Who is Dan Beale? Many friends know him as an outgoing and cynical person; but do you know him as a compassionate future engineer?
Dan, a member of the Worthington Christian community since his freshman year, came to Worthington Christian from Heritage Christian. While there, Dan had the distinction of winning the state championship in lacrosse while in seventh grade.
Once Dan came to Worthington Christian, he stopped playing lacrosse; but since then he has become active in several different activities. Currently, Dan is a member of the Worthington Christian tennis team. When he’s not playing tennis, Dan enjoys paintballing at “Land Paintball,” snowboarding at Peek’n Peak in New York, riding dirt bikes, and playing recreational football with friends.
In addition to playing a variety of sports, Dan is a huge fan of Jimmy Hendricks. Dan “has the same guitar” as Hendricks and enjoys playing Hendricks song “All Along the Watch Tower.” When asked why he likes Hendricks so much, Dan started to grin as he responded “I like songs with a message.” His love for such music has caused him to maintain a secret admiration for classical and older music.
Dan’s favorite teacher at Worthington Christian is Dr. Buzz. According to Dan, Dr. Buzz does a great job of mingling his intelligence with a good sense of humor, which complements his style of teaching Bible overall.
Although Dan loves the teaching style of Dr. Buzz, his best memories at Worthington Christian come from “helping Mrs. Walton with the fish tank.” As Dan reminisced upon the great times he has had helping Mrs. Walton, he also remembered how much fun he had getting to know his classmates on class retreats. It’s Dan’s belief that the junior retreat was the best because he “actually got to swim.”
Dan’s passion for working with his hands has led him to fix many of his family’s cars. One day, Dan plans to buy a ’70 Chevelle so that he can customize it himself.
After a brief conversation with Dan, you can easily tell that he doesn’t like backing down from a challenge, which was vital in helping him “do well in mathletes with Mrs. Fisher.” His knack for accepting challenges and his love for math have combined to serve as the perfect route for Dan to challenge himself intellectually.
In addition to all of the extracurricular activities Dan enjoys, he loves activities that allow him to combine his intellectual curiosity and passion for working with his hands. For this reason, Dan plans to join the Army Reserve after high school in order to earn a degree in mechanical or aeronautical engineering.
As Dan finishes his high school career and excels in college, watch out for his name in newspapers as he makes giant strides in the field of engineering.
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