Alex Felix , a 17-year-old senior, at AdvancePath Academy, is this week’s “Student of the Week.”
What inspires you?
The story behind Operation Red Wing Seal Team 10. Just the fact that they kept going despite the challenges in front of them was inspiring.
What is your favorite subject in school, and why?
Chemistry was my favorite subject because I like to learn about chemicals and learning about how we use chemicals today and how they were used in the past. I like to learn about the evolution of science.
A current issue you are concerned about, fascinated with or interested in:
I’m concerned with the budget cuts affecting the military and how military families are using food stamps.
If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
I would travel to Rome to see the Coliseum.
Name one big challenge in your life right now:
Getting a job before I start UTI (the Universal Technical Institute) is my challenge.
What is your dream job?
Navy Seal
What are your three favorite things?
Lifting weights, shooting guns, and driving.
Favorite book:
“Art of War.”
What do you want to do after high school?
Go to UTI and enter the Navy.
Something that makes you smile:
Being with my brothers and my niece.
Top three most played songs on your iTunes or iPod:
“Wasteland” by 10 Years, “Talking 2 Myself,” by Eminem, and “That’s All She Wrote” by T.I.
