A Day in the Life

Written by Lion Life student editor, Serena Mair

At Sagemont Preparatory School, we take pride in the various efforts, achievements, and intended career fields our students intend to pursue. This month, two upperclassmen, Wade Ventura of the junior class and graduating senior, Zach Petron, alongside 10th grader Rami Shihadeh, were carefully selected for their dedication and service through the pursuit of innovative solutions in their respective areas of interest.

Medical Field Exploration with Wade Ventura: As an aspiring medical professional in anesthesiology or cardiology, Wade has greatly emphasized his mission to pre-professional success through a chosen medical track. With daily instruction dedicated to scientific inquiry and investigation, classes such as AP Chemistry and AP Biology serve him highly specialized study to define and expand the medical pathways available. Additionally, as the summer season approaches, Wade anticipates his academic program at Nova Southeastern University through the AIM Med Program to strengthen and sharpen his knowledge and experience in various medical disciplines and specialties. Outside of the classroom and academic setting, Wade Ventura serves as president of Rho Kappa and focuses on the financial principles offered through his officer position with an income of over 1,000 dollars made in fundraising for the honor society.

Theatrical Arts with Zach Petron: Beneath the light of the Sagemont Prep Arts Department lies the fundamental enrichment of the theatrical arts. Zach Petron, an incoming freshman for Fall 2023 at Florida School of the Arts, plans to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree as he paves the path of artistic excellence throughout his career. Serving on the officer board of Sagemont Prep's chapter of the International Thespians Honor Society, as Vice President, Zach has helped organize several fundraising events and continuous publicity and recognition for the troupe. Thanks to our school’s extensive course offerings, he has been given the opportunity to display his keen interest and gain significant achievement and dedication to both Theatre and Theatre Production on a day-to-day basis. Most recently, Zach was awarded superiors at both the district and state level competition of Thespians.

Civil Engineering with Rami Shihadeh: As a 10th-grade student dedicated to continuing studying at the honors level and beyond, Rami Shihadeh intends to major in Engineering with a significant focus on the branch of Civil Engineering. Through dual mathematical instruction, Rami is on an accelerated track, two years above his initial grade level in this respective subject area. With Sagemont Prep’s strong focus on robotics in the newly developed Innovation Hub, he has demonstrated collaboration through analytic thinking and curiosity in higher level Robotics classes and the extracurricular club offered to high school students. With summer just around the corner, Rami plans to spend his summer at New York University, specializing in Engineering, by gaining valuable experience at the college level. Currently inducted into the National Honor Society, alongside several other nationally recognized societies in the subject areas of science, social studies (where he serves as Vice President), English (as relations manager), and Spanish (holding the same leadership) academic excellence and pursuit becomes a central theme in daily intellectual exploration. As the upcoming academic year approaches, selections of Advanced Placement Seminar, the first required class in the AP Capstone Diploma Program, AP English Language and Composition, Honors Calculus, and Physics all aid in broadening the scope of academic pathways and growth as Rami approaches his junior year.