Grade: Graduated senior

Family members: Laura Dunne (mother); Terrance Dunne (father), Conor Dunne (brother), Sarah Dunne (sister), Patrick Dunne (brother)

Favorite subject: My favorite subject was English. I love to read, and I really enjoy taking a book apart and discussing all the thought and planning that went into the work. I also really enjoyed psychology.

Activities: I was captain of the dance team and president of the peer listeners. I was also involved in theater, pro-life club and International Club. Outside of school I take dance classes and voice lessons.

Next steps: I plan to attend college and graduate school in order to prepare myself for a career as a speech pathologist.

Career goals: Speech language pathologist

Heroes: My parents are my heroes. They have been there for me through everything I have gone through in my life, and I know they support me and my siblings absolutely.

Hobbies: Dancing, singing, listening to music, reading

Current job(s): Babysitter

Volunteer/community work: I have been a volunteer at Gracedale Nursing Home since June 2011. In the summer of 2012, I did a volunteer internship at Advent Speech and Feeding Therapies. I have been a leader for vacation Bible school at Holy Family Parish since 2008, and have cantored there for Masses since 2011.

Greatest accomplishment (so far): My greatest accomplishment was receiving a freshman guarantee of acceptance into graduate school for the speech pathology program at the University of Pittsburgh.

Advice for peers: "Be faithful to that which exists inside yourself." – Andre Gide

Julia Swan coordinates student profiles for the Bethlehem Press.