Matthew Trepte

1. Age: 18
2. Parents: Qing and Charles Trepte
3. GPA: 4.8367
4. High School Extracurricular activities: JV, Varsity, and club soccer, piano and band, mentorship at Jefferson Lab, internship at NASA, programming algorithms, ping-pong, and creating computer games
5. Community involvement: Volunteering for NHS, volunteered at Mariner’s Museum, Tabb Library, tutoring
6. College attending: University of California-Berkeley
7. Studying/Major: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
8. Name one thing you learned in high school that you didn’t expect to learn: I mastered the art of arriving to class just before the morning bell.
9. Name one person who has influenced you and why: My mom. She has always encouraged me to put my best foot forward and taught me the pleasures of cooking Chinese food.
10. Is there a teacher you would most like to thank and why: Mr. Sridhar Chinnabhandar (computer science teacher). His passion for computer science, energy, and wisdom inspired my educational and career ambitions.
11. Favorite quote or catchphrase: "There is no secret ingredient, it's just you." - Kung Fu Panda
12. Most cherished high school memory: My most memorable experience was attending the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh. Meeting other aspiring student scientists and hearing Nobel Laureates and famous tech entrepreneurs speak was really life-changing for me.