They're No. 1: Blake Pobst, Scott County Central valedictorian

BLAKE POBST

School: Scott County Central High School

Hometown: Vanduser, Mo.

Parents: Steve Pobst and Tina Palmintera

Post-graduation plans: Attend Southeast Missouri State University to earn a pre-engineering degree then transfer to the Missouri University of Science and Technology (in Rolla) to major in civil engineering.

High school activities: Basketball, baseball, track, FCCLA, Beta club, band

GPA: 3.96

Favorite high school memory: Winning the Missouri Class 1A basketball state title two years in a row.

Favorite teacher and why: My English teacher, Ms. Carlisle, because she always did everything she could to help students out even when it wasn't her responsibility.

Role model: My dad.

Summer plans: Save up money working at Lambert's Cafe and hang out with friends.

What will you miss about high school? Being in class with all of my friends and playing sports with them.

Advice to incoming seniors: Hit the ground running. Always try your hardest from the first day of school up until the last.

How will you make the world a better place? I will come up with safer and more efficient methods of building roads, bridges and buildings as a civil engineer. Also make small-scale changes like helping other people in my community.

What your prop says about you: That teamwork is one of the most important lessons to be learned because with your team there with you, anything is possible.