Student of the Week – Patrick Pethybridge

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Patrick Pethybridge – Denver East High School

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Patrick Pethybridge (Perdices-Palomares) is a high school senior at Denver East High School who currently holds a 3.86 GPA. Pethybridge’s academic achievements include: Principal’s Honor Roll, College Board National Hispanic Recognition Scholar, and DPS Seal of Biliteracy. Pethybridge belongs to Advocacy & Action Club (serves as President), Sustainability Club and Latino Students United and volunteers for Colorado Democracy Challenge, and Denver Elections Division.

Favorite Book: Born a Crime – Trevor Noah

Favorite Movie: School of Rock

Favorite Subject: Humanities

Favorite Music: Indie Rock and Hip Hop

Future Career: Environmental Designer/Urban Planner

Hero: My grandfather, Ibrahim Ebeid

Favorite Hobby: Editing an online literary journal “Visible Binary”.

Favorite Social Media Follow:  Strange Planet on Instagram.

Words to live by: “Let go of your fear and occupy yourself.”

Community Involvement: PlatteForum ArtLab Intern.

Why is Community involvement important?  “Being involved in your community ensures that you learn from others’ stories and experiences. Through this, you have a stronger view of the world and how we can put in the work to improve it.”

If I could improve the world I would…

“…push for laws investing in carbon capture technologies.”

College of choice: “University of Colorado Boulder.”

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