At the top: Valedictorian Meg Goodman, Cape Girardeau Central High School

Parents: Scott and Teri Goodman

What is your most notable academic achievement? Missouri Scholars 100

What is your favorite school activity and why? A tie between volleyball and FBLA. Volleyball is so much fun, and I made several of my close friends freshman year in volleyball. FBLA was a combination of learning about the business world and meeting new people.

What is your favorite high school memory? It sounds cliche, but senior prom was a blast. All of my close friends were together the entire evening, and we looked fantastic, too!

Describe your favorite cafeteria food: Honestly, my mom packed my lunch almost every day. But the cookies were pretty good.

What's your school mascot? Tiger

If you could have a personal mascot, what would it be? Penguin

Complete this sentence: Without me, my teachers are likely to ... pick a new favorite.

Who is your favorite teacher and how did he inspire you to learn? Mr. Vines was my government teacher in ninth, 11th and 12th grades. My interest in politics developed in his classes, and he was a constant encouragement to me.

Where do you plan to go to college and what will you study? Southwest Baptist University to major in accounting and double minor in history and political science.

What is the biggest challenge facing your generation? Apathy

How do you hope to address it? Encourage others to become actively involved in their spheres of influence.

Sum up your high school experience in six words: Busy, enriching, exhausting, fulfilling, rapid, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious