Q: Name?

A: Ryan H. 

Q: Class Rank?

A: 8th. 

Q: Parents’ Names?

A: Jen and Bob Hillman.

Q: Future plans?

A: Go to college at SUNY Geneseo.

Q: Honors & Awards?

A:  LCAA Player of the Week (basketball). 

Q: Activities & Sports?

A: Basketball, soccer, golf.

Q: What is your proudest achievement?

A: Winning sectionals for basketball.

Q: What will you miss most about school?

A: Hanging out with friends.

Q: What’s the most important lesson you learned in high school?

A: Don’t stress over things that don’t matter.

Q: What do you hope your life looks like in 10 years? 

A: Me being really rich.

Q: Who inspires you to do your best? 

A: My parents because they’ve shown me what hard work and sacrifice look like.

Q: What’s your favorite place in Avon? 

A: Dontonio’s because the food is so good and I eat there at least once a week.

Q: What’s your go-to Tom Wahl’s order? 

A: I don’t like Tom Wahl’s.

Q: If you could tell your eighth grade self one thing, what would it be?

A: Don’t wait until the last minute to turn things in.

Q: What do you want people to know about what it’s like to be you, to be your age, at this moment in time?

A: Life’s pretty easy right now. I’ve got no major responsibilities and I’m in my prime years of life.

Q: What would the title of your autobiography be?

A: “The Greatest Autobiography You’ll Ever Read”

Q: Who would play you in a movie about your life? 

A: Tom Hanks.

Q: What’s your most listened to song?

A: “All Falls Down,” by Kayne West because it has relatable lyrics.

Q: What scares you about the future? 

A: AI taking over.

Q: What gives you hope about the future? 

A: The fact that I still have time to figure things out.

Q: Tell me about a time when you took a risk and it paid off.

A: I joined the golf team and we almost won sectionals.

Q: What trend or fad did you participate in that you will definitely regret in the future (or actively regret right now)?

A: Fidget spinners.

Q: If you had to cook a meal to impress someone, what would you make? 

A: Turkey sandwich.

Q: What superpower would you pick and why? 

A: Super speed because if I had it, I could play in the NBA.

Q: Imagine it’s 2047 and you have teenage kids of your own. What advice would you give your 40(ish)-year-old self about being a good parent?

A: Don’t be a helicopter parent.