Age: 18
School: Columbus East High School
Parents: John and Marie Awad
Siblings: Christine and Jessica Awad
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Grandparents: Khalil and Minerve Awad; Joseph and Paulette Soueid
Elementary and middle school: St. Bartholomew Catholic School from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade
What is your favorite class?: All my high school math classes
In which extracurricular activities, including music, sports or clubs, do you participate?
Key Club, National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, St. Bartholomew Church Altar Server, Lector and Confirmation teacher, Rube Goldberg Engineering Team, High School Heroes, indoor and outdoor volleyball, long distance running
When you’re not in school, what is your favorite place to be and why?
I love taking summer trips to Lebanon to spend time with family and to sightsee.
What has been your greatest high school memory so far and why?
I do not have a specific favorite memory. I have enjoyed all the time I have spent with my friends in high school.
What are you looking forward to after graduation and why?
I am looking forward to studying mechanical engineering in college.
Who in your life has inspired you or whom do you look up to and why?
My parents inspire me because they always encourage me to do my best in life.
What is the most important thing you’ve learned during or from high school?
I have learned to enjoy every life moment despite challenges that I may face.
What represents you?
Lebanon represents me — it is a place I call my second home.
