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Fairfield
Kevin Kretz
Jim Johnson
Apr. 12, 2021 5:00 am
Name: Kevin Kretz
Parents: Andrew and Elisa Kretz
GPA: 4.0
Class Rank: 1
Co-curricular activities: Swimming, track, baseball, band, marching band, Vox, FBLA, student council.
Community activities: Vacation Bible School volunteer
Future plans and goals: To go to college and get a great education and network as much as possible.
How will your high school experiences help you in coming years?
Being involved at the high school has allowed me to get better at meeting new people and interacting with teachers. Everybody here has been so helpful in my education.
Fondest memory of high school?
Having the opportunity to meet new people by joining lots of extra-curriculars is definitely my favorite memory. I’m thankful that students have the opportunity to get really involved in anything they’re interested in.
Which teachers have had the biggest impact on your education and why?
-Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Higgins have made the biggest influence on me. It’s really hard for me to have fun with math, but both of them have changed the way I think about the subject, and I look forward to any classes that I have with them.
Who is your role model and how did they influence you?
My parents are definitely my biggest role models. They’ve always supported me in any endeavor and are always there to encourage me.
What is special about your high school?
The people. Without all the staff and students that we have, Fairfield wouldn’t be even close to the same. Everybody has done such a great job at keeping this place so great.
If you could go back to when you were a freshman, what advice would you give yourself?
Everybody always says that high school goes by in a flash, and it’s really hard to believe at first. Now, I would tell myself to slow down and enjoy it because it really does go by fast.
Kevin Kretz