Mark A Naples

What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Football 8th-11th grade

Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
Mrs Rushatz - emphasized opportunities other than college...trades, military etc.

What are your plans for after graduation?
Enlisted as an Infantryman in the US ARMY

What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
To be accepted into one of the Ranger Battalions of the US ARMY

Destiny Ann Nester

Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
Mrs. Simes. She was always there for me, she always knew how to put a smile on my face. 

What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
My friends and teachers

What are your plans for after graduation?
College

What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
I hope to graduate from college to become a teacher. 

Andrew Thien Nguyen

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Samantha Taylor Ohm - “Sam” 

What activities were you most involved in during high school?
FCA

Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
In December my dad had passed and all the teachers I had were very easy on me and excused me from missing certain assignments or tests. It doesn’t seem like much, but it had a positive impact on me because after that had happened doing school work became harder and even going to school. So I would like to thank those teachers who helped me through that difficult time. 

What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
I will miss the overall experience. I loved the teachers, the students, even the lunch ladies were so kind to me. 

What are your plans for after graduation?
I’m going into the army and I’m going for infantry. I won’t know what specific job within the infantry I’m doing until after basic training. 

What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
For now, to get past basic training. 

Andrew Jacob Ortiz - “Andy”

What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Drama Club

Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
The musical literally changed my life, changing me from a kid who was shy and smart, to a young man who now is funny, courageous and smart(ish).

What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
I'm going to miss the teachers.

What are your plans for after graduation?
I plan on attending Kutztown for Physics-Astronomy.

What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
To be an astronaut (or at least get into NASA somehow)

Daniel Joseph Palmer

Phoebe Kay Pardy

Amber Lynn Parker

What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Art

Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
My biggest impact was my art class. Both Lychock and Mayer gave me a reason to love art again and stay motivated. 

What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
I will miss being able to have opportunities to help and hang out with friends. 

What are your plans for after graduation?
I plan to go to art school in the future for digital design and the fine arts. 

What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
I would like to become a graphic artist. 

James Michael Patterson

What activities were you most involved in during high school?
I participated in cross country and spring track. 

Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
I am very thankful for the opportunity to learn in the XLab with Mr. Moyer and Mr. Bardman. Their classes inspired me to pursue a career in engineering and I learned many valuable life long skills. 

What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
I will miss all the great friends I made during my time at Upper Perk. 

What are your plans for after graduation?
I plan to attend Millersville University where I will study Applied Engineering. 

What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
I would like to travel to many new places. 

Glenn James Peart

Katherine Rebecca Pence - “Kate”

What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Concert band and marching band

What are your plans for after graduation?
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, business analytics

Nathan Robert Pennington

Damian Jason Pettit

Ryan William Phipps

What activities were you most involved in during high school?
Football, Track and Field, FCA, FBLA

Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
Mr. Bardman was always available to help me with my projects that I was working on in Multi-material Fabrication. Also Mrs. Hilehoffer always had my back and always encouraged me to keep going!

What is the one thing you will miss most about Upper Perk?
Talking with Dr. Carpenter about the Dallas Cowboys and him always encouraging me to be good! :)

What are your plans for after graduation?
I plan to get an apprenticeship in welding and fabrication which will lead to a full time job. 

What is your ultimate goal in your career/life?
I hope to be a successful welder and irreplaceable employee. 

Ayden Paige Pigeon

Mason Alexander Powers

Jacob Riley Queen - “Jake”

What activities were you most involved in during high school?
FLBA

Which teacher/class/experience had a profound impact on you, and why?
I think the job shadowing was a great project as it reinforced my interesting in technology and my career choice. I enjoyed doing it as I learned new things in a professional environment and in addition, I got job experience for my resume. 

What are your plans for after graduation?
Attend Pittsburgh Technical College for Information Systems and Technology, Work as an IT professional specializing in security

Matthew Lucas Queen