Pekin senior Cayden Knaak

Cayden Knaak is in the spotlight this week. He is the son of Jason and Deanna Knaak, and his siblings are Addison, KJ, and Bethany.

Through school Cayden also worked washing semis, welding, and at a gas station.

What's your favorite school memory/OR what will you remember the most? Graduation.

If you could go back and change one thing, what would it be? Passing sociology the first time.

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

What's the best and/or worst thing about being a senior? The best thing is graduating and only having four classes. The worst is not leaving soon enough.

Which teacher or staff member had the biggest impact on you and why? Mrs. Wittrock because she helped me pass my classes.

What’s your advice to incoming high school freshmen? Don’t think that your grades don’t matter.

What are your plans after graduation? Travel welding or getting into the oil fields.

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? Away from here.

Who has been your biggest influence and why? My dad.