University Middle School Student Spotlight - October 21, 2021
Middle School Honoree – Graham Mefford
Graham, an avid tennis athlete, shines on and off the court. He is patient and respectful to everyone. He is dedicated to being a top student and strives to challenge himself academically. Other students see Graham as a leader and a dependable classmate.
Getting to know…Graham Mefford:
- What motivates you to work hard? “Many things motivate me in my life like sports, instruments and academics. In school,
small goals that aren’t out of reach motivate me. Something else that motivates me
to work hard is self-satisfaction. It happens every day when I finish a math problem,
complete a workout or finish a measure in a piece of music. It is satisfying to look
back on an accomplished goal or something new that I have learned and say, ‘I did
that!’”
- If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have? “If I could have any superpower I would want to (be able to) breathe underwater, because
we know more about the surface of the moon than we do the bottom of the ocean. It's
like an undiscovered world that no-one has touched before.”
- Read a book or watch a movie? “I would rather read a book. When I read it is my own imagination that creates what the characters look and act like and who I imagine them to be, whereas movies have other people deciding who they look and act like. One of my favorite books is The Martian by Andy Weir. This is a book that simulates an astronaut, Mark Watney, stranded on Mars for over 2 years. I enjoyed reading about the survival skills he used which included planting his own food in a special way to make it grow. It’s fun to think about what life might look like on Mars if we make it there one day.
“Graham’s ceaseless effort perseveres through every challenge,” said Graham’s middle school teachers.