The CHIEF November 2022

Upperclass Acts

Abigail Matern

NAME: Abigail Matern

FAVORITE AUTHOR/BOOK: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon.

NICKNAMES: Abby

ROLE MODEL(S): The people I look up to most are my aunt (Pam Pagel) and my golf coach (Mr. Brunner).

MOST POSITIVE MOMENT: When I was accepted into National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society.

ACTIVITIES @ PTHS: Some activities I am involved in are golf, Key Club, Student Council, and National Honor Society.

PET PEEVES: If there is a conversation, do not change the subject randomly.

FONDEST MEMORY OF HIGH SCHOOL SO FAR: Either going to Medical Terminology and talking with Michael and Addi or golf bus rides with Mr. Brunner.

WHAT MY FRIENDS WILL REMEMBER ABOUT ME: My friends will remember my weird sense of humor and how I was a try hard in class. HOW WOULD YOU SPEND $1,000,000? I would spend $1,000,000 by giving part to my family and then taking a trip around the world. IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT 3 ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT WITH YOU? I would want my dog, Layla, a cell phone, and cellphone tower to call someone to get me off the island.

3 MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST: Anything medical, golf, and anything movies.

PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: I plan to attend either the University of Iowa or Southern Illinois University- Carbondale to become a Sonographer (Ultrasound Technician).

FAVORITE MOVIE: 10 Things I Hate About You

MOST INSPIRATIONAL SONG: “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley

LAST WORDS OF ADVICE: “Be yourself even if others don’t like you for it.”

FAVORITE TEACHERS/CLASSES: Mr. McElwee in Rhet 3 and Mrs. Kuerth in Medical Terminology.