Brady S. Senior feature
By Addy Christensen
A creative lat pulldown machine made out of wood, a bicycle seat and a handlebar was created by Senior Brady Schoenrogge. He’s arguably both inventive and intelligent.
“Ever since I was a kid, I’ve liked creating things. I also have a very good physical intuition,” Schoenrogge said.
“I’ll have 68 college credits when I graduate high school,” Schoenrogge said. He has currently been attending Kansas Academy of Math and Science (KAMS) at Fort Hays State University.
“KAMS is a STEM-focused curriculum. It does not help raise your ACT score, but it does help you improve and learn more science, technology, engineering, or mechanics.” Brady said.
Brady’s advice if you’re planning on going to KAMS is to attend lectures, and if you go hard for that 50 minutes during class, you’ll have a lot less work after school. Another thing is to actively engage in discussion with the professor.
“We have more regulations than college kids, and we have a curfew. We’re not allowed to go into the girl’s floor, and girls aren’t allowed to go on the boy’s floor,” Shoenrogge said.
KAMS requires you to pay for your room and boarding, which totals to 4,000 to 5,000 dollars per year. The state of Kansas paid Schoenrogge to go to college.
“ I am planning on going to the University of Kansas and most likely get a degree in mechanical engineering,” Schoenrogge said.
Schoenrogge has even used his right to freedom of speech. He had made a sign saying “Honk for Hemp” when he was attending the St. Francis High School and held it up on Main Street.
“I was practicing freedom of speech (the Honk for Hemp sign) was mainly to piss off the old white people of Saint Francis,” stated Schoenrogge.
Brady talked about some of his hobbies that he started because he has had a lot of free time. He lifts weights every day and he started moving towards C++. He said he had even built his own computer.
However, he can’t always focus on his hobbies. He has to do STEM coursework and keep attending his classes.
“There’s a big difference between this year and last year because of the online classes, but what happens here is if I had to go through a routine, I’d wake up, go to my computer for all of my classes, which are all right next to each other,” said Schoenrogge.
Brady has also become very independent and grown accustomed to not living with his parents.
He also doesn’t feel like he’s missing out on anything. Brady said all this will save him a lot of money financially.
Brady hopes to eventually go vegetarian one day. He said there’s not a lot of support in Kansas to go completely vegetarian. He stays away from eating small animals such as chicken and fish.
“I don’t like to eat small animals because I believe a bowl of shrimp can only feed one person and that’s 20 lives but one cow is only one life and can feed a bunch of animals,” Schoenrogge said.
Overall, Brady is enjoying his time and keeps himself busy. His schedule is sort of busy but allows him to do the hobbies he loves. He is also content with not being a part of high school sports.
“ I don’t think I’m going to think I didn’t live my life right because I didn’t do high school sports,” Schoenrogge said.
Brady’s friends have agreed that he’s a hard worker. They say he’s a very kind person who dreams big and goes after his dreams.
“Brady is a fun and caring person. I miss him and like hanging out with him,” Tyson Poling said.
“Brady is an amazing friend, and I’m happy he’s going out of his way to achieving his dreams and hobbies,” Keigan Taylor also said.
