Meet Smith Hansen!  Smith is graduating from Mountain Education Charter High School and will attend Georgia College in the fall. Smith lives with his mother, Liz Hansen and sister Polly, his dad lives in North Carolina. We want to congratulate Smith and his family on his upcoming graduation and best wishes in the future.

Question: What are your plans after graduation?
Answer: “I will attend Georgia College in the fall to study chemistry. I plan on pursuing a career in medicine.”

Q: What are two of your favorite restaurants in our community?
A: “Sliced and Mellow Mushroom.”

Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
A: “I would travel to Australia, and dive the Great Barrier Reef.”

Q: What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
A: “One of my favorite movies is ‘Jackie Brown’ and one of my favorite TV shows is ‘Breaking Bad.'”

Q: If you were asked to give advice to your senior class and the younger students at your school, what would you say?
A: “Make wise choices and be kind.”

Q: If you were able to be cast as yourself into a television show or series, what show would you want to be in?
A: “I would want to be on ‘Pawn Stars.’ As they say you never know what’s going to come through that door!”

Q: If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, who would you choose? Why? And where, locally, would you meet for this lunch?
A: “I would eat lunch with Pat Tillman at Buffalo Wild Wings.”

Q: What is your favorite thing about our community?
A: “It’s big enough but it’s not too big to be a hometown but it’s small enough to know a lot of people.”

Q: Where do you see yourself in five to 10 years?
A: “In five to 10 years I see myself in either graduate school or medical school.”

Q: What is something on your bucket list?
A: “I want to visit every inhabited continent.”

Q: What is your go to band / singer when you cant decide what to listen to?
A: “Jon Bellion.”

Q: Favorite month? favorite holiday? and best single day on the calendar?
A: “I like June because it’s warm but not as hot as August.”

Q: What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
A: “The Georgia Aquarium.”

Q: What is something you want to do as soon as this pandemic is finished?
A: “Hang out with my friends.”

Q: Who inspires you to be better?
A: “My mom.”