University High School Student Spotlight February 17, 2022

High School Honoree – Colton Cary

Colton is a dedicated band member. He puts forth a strong effort in class every day and offers thoughtful insights to classroom discussions. Each day after the high school class, the room requires a reset before the K-4 students come in. Colton has become an expert at efficiently racking music stands. His assistance with this daily task helps everyone work together better at the end of class.

Getting to know Colton Cary:

• Dollywood for a day, beach for a day, woods for a day?

“Given these options for how to spend my day, I would likely choose either Dollywood or the woods for how to spend the day, depending on the day. You see, I simply do not enjoy the beach. For one, the salt is never pleasant. And for another, the sand. I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating…and it gets everywhere.”

• What do you consider the worst chore you have to do at home?

“The worst chore I've had to do was the mixing and laying of concrete, which I've luckily avoided doing recently, though there's doubtlessly more to be made and laid in my future. As for current chores, the prize likely either goes to wood splitting or feeding the chickens.”

• What is your idea of fun?

“Well, if we're being pedantic, then my idea of fun is ‘A source of enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure.’ But some examples of such sources are reading, writing, target practice with an air rifle, practicing swordplay, knife collecting and making, forging of decorative items, learning of useful, and not so useful, skills and knowledge, and indubitably a litany of other activities I've not had the time, nor word count, to illuminate you of here.”

"Colton is a hard worker and is always willing to lend an extra hand,” said Dr. Mullins, University School Band Director. “His generosity, wit, and sense of humor make him a great member of our community.”