Selected Student Profile: Landon Pretre

by JAKE LIEBERMAN

Q: Since you’re a big runner, do you have a pump-up song or artist that gets you in the zone before a run?

I don’t usually listen to much music when I’m running because we’re not supposed to rely on it. But, when our team is running together, we’ll sometimes have a speaker and listen to some 2000s [music], Katy Perry or Taylor Swift.

Q: Do you have a favorite place to run?

Right by my house is this place called Huddart Park. We usually just run around Atherton.

Q: If you could have one food for the rest of your life what would it be?

I really like pulled pork sandwiches. That’s probably my go-to.

Q: Are you more of a winter or summer type of guy?

I’m a summer type of guy. Most of the time we run with our shirts off, and you can’t do that during the winter. I like the summer because I feel a lot more free.

Q: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

I like California. I hope I can stay. If there was another place, probably Oregon. I like the weather up there. Eugene is called “TrackTown USA.” There’s amazing running trails up there, and there’s a super cool stadium called Hayward Field.

Q: What’s your favorite color?

It’s kinda been green. I don’t really have one anymore, but I’ve been raised for it to be the color green.

Q: Do you have a dream job?

Other than probably being a professional athlete, I want to be a lawyer. I think it would be fun, but I haven’t really pursued it yet because of school. In college, I’d probably think about that.

Q: If you are not at school, where would people find you?

If I’m not at the track, I’d probably be in my room or in the gym. One of the two.

Q: What’s your favorite sweet?

I really like rocky road ice cream. I think that it has a nice mix of nuts and chocolate in it.

Q: Do you have any nicknames?

I’m usually just called Landon. Most of my friends know my brother too, so they can’t call me Pretre. I’ve kinda just stuck with Landon. about the issue. “[Line-cutting has] gotten to the point where it’s so common that few students comment on it,” she said.

Q: Do you have a favorite movie?

I like all the Marvel movies. “The Maze Runner” movies were really good.

Q: If you could meet up with anyone, who would it be?

I’d say Dwayne Johnson. I feel like he’s a cool dude.

Q: Would you want to go back in time or travel into the future?

Probably the future. I feel like I’ve done a lot of things in the past that I wouldn’t want to relive (laughing).

Q: Do you think cereal is a soup?

I feel like it could be considered a soup. It has the liquid and food aspect.

Q: Do you have a favorite animal?

I like dogs. I have two dogs: two yellow labs. I also think birds are pretty interesting.

Q: How do you feel about putting pineapple on pizza?

Yoo agrees that line-cutting is prominent on campus, but is not usually bothered by the matter unless classmates decide to skip the line together, in a large group. “I think I wouldn’t mind much if just one person cuts with their friends, but when it’s a whole group of people that altogether join one friend who was standing in line, then it gets a bit frustrating,” Yoo said.

Senior Emily Gruber thinks cafeteria etiquette should also extend onto the grade quads, too. Gruber notices a lot of trash left behind on the senior quad after lunch everyday.

“As high school seniors, we should be responsible and socially aware enough to clean up after ourselves and throw away our own trash,” senior Evelyn Zhou said. “Sometimes the administration sends out emails about how we didn’t clean up the quad, and I feel like that should be a given. The administration shouldn’t have to email us.”

While senior Sean Nesamoney agrees that too much trash on the quad reflects poorly on the student body, he also thinks that the administration shouldn’t designate certain groups of students, such as random advocacies or sports teams, to clean up after these messes, either. “Assigning either advocacies or [student groups] to be cleaning up after people is not going to solve the problem,” Nesamoney said. “[The administration and teachers] should hold people accountable.” Nesamoney doesn’t think it’s fair for certain students to be in charge of throwing away hundreds of dirty plates on behalf of their classmates, especially when everyone could easily throw away their own individual trash instead.