Sacred Heart School's Class of 2022

Valedictorian

Brock Gottsponer, 18

Parish: Sacred Heart

Parents: Kevin and Laura Gottsponer

College and major: Arkansas Tech University, electrical engineering

What goals do you want to pursue after college? I want to use my degree to pursue a career in engineering. I would love to eventually make my way into engineering management, if possible.

What is your proudest accomplishment to date? There are many things I am proud of, but I do think being valedictorian of my class is something that is a huge accomplishment. It is the culmination of years of hard work, so I am proud that my hard work “paid off” in a sense.

How will your faith be a part of your future? I will continue to attend church at Sacred Heart as well as St. Leo’s at Arkansas Tech. In college, I plan on joining clubs or groups that will enhance and help build my faith. Throughout life, I will try my best to always carry and present myself in a way that sets a good Christian example. In the future, I will raise my children as Christians and teach them the values that I try to live by every day.

Scholarships: Arkansas Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship, Arkansas Tech- Academic Scholarship, Arkansas Tech Concurrent Advantage Scholarship, Arkansas Tech Foundation-Col. Carl Baswell Memorial Endowed Alumni Scholarship, Koontz Electric Scholarship, Rotary Club Scholarship, Bruce Stobaugh Memorial Scholarship

Honors and awards: 2021 Sacred Heart Youth Citizen of the Year, Outstanding Senior Award, DAR Good Citizen, State Essay Contest Winner, October 2021 Virtual Arkansas Student of the Month, Student Council President, Arkansas Boys’ State Delegate, HOBY Ambassador