This Week's Senior: Catherine Trofimuk

Catherine Trofimuk is a senior at Wheaton North High School. She is involved in Show Choir and Falcon Ambassadors. She loves her job nannying and wants to carry her love of working with children into her dream career as a teacher. Trofimuk will attend the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois next year.

Wheaton Patch: Why did you choose this college?

Catherine Trofimuk: I was always interested in a Big Ten school. Illinois happens to have a great education program and what’s better than in-state tuition?

Patch: What is your favorite memory from this year so far?

Trofimuk: Receiving my first college acceptance letter. I literally danced around my kitchen! It was the most amazing feeling to know I was going to college somewhere.

Patch: What’s your favorite memory from all of high school?

Trofimuk: Homecoming! I love getting dressed up and going out with all of my good friends.

Patch: What is the best thing about being a senior?

Trofimuk: No state testing! The Prairie State Exam and ACT killed my junior year!

Patch: What will you miss about high school?

Trofimuk: My friends. I love all of my friends so much and it's going to be hard not waking up and seeing them at 7:00 am every Monday - Friday.

Patch: What won’t you miss about high school?

Trofimuk: Gym class!  When will people in the real world need to know how long I can do the pacer for?

Patch: What are your summer plans?

Trofimuk: I will either be Nannying or hopefully getting a job as a camp counselor. Either way I'll be at the pool!

Patch: What is your favorite activity/club/sport that you participate in?

Trofimuk: Show Choir!  I'm so happy that North created a competitive team my junior year. We have done great at competition and I love singing and dancing!

Patch: What is your advice for the next senior class?

Trofimuk: Get all you college applications done before the deadlines and you will feel great having completed everything.

Patch: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Trofimuk: Hopefully teaching elementary school and enjoying every minute of it. I can’t wait to be called "Ms. T."

Patch: What will you miss most about Wheaton?

Trofimuk: ! I love getting gummy worms and popcorn there!

Patch: “When I visit home, the first thing I’ll do is...”

Trofimuk: Go to the Popcorn Shop! Then possibly go across the street to Yoyo Land.

Patch: What song will always remind you of your senior year?

Trofimuk: Oh this is a hard one. I’d have to say any song that tells you to put your hands in the air. I swear every song from 2010 told you to put your hands in the air!

Patch: Favorite Wheaton hang-out?

Trofimuk: The library. My best friend use to be a member and we would ride bikes down town to the library and just look at books for hours. We were a little too loud at times though.

Patch: Favorite lunch item?

Trofimuk: Well... I was one of the people who couldn't really pack a lunch well, so my favorite item was never from my own lunch. But on occasion I would buy curly fries from school and they are amazing!

Patch: Favorite class you’ve taken so far?

Trofimuk: AP Psychology. It is so cool to learn about how people think. Oh and first semester I had this class with three amazing friends -- all we did was make comments on everything we learned!

Patch: How do you plan on keeping in touch with your high school friends?

Trofimuk: Facebook. I plan on posting many annoying messages on my friends’ walls. I don't know what my life was like before this amazing invention. Thank you Mark Zuckerberg!

Patch: What is your goal for the end of the year? What do you hope to accomplish before graduation?

Trofimuk: Well I'm really hoping I can keep an A in my math class. Pre-Calc is hard!  And mostly I'm hoping to just enjoy my final days as kid!