Grade: 12th

Family members: David Backenstoe, Lisa Williams

Favorite subject(s) and why: Psychology, it is interesting and I like learning about how the mind works.

Activities: Varsity Soccer

Next steps (after high school): College and hopefully become a broadcast journalist

Career goals: Work as a broadcast journalist on ESPN

Heroes and why: Mitch Albom, he is my favorite author and I admire his style and his quote "Don't expect your life to finish here, Theres a big world out there, go out and see it."

Hobbies: hanging out with friends, watching football, playing soccer

Current job(s): Tapas on Main, Bethlehem

Volunteer/community work: Coaching youth soccer

Likes: Soccer, football, Syracuse basketball, buffalo chicken dip

Dislikes: spiders, math, being bored

Greatest accomplishment (so far): Winning Leagues and Districts for soccer

Advice for peers: If you don't like how something is going, simply change it. Don't rely on others for your own happiness, do what you have to do for you.

Julia Swan coordinates student profiles for the Bethlehem Press.

Student profile subjects are selected by faculty and administration at the individual schools.