The Shark Class of 2026 has come so far in the last four years of high school, and many of them have big goals and dreams that they hope to achieve in their future.
Maggie Blanchard has had an incredibly successful high school career, receiving a certificate of merit and advancing to finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program, among other awards and honors. She will attend Stanford University and major in electrical engineering, a promising start to her future goals of becoming an entertainment engineer.
“I would really love to become an entertainment engineer, so I could either be an Imagineer at Disneyland and help design the rides, or maybe do it for theater or film,” said Blanchard. “This is my dream because I’ve always really liked STEM, but I’ve never been very interested in going into health or … AI, big tech. I want to do something that really brings people joy and is really fun and creative.”
Isabella Michael has made a big impact at NDB in the performing arts, working hard in a variety of acting roles in Tri-School Productions alongside NDB cheer. She plans to study drama at NYU, which consistently ranks among the top drama schools in the country.
“My dream is to hopefully be on TV in a recognizable show with a leading role … or to be on Broadway with a leading role, because performing is what I am super-passionate about, and it has been something that I’ve loved doing since I was really young, because I love storytelling,” said Michael.
She added, “I’m hoping that I finish my degree at NYU … and maybe double-major in business, so that I could transform my career into something more sustainable … utilizing connections and things like that, that you can get from college,”
Page Krensavage has taken strides in political science and written word at NDB, becoming the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper as well as receiving an array of awards for her work on the mock trial team, including defense MVP and founder of the director of outreach position. She will attend Tulane University this fall and major in political science with a possible minor in English.
“My dream or goal for the future is to become a prosecutor, and end up in [Washington] D.C. and hopefully be a prosecutor there or work in the government, like the [Department of Justice] or work and serve in Congress as a senator … I just really want to end up in law,” said Krensavage.
She further explained, “I’m definitely going to join and continue my amazing experience in mock trial, which has taught me a lot about the law and has really inspired my aspirations to become a prosecutor, specifically a district attorney … I really want to change people’s lives and help make society better.”
These highlighted seniors have incredibly bright futures ahead of them — as do the rest of this year’s graduating class.
