Student of the Week Northeastern High School

Tanner Chaffin

Tanner Chaffin

Name: Tanner Chaffin

School: Northeastern High School

Grade: 12

Age:18

Extra-curricular: Musical, Choir, Public Theatre

Claim to fame/honors: 15 years of doing public theatre

Words you live by: It's good to be loved. It's profound to be understood.

Toughest challenge: Getting through my father's death

Biggest influence: My 4 grandmothers and my mother

School-day rituals: Relax in a creative space at least once a day

What's on your bedroom walls: Theatre memorabilia

When I'm bored I like to … draw

Person who would play you in a movie: Jonah Hill

Favorite TV show: Feud

Favorite musical artist: Billie Eilish

Favorite book: The Handmaid's Tale

Favorite home-cooked meal: Lasagna

Favorite restaurant: O'Charley's

Whose mind would you like to read: Donald Trumps

Place where you'd love to travel: New Orleans

Talent you'd like to have: A loud voice

Favorite school subject: Art/sculpture

Something in the world I'd like to change: The way kindness is perceived

Favorite high school moment: Receiving prom king

Favorite junk food: Cheetos

Best thing about high school: Teachers

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