Students of the Week Urbana High School

Aidan Leonard is the Student of the Week from Urbana High School. CONTRIBUTED

Aidan Leonard is the Student of the Week from Urbana High School. CONTRIBUTED

Name: Aidan Leonard

School: Urbana High School

Grade: 11th

Age: 17

Extra-curricular: Marching Band, Concert Band, Springfield Youth Symphony Orchestra and Woodwind Quintet, Baseball, Golf, National Honor Society, DECA

Claim to fame/honors: Most people know me for my musical ability

Words you live by: “The noblest art is that of making others happy” P.T. Barnum

Toughest challenge: Staying completely positive through each and every moment

Biggest influence: Our school custodian, Jazzy Jeff

School-day rituals: Wake up at 6 a.m., drive 30 minutes to school, typically the first person to get to my first period class

What’s on your bedroom walls: A guitar, art, wall clock

Favorite movie: Interstellar

Person who would play you in a movie: Ryan Gosling

Favorite TV show: Colony

Favorite musical artist: Post Malone

Favorite book: The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley

Favorite home-cooked meal: Burgers that my father makes on the grill

Favorite restaurant: Thai9

Whose mind would you like to read: Elon Musk

Place where you’d love to travel: Edinburgh, Scotland

Talent you’d like to have: Singing and dancing at a professional level

Favorite school subject: Art

Favorite athlete: Lewis Hamilton

Favorite team: Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Driving Team

Something in the world I’d like to change: I wish every person would take a second out of each day to just smile.

Favorite high school moment: Annual talent show (pre-pandemic)

Favorite junk food: Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies

Best thing about high school: Hanging out with friends

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