School: Grace Prep
Class: 2017
Number of graduates: 19
Graduation location: State College Assembly of God church
Colors: All students wore red caps and gowns and red and blue tassels.
Founders: Bob and Dannah Gresh
Head of School: Jarrod Sechler
Principal: Jane Auhl
Valedictorian: Jin Ho Park
Student of the Year: Sonja Loper
Best high school memories: It might not have been positive, but it was unforgettable. Park said he broke his foot, got stitches and ended up in the hospital for five days after suffering injuries from a fall while playing Frisbee with classmates about two weeks ago during free time. “I was running across the field to get the Frisbee and thought I had more room, but (tripped) on a walking path,” he said. “Turns out Frisbee is a little more dangerous than you think, but it’s something I won’t forget.” Park is taking a gap year to go back to his home country of Korea, but was accepted to Penn State.
Tips for underclassmen: Loper said the best advice she has for underclassmen is for them to make the best of their time at Grace Prep and in life. “It is what you make of it,” she said. “That’s what’s in your control.” She also gave a commencement speech that focused on Proverbs 4:23, which that says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
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