for a broadcasting network.
Emily Joyce Myers
What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Leo Club, NHS, ECC, Club Esperanto, Student Council, FBLA
Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
I have had many rewarding experiences with teachers at UPHS. One of the most distinctive was Mr Graham's honors biology class which ignited my passion for genetics.
What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
I will miss the connections I have developed with my teachers and classmates -- over these past four years we have been through a lot together.
What are your plans for after graduation?
I will be attending Franklin and Marshall College and plan to major in biology and psychology.
What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
I hope to pursue a PhD in genetic counseling to become a prenatal genetic counselor.