He has burning desire to unify, guide peers

Hunter Lahasky

"A passion is all about lighting a fire in your heart and letting that fire burn through your actions," said Hunter Lahasky. The senior at Klein Oak High School said leadership is his passion. "I have always had the desire to lead my peers in the right direction to unify everyone," he said. He hopes to leave an impact on his school's future leaders.

NAME: Hunter Lahasky
AGE: 18
GRADE: 12
SCHOOL: Klein Oak High School, KISD
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Top 4 percent in his class; Student Council vice president; National Honor Society vice president; second-year captain of varsity tennis team
FAVORITE CLASS: "Student council -- we help the school student body become more unified."
FAVORITE AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY: "Work out at the gym. It relieves the stresses of the day and allows me to relax for a little while."
FAVORITE WEBSITE: "DML.fm is an incredible music blog that always posts the latest music of almost every genre imaginable for easy download."
FAVORITE TV SHOW: " 'Saturday Night Live' because the political skits never fail to make me laugh."
FAVORITE MOVIE: " 'The Lion King' -- absolutely no doubt about it, you can't beat a Disney classic."
AMBITION: "After graduating from Texas A&M with a petroleum engineering degree, my goal is to work for an oil and gas company, where I can pursue my dream of helping America extract oil, gas and other natural resources locally to ensure that we are less dependent on foreign countries."