Bellefonte is full of many intelligent and kind students, but not many can come close to senior Ivan Spigelmyer. Ivan is easily one of the most admirable students at Bellefonte High school with his friendly personality and relaxing character.
Ivan is in a large variety of clubs and plays big roles within them. He is part of Model UN, Mock Trial, an unofficial member of the Art Club, the secretary for Ananda Literary Magazine, a very short-lived member of Academic Decathlon, a co-leader of the public Bellefonte Chess Club at the Bellefonte library, a FIRST Robotics leader, and recently, a Friends of Rachel Ambassador.
Being involved in this many activities, he obviously has fond memories and inside jokes.
“My favorite memory is playing as a Rus Prince in Durney’s Mock Trial Activity. If you know, you know,” Ivan said.
Even though Ivan has had many teachers, he has grown particularly close to history and AP Psych teacher Mrs. Chris Morris, who thinks highly of him.
“Ivan Spigelmyer is a student who learns not only from the ideas of people in the past but a careful study of research that is ongoing today,” she said.
Ivan plans on attending Carnegie Mellon University. He is devastated that he is going to have to leave all of his friends and the people he has grown close to over the years, but is prepared to further his education.
“I love my teachers, and I have so many friends that I care about almost more than my own family. I don’t want to leave any of them, but I’ll wish them safe travels, and hope they know they’re loved,” he said.
Being in a public high school, people are shaped and changed throughout the years. This has changed Ivan by helping him become more accepting of challenges.
“The students here are amazing. I haven’t had many problems during high school. This school has changed me just by giving me the opportunity to seek harder and harder courses. I now love challenges and love taking the most brutal of subjects, which certainly was not the case two years ago,” Ivan said.
Ivan has advice and a few words for his underclassman and friends.
“I’d like to advise that I wish I could spend more time with my underclassmen. I happy for all the seniors that are leaving for the great big world too. If I was a friend of yours, know that I truly cared about you and was always thinking about you. I love you all, and live well and prosper people!”
