2018-2019 Avatar: Drew Aubry

I am Drew, a current senior at the Academy. I love physics and hope to study aerospace engineering in the future. I played the flute in band at my sending school, and was in every club under the sun, but especially enjoyed the broadcasting team I was on. At the moment, German is the language I have spent the most time studying and practicing and plan to one day spend at least a year, immersing myself in an entirely different culture. I also love to watch and analyze film and express myself through film projects.

I’ve lived a variety of places, but most recently Hardin County. I first heard of Gatton when I first moved to Kentucky in the 4^th grade. Ever since then, I’ve wanted to come. When I first got the email saying I got an interview, I was overjoyed. Then, when I got the email telling me I got in, I remember I was sitting in the Chick-fil-a drive-thru. I’m more than happy that I made the decision to pursue the Academy.

During my junior year, I spent a lot of time with my floor. We would go out to RedZone (a restaurant on campus) every Thursday, play card games, play video games, and listen to music together. Some of my favorite memories on my floor are from when we would sit around and have freestyle rap battles after curfew. I participate in a few clubs here, including Space Club, Film Club, and Y-Club. I am currently looking for research in the Physics and Math departments.

I personally went on the Harlaxton trip in between my junior and senior years. I wholeheartedly say that is one of the best experiences I have ever had. I loved being in England and being able to see both the big city of London, the small town of Grantham, and the many towns between them in size. More than that, though, I enjoyed the class. It forced me to look at literature in a different way and helped me make personal connections to the authors I was reading. That connection allowed me to enjoy and understand the novels, short stories, and poems on a level I had never had the chance to understand anything before.