The CHIEF May 2022

Upperclass Acts

Lydia Grampp

NAME: Lydia Grampp

FAVORITE AUTHOR/BOOK: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

NICKNAMES: Lyd, Mayor

ROLE MODEL(S): My parents and Sadie Roberston

MOST POSITIVE MOMENT: The feeling of walking off the U of I field as a drum major whose band just literally crushed it! So bittersweet!

ACTIVITIES @ PTHS: Band, Choir, Yearbook, NHS, The Chief, Madrigals, Jazz Choir, Student Tutor, Student Council, Key Club, Tri M, Scholastic Bowl, Musical/Play, and Key Club FONDEST MEMORY OF HIGH SCHOOL SO FAR: Spending an insane amount of time with the arts, whether it was sweating in Marching Band camp to screaming onstage in Bye Bye Birdie.

PET PEEVES: People chewing loudly in a quiet setting.

WHAT MY FRIENDS WILL REMEMBER ABOUT ME: My sense of humor and how helpful I am.

HOW WOULD YOU SPEND $1,000,000? I would buy a personal Chipotle chef and donate the rest of the money to a research facility studying food allergies. IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT 3 ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT WITH YOU? My Chacos, Chipotle, and a sunglasses

3 MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST: Flowers, Biology, and Baking

PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: Attend Illinois State University majoring in Biological Plant Sciences to get a degree in Botany and work as a biotechnician.

FAVORITE MOVIE: Mr. Holland’s Opus

MOST INSPIRATIONAL SONG: “Sunshine on My Shoulders” by John Denver

LAST WORDS OF ADVICE: “You’ll never regret being kind and just keep going.”

FAVORITE TEACHER/CLASS: Mr. McElwee’s Rhet III