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served on the sound crew at the Feast
of Tabernacles 2012 and has served
on the sound crew in his local church
area for the past two years. Aaron
has always been intrigued by the
way things work. When he got his
first computer, he became interested
in how software programs were
built and started to teach himself
how to make his own programs. He
now knows several languages and
markups, including PHP, HTML, CSS,
C# (CSharp) and Javascript; and he
is currently tackling Java. Aaron is
presently working as a web developer,
doing exactly what he loves.
Plans after graduation:
Aaron plans to
take computer science courses at Lon-
estar Community College and continue
a career in the computer field.
Benjamin Patrick Bradford
Parents’ names:
Rick and Mary Beth
Bradford
Congregation:
Trenton, Georgia
High school accomplishments:
Benja-
min was homeschooled and plans to
pursue a degree in engineering with a
minor in computer programming. He is
interested in aerodynamic engineering
(anything that flies).
Church activities/hobbies/interests:
Benjamin is pursuing a black belt in
karate. He serves his local congregation
as an assistant sound technician.
Ben Bradley
Parents’ names:
Jim Bradley and Sheba
Grafton
Congregation:
Jefferson, Georgia
High school accomplishments:
Ben par-
ticipated in SkillsUSA and history club.
Plans after graduation:
Ben is looking
forward to going to camp, working and
just having fun this summer. In the fall,
he plans to attend Athens Technical
College.
Zachary James Breland
Parents’ names:
James and Elizabeth
Breland
Congregation:
Queens, New York
High school accomplishments:
Zachary
James Breland graduated from Francis
Lewis High School, Fresh Meadows,
Queens, New York. Zachary’s favorite
subject in school was English. He played
on the basketball and tennis teams-
despite suffering a herniated disc and
an injured ankle-until he severely
sprained his ankle and could no longer
participate.
Church activities/hobbies/interests:
For
the past several years, Zachary served as
a volunteer basketball and tennis coach.
Currently, he works as a tennis coach at
the New York Junior Tennis and Learn-
ing Center. He enjoys reading the
Gone
book series and eating bread pudding.
Plans after graduation:
Upon gradua-
tion, Zachary will prepare for his fresh-
man year at Queens College of the City
University of New York where he will
study physical education. Ultimately,
he wants to obtain a master’s degree in
physical therapy and become a sports
director.
Advice:
Zachary’s advice to fellow stu-
dents is, “Be yourself! Study hard. Don’t
mess around or cut classes because it
will come back to haunt you. Take your
future seriously—and make friends!”
Austin Daniel
Parents’ names:
David and De Lynn
Buchanan
Congregation:
Houston North, Texas
High school accomplishments:
Austin
Daniel was awarded two academic
excellence awards from his high school
and was also awarded Latin honor cords
for his graduation ceremony.
Church activities/hobbies/interests:
Besides academics, Austin enjoys play-
ing guitar, longboarding and spending
time “learning to be the best Christian
I can possibly be.”
Plans after graduation:
After gradu-
ation, Austin will continue to take
college courses at Lonestar College in
order to add a few extra credit hours to
the several he earned from AP tests and
dual-credit classes in high school. This
Benjamin Bradford
Zachary Breland
Ben Bradley
Austin Daniel