N3: Anthony, you have just completed Middle School and you will now be entering Senior High School. What are your feelings as you leave Heritage and onto Shaw?
AP: Hmm, My feelings are sad and happy. It’s sad because I’m leaving middle school. I’m happy because I have accomplished the second part of my education and will enter the third.
N3: What are some of your fondest memories that you will take with you as you leave Heritage and what will you miss the most?
AP: One of my fondest memories is when I won the Martin Luther King Jr. Award. What I will miss the most would be the National Junior Honor Society and inducting 8 people into the National Junior Honors Society.
N3: How will you be spending your summer?
AP: I will be spending my summer doing community service, having Nygel's Nerd Nation meetings, and trying to find a summer job.
N3: We heard that you play several instruments. What are they? What kind of music do you like and what ambitions do you have as far as music is concerned?
AP: I play Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophones. I like jazz music. My ambition on music is that music can change something, it has a feeling, and it can make you sad, happy, or glad.
N3: We also heard that you have a small business of your own, can you tell us a little bit about that and what are your plans?
AP: Yes, I am creating Nygels Jr. Nerd Nation it’s under construction but it will be up before this year is out for updates you can visit www.nygelsjrnerdnation.blogspot.com. The Jr. Nerd Nation will be for children ages 13 and younger. We are tossing ideas around for the direction that we want to focus on for all of our younger nerds.
N3: What do you do like to do for fun?
AP:I like to spend time with my family
N3: So, you did very well in your academic career, tell us how well you did. What courses were the most challenging for you and why?
AP: Well, I was in Honors Classes and I maintained a 3.8-4.0 GPA average all year. The most challenging courses that I experienced were Algebra 1 Honors and Social Studies Honors. Algebra 1 Honors was the most challenging because it was something that was a privilege in the 8th grade so I had to learn different formulas and signs in algebra that I would learn in High School. Social Studies wasn’t really challenging dealing with the academic aspect just the fast pace moving to different chapters in American History.
N3: What is your definition of a nerd and do you consider yourself one?
AP: My definition of a nerd is a person that is a leader, a person that would never struggle in the end. A nerd is a person that is cool, smart, and corny at the same time. Yes I do consider myself a nerd because it’s something that I talk about in a positive way.
N3: There is so much pressure to be in the “in crowd” how do you feel about peer pressure and fitting in?
AP: Peer pressure and fitting in isn't pressure or a problem for me. People come to me mostly and talk to me and call me their friend or say "oh that’s the smart guy you should hang around with him" and that’s what really makes me happy about myself- I don’t have to do something to my body or personality just to fit in. Dealing with peer pressure is not a problem either because when I come around, I make people’s lives better or I resolve the problem.
N3: You had the privilege to work with Daphney on the NJHS, tell us how it was working with her and do you plan on keeping in touch?
AP: Working with Daphney in National Junior Honors Society was something special to me. For one reason I knew it was going to end. Those two years flew by, so for the time we had at Heritage, I wanted it to be something that I could always look back on as one on the best memories in my life. Another reason was that we knew when our advisor needed something; she would always remind me that we had a meeting or did I work on that such and such. Do I plan on keeping in touch? For sure! We are actually in a jazz band together called “The Progeny” and we will still perform all over Cleveland. Daphney will always be someone I stay in touch with!
N3: What positive contributions would you like to bring to Shaw High School?
AP: I would like to bring a legacy to Shaw High School. I would like to bring something that people can talk about positively that Shaw High is not a bad school.
N3: Based on your time at Heritage, how would both your teachers and friends describe you?
AP: Both teachers and friends would describe me as a cool person to hang around with. A leader. A person that would never doubt you will always be there for you.
N3: What is you ultimate career path and why have you chosen that path?
AP: My ultimate career path would be in the field of law, being a Corporate Lawyer because I like debating and helping people in a positive way not negatively and physically...
Way to go Anthony!!
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