Parish: St. Margaret, Middle Village

Family: Werner and Kathleen, parents; Kiersten and Ryan, siblings

Home Neighborhood: Middle Village

Extracurricular Activities: Cross Country; Track and Field; Forensics; Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Candidate; Mary Immaculate and Order of the Arrow, Brotherhood Member; Gottscheer Tanzgruppe; The Current newspaper, editor; Altar Server; Sacristan; Father Troike Leadership Program, Counselor; Pier Giorgio Frassati Fraternity; American Flag Restoration Project; Camp Aquehonga, Instructor

Scholarships: Manhattan College, Loyola University Maryland, New York Institute of Technology, St. Bonaventure, University of New Haven, Presidential Scholarships; St. John’s University and Hofstra University, Dean’s Scholarship; NYS Academic Excellence

Post-Graduation Plans: Electrical Engineering at Manhattan College

Quote of Inspiration: “The victory of getting over hard times today will help you do amazing things tomorrow”