Senior profile: Matt Romig

Age: 18

School: Columbus East High School

Who are your parents/guardians, grandparents and siblings?

Parents: Amy Romig, Jeffrey Romig; grandparents: Susan Lisonby, Jim Lisonby, Vikki Gerkin, Doug Blackburn; siblings: Ben Romig

Which elementary and middle school did you attend?

Southside Elementary School, Central Middle School

What’s your favorite class or part of the school day and why?

3D art because I love envisioning stuff in my head and just making it.

In which extracurricular activities do you participate?

Football, basketball, volleyball, unified track

When you’re not in school, what’s your favorite place to be and why?

My friends’ houses.

What are you looking forward to after graduation?

Going to college and making more friends.

Who in your life has inspired you or whom do you look up to and why?

My parents, and I’m not one that looks up to people because I’m 6’6”.

What is the most important thing you’ve learned during, or from, high school?

To not procrastinate.

Draw a picture, write a poem or create something that represents you. It can be anything you choose.

“Sometimes you have to just stop being scared and go for it. Either it will work out or it won’t. That’s life.”