The CHIEF February 2018

Upperclass Acts

Lucas Roe

NAME: Lucas Martin Roe

FAVORITE AUTHOR/BOOK: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

NICKNAMES: Luke, Luke Roe, Luc

ROLE MODEL(S): My Dad

MOST POSITIVE MOMENT: Becoming an FFA Officer

ACTIVITIES @ PTHS: FFA, Bass Fishing Team, National Honor Society, Math Team

PET PEEVES: When people do not mind their own business, and when people do not try and just give up.

FONDEST MEMORY OF HIGH SCHOOL SO FAR: Going to Washington Leadership Conference for FFA.

WHAT MY FRIENDS WILL REMEMBER ABOUT ME: I am a kind person that tries to help people.

3 MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST: Ag Engineering, Farming, the Outdoors

HOW WOULD YOU SPEND $1,000,000? I would pay for college and use the rest of it after college to buy more farmland. I would also make sure I have a nice house and truck and donate some of the money to charity for our veterans and service members. IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT 3 ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT WITH YOU? A knife, paracord, and a water purifier LAST WORDS OF ADVICE: “Never give up and once you have succeeded don’t forget to turn back around, thank the person that helped you and pay it forward by helping the next person in line.”

PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: I would like to go to Iowa State University to major in Ag Engineering and minor in Agronomy, and after that I want to be an Ag Engineer that designs farm equipment. I would also like to continue working on our family farm.

FAVORITE MOVIE: American Sniper

MOST INSPIRATIONAL SONG: “Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts

FAVORITE TEACHER/CLASS: Natural Resource Management with Mr. Bane