and she’s looking forward to travel-
ing. She would like to work flights
to Canada and eventually France so
she can use her French class skills.
“I’m really good at French,” she said.
At Peaster, she was a member of the
National Honor Society and PALS as
well as the Foreign Language Club.
The Club did a lot of fundraisers and
took a trip to the Fort Worth Zoo
at the end of the year. Her favorite
thing about Peaster is the school
library and the access to books. She
is a fiction reader and her favorite
author is Nora Roberts. “I like jump-
ing around; I’ve been through Nora
Robert’s ‘Morrigan’s Cross’ series,”
she said. She came to Peaster her
freshman year after being home-
schooled for a couple of years after
attending Poolville schools. She has
four siblings and will miss her family
when she eventually leaves Parker
County. “I’m going to miss my family
and being away from home. I’ve
never been away for an extended
period of time,” she said.
Poolville High
School
Valedictorian
Matthew Simons
Parents- Marcus and Barbarann
Simons
GPA - 3.517
Matthew
Simons told
us that first,
he’s first
going to
Weatherford
College to
get all of his
basics out
of the way
and earn his
Associates
of Science degree. He is planning
to continue his education at the
University of Texas in Arlington, and
will study either aerospace engineer-
ing or physics.
While at college he’s planning to be
in the ROTC to help him pay for his
degree. He is strongly leaning toward
becoming a military pilot, but has
some trepidation about where he
might be posted. Or if he decides
to work toward becoming an aero-
space engineer, he hopes it might
lead him to NASA in Houston. “That
stuff fascinates me so much. It’s like
exploring. The innovation interests
me so much,” he said. He transferred
to Poolville ISD in 2 nd grade and
likes knowing everyone in their class
of 39 people. “I’ve always felt there
is more and less opportunity in a
smaller school. There’s more because
you have the chance to participate in
everything, try everything out. There’s
less opportunity versus a 5A school,”
he said. He ran cross country for
Poolville, and was involved in Family
Community and Career Leaders of
America, as well as National Honor
Society where he served as vice
president. The NHS hosted a blood
drive and exceeded their goal that
day. He’s been class president for
three years in high school includ-
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