Patrick Pethybridge – Denver East High School
Profile:
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.”
