Media-Providence Friends School issued the following announcement on May 13.
We'll be posting a Q&A with one of our grade 8 students each Friday leading up to the Graduation of the Class of 2022. Join us in getting to know what makes an MPFS graduate so special as we countdown to the big day!
A Q&A with 8th Grader Jonathan Acevedo, Friends' Central School
Class of 2022 Time Capsule
Describe yourself in three words:
Kind, helpful, and smart
When you’re not at school, what activities or hobbies do you enjoy?
I play basketball for MPFS and with friends outside of school. You can just go out and play basketball with people who come to the court. I play video games like NBA 2K and Fortnite.
Who is your favorite musical artist, band? What is your current favorite song?
Lil Uzi Vert. His music just sounds good to me. I like his flow.
What is your favorite television series or movie?
I would say top two would probably be all of Dragon Ball Z and I would say Naruto. The scenes are very detailed, the fight scenes. And in Dragon Ball Z, it’s the opposite, it’s not detailed at all, it's just like blurs of their hands.
What is your current favorite book?
Ghostboys. It’s about an African American boy who was shot by police. He was playing with a toy gun and the cop thought it was a real gun. He died and became a ghost. And there were all these ghosts like him, like the same thing happened to them. It just pulled me in.
The MPFS Experience
What grade did you start at MPFS?
7th grade with T. Jen & T. Kristen.
Do you have a favorite MPFS memory, event, or tradition?
We made ice cream in science class. We used milk, vanilla, and sugar and it was surprisingly really easy. I was doing it too hard and I got a hole in my bag. I had to start over. But it did taste good. It was in a Zip-Loc and then you had to rub it with ice against your hands. It took me a while.
What interests have been sparked during your time at MPFS?
Physics. Just really the whole concept. It just drew me in and I liked it. We had this (project) where we would measure the (distance) and how fast the person would run. I had my mom, uncle, and brother walk across a distance. Then my Mom was cheating, she was really running instead of walking. My uncle and my brother were just complaining that she was running the whole time. Then I found the acceleration curve like every five seconds the person ran one meter. I enjoyed the hands-on aspect of it because it’s easier to learn.
What do you think is the most important lesson you’ve learned at MPFS?
Hard work pays off. When you work hard, you get good grades, you get what you want. You don’t have to be angry at your grades or anything. You work hard enough, you’ll get good grades.
What do you think you’ll miss the most about MPFS?
Probably my friends. And I would say the teachers. Their passion to teach. And science labs are always fun.
High School & Beyond
Where are you going to high school?
Friends' Central.
Are you looking forward to trying any new activities, sports, or subjects in high school?
Basketball, soccer -- the same stuff. Maybe the economics club.
Do you have an idea of what you’d like to study in college or what you might want to be when you grow up?
Mechanical engineering -- I like cars and seeing inside the cars and I feel like I would also like to learn the engineering behind making a car.
What advice do you have for next year’s middle school students?
Do your work. Do not procrastinate. I would always do it and then not be mad about it. Then I would be mad at my past self later on like, “What are you doing?”
Anything you want your family, friends, or teachers to know about you or your MPFS experience?
It was nice and fun. The experiences I’ve had here made it fun like science labs, basketball, and soccer.
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