MILTON — The Santa Rosa School District is quickly preparing for the 2019 graduation ceremonies for the seven high schools in the county. The Santa Rosa Press Gazette would like to take a moment to acknowledge the valedictorians of the district for their hard work and dedication. The paper reached out to all area high schools and asked each valedictorian a few questions to share with the community.
Meet the Pace High School valedictorian, Benjamin Tauscher.
- How does it feel to be awarded valedictorian? I am so excited to have received such a prestigious title recognizing four years of hard work, and to represent Pace High with this achievement.
- Who has been the most influential person in your time at high school? Both my parents have equally contributed to my success in school.
- What is one piece of advice you would give to underclassmen? Talk to new people. I realized that the more people you get to know, the more people you will have to help you, inside or outside of the high school setting.
- What is one thing you would like to change about the world? I wish I could engineer some new form of cheap, reliable, and renewable energy, in order to solve multiple global problems of now and of the future.
- What do you plan to do after graduation? Do you have a career in mind? I will be attending the University of Alabama in Huntsville, as a mechanical engineer.
- What's something funny that happened while you were in high school you wouldn't mind people forgetting? I would not be disappointed if people forgot that my car squeaked on ignition everyday for the entirety of my junior year.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Meet the 2019 Pace High School valedictorian