Grafton High School - Class of 2025

Yuna Chung

1. GPA: 4.9387
2. High School Extracurricular activities: Honor Societies (Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, and Rho Kappa), Neuroscience Club
3. Community involvement: Summer reading program volunteer at Tabb Library, Teen Advisory Board member at Poquoson Library
4. College attending: Barnard College
5. Studying/Major: Biology and environmental science
6. Tell us about a person or experience that has had a significant impact in your life? My family has had a significant impact in my life because of their unwavering support and love. I wouldn't be who I am today without their constant guidance and belief in me.
7. If you could give one piece of advice to rising high school students, what would it be? Always believe in yourself and strive to be the best you can be.
8. What was your favorite class you've taken in high school and why? My favorite class has to be AP Biology because it deepened my interest in science and helped me figure out what I wanted to study in the future.
9. What school tradition or experience will you miss the most? I'll miss the time right after AP exams when the pressure was off and everyone could just enjoy being together.
10. Describe your high school experience in one word. Meaningful

Iliya Somov

1. GPA: 4.8571
2. High School Extracurricular activities: Math Honor Society, Freshman swimmer
3. Community Involvement: Volunteer at JLab, Run-a-around, open house, Poquoson Library
4. College attending: University of Virginia
5. Studying/Major: Undecided (Engineering)
6. Tell us about a person or experience that has had a significant impact in your life? My brother had a significant impact on my life because I was inspired by his hard work. His interest in aerospace engineering helped thrive my own interest in mathematics.
7. What was the most useful advice you have received from someone about high school? Don't worry about the past, don't worry about things you can't control. There's no point in worrying or being nervous of something that isn't in your power. You live in the present and have to focus on what's on your plate now.
8. What was your favorite class you've taken in high school and why? My calculus-based physics course was one of my most favorite classes to take. My teacher, Dr. Weygand was an extremely helpful person and had a ton of experience in the field and made learning feel less like a chore/task to do, and more of something that better resembles a form of entertainment from discovery, which can turn out to be good and bad.
9. What school tradition or experience will you miss the most? I will miss my friends the most, many of the people I meant at Grafton were very supportive of me and provided a healthy environment for people to try out new things.
10. What is your most memorable experience or highlight from your high school years? The most memorable experience for me was going back from Covid and seeing people again. It was relieving and I was thankful to be able to more quickly communicate in a learning environment.