Pekin senior Aydin Smith

Aydin Smith is a senior in the spotlight this week. He is the son of Arwen and Nathan Smith, and he has a sister, Alyssa.

He was involved in FFA in school and also worked at Walmart and Gillum Construction.

What's your favorite school memory/OR what will you remember the most? Junior year senior prank.

If you could go back and change one thing, what would it be? Keep my grades the same all four years.

Finish this sentence, “I could not live without…” My mom.

What's the best and/or worst thing about being a senior? Don’t have too many classes and not being able to leave fast enough.

Which teacher or staff member had the biggest impact on you and why? Bates. She has pushed me to get my work done and just do better as a student.

What’s your advice to incoming high school freshmen? Grades matter.

What are your plans after graduation? Work.

What is one outrageous thing you want to try in your lifetime? Skydiving.

If you could move anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? Florida, because there is better weather.

Who has been your biggest influence and why? Bates and my mom because they keep me in line.