The CHIEF January 2024

Upperclass Acts

Jacob Green

NAME: Jacob Green

FAVORITE AUTHOR/BOOK: This would require me to read more than in English class. But I have really enjoyed Of Mice and Men , The Great Gatsby and Animal Farm. MOST POSITIVE MOMENT: Being a part of the team that beat Prairie Central in sectionals and that year of basketball as a whole.

NICKNAMES: Jake, Greenie, CornDog, Jakey Pooh

ROLE MODEL(S): Dad, Grandma Green, various announcers like Ryan Kelly, Dustin Jarett, Mark Myre. Various other racers and teachers. ACTIVITIES @ PTHS: Manager for Basketball and Football, PTHS.TV, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Class President JR and SR year, Criminal Justice Club FONDEST MEMORY OF HIGH SCHOOL SO FAR: Being involved as a whole hands down…. Working both sides as a student but also being able to work with coaches and faculty on different things. Sharing bus rides and stories with Fritz Pagel and Roy Mackinson is second to none… hard to replace those memories.

PET PEEVES: When someone references the direction wrong. “Let's go up to Bloomington”.... It's down….

WHAT MY FRIENDS WILL REMEMBER ABOUT ME: Hopefully that I was always willing to help, if they needed someone to talk to, I was there and took the time to help. Definitely there will be some good, bad and ugly memories but hopefully a positive impact nonetheless. HOW WOULD YOU SPEND $1,000,000? Take care of debts, put some away and take a trip and time to step back and regroup. Whatever else, just be modest and smart and don't blow it all. IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT 3 ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT WITH YOU? Shelter, water filter and a year supply of food LAST WORDS OF ADVICE: “Work hard, be kind, stay humble. Cherish high school, it only happens once. There will be days it will drag and some you wish you could never leave. Find your niche, get involved and make the most of it. Seek discomfort and take chances, you can't grow by not trying to give yourself the nutrients you need! Don't be afraid of failure!! It's the first step to success!!”

3 MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST: Broadcasting, Sports and of course Food

PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: Attend Parkland College in Champaign IL. Then transfer to Illinois State to pursue a degree in communications. See where the road takes me and what type of career I can build.

FAVORITE MOVIE: Hacksaw Ridge

MOST INSPIRATIONAL SONG: “Life Is Beautiful” by Sixx:A.M.

FAVORITE TEACHER/CLASS: Mr. Bristow in Criminal Justice.