Grade: 11

Family members: Father, Michael Deely; mother, Susan Deely; brother, Nathan Deely; sister, Abby Deely

Favorite subject: Calculus and chemistry because in both classes you learn something new every day and it is fascinating to know that there will be something new to learn the next day

Activities: Football, basketball, stage crew

Next steps: Go to a medium-large university and major in chemical engineering

Career goals: Become a chemical engineer and after a career in industry possibly become a teacher or professor

Heroes: Dmitri Mendeleev because he overcame rejection and doubt from his peers and then went on to invent the Periodic Table of Elements

Hobbies: Board games, tennis, running, watching football

Current job(s): Over the summer I worked at Air Products for a high school internship.

Volunteer/community work: I worked to rejuvenate a rundown garden and worked with individuals with special needs at Good Shepherd.

Likes: Being outgoing, competing, solving problems, math, chemistry

Dislikes: Losing, being told I'm wrong

Greatest accomplishment (so far): Being confirmed in the Catholic Church with the name of Jude

Advice for peers: Always be yourself. Do you better than anyone else.

Julia Swan coordinate student profiles for the Bethlehem Press.