2016-2017 Avatar Intro: Tyler Smith

Hello, my name is Tyler Smith, and I’m a Gatton Academy senior from Lexington, Kentucky. I attended the Liberal Arts Academy at Henry Clay High School for my freshman and sophomore year, and although I was offered many great opportunities while at that school, I have enjoyed my time at Gatton much more.

During my junior year I was exposed to computer science, and now, as far as academics go, I am a math and CS oriented kid. Like many other students my age, I’m not quite sure what I want to do with my life yet, but as of right now, I am fairly certain I’ll go into some field of engineering. Aside from academics, my interests include: reading, basketball, ultimate frisbee (the staple of Gatton athletics), lacrosse, hiking, volleyball, kayaking, and canoeing. I am also an avid listener of rap music, and enjoy listening to a diverse group of styles, ranging from east coast underground to west coast realism.

I am looking forward to the upcoming year as I get some exposure into the fields of physics and discrete mathematics. It’s crazy to look back and think about how I was in the exact same situation, except for housing of course, that our very own juniors are experiencing at this moment. I remember how nervous I was, entering the whole new world that was the “Gatton Academy,” and I remember our class’s own GROWeek (although we knew it as Adventure Week) and how quickly we all seemed to get adjusted to life at the Academy. As we move forward in the year, I am excited to get to know more and more of our dauntingly large junior class. Overall, I am excited for the new year and all of the new experiences it may bring.