Senior Spotlight: Spencer Monroe

Spencer Carl Monroe was born on October 19, 2001, to Carleigh and John in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is known by his classmates as the kid who definitely isn’t shy. In fact, Spencer’s favorite thing about his job in the National Guard is that he gets to yell as loud as he wants. Spencer is also known for what he believes he’s best at, drumming for the high school band. One more thing he is well known for is shredding the powder with his snowboard in Colorado with his dad. They like to go on snowboarding trips at least once a year. Family is important to Spencer and he doesn’t lack the numbers either. He has eight close family members including mom, dad, step-dad, three sisters, a brother, and two half-siblings. One of Spencer’s favorite memories is watching Surfs Up with his family as a kid. 

After graduation, Spencer plans to go to South Dakota State University to pursue his dream of becoming a band teacher by majoring in music education. He will also be in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at SDSU after he graduates. This means he will be in a training program for college officers and he will be trained as a commissioned officer for the Army National Guard. 

Mr. Monroe is full of dreams as well. He wants to travel to France to try new foods and see the amazing sights there. If he had a YouTube channel he would definitely make travel videos so he could show other people all of the amazing sights around the world. He also wants to be a millionaire so he can take care of his family. Specifically, Spencer would buy his dad a mansion so he can move out of his apartment. He would buy him a new car as well. He would also buy his girlfriend a new vehicle. He’s also wanted to cross skydiving off of his bucket list for some time. Falling from that high up and the weightless feeling he would get really intrigues Spencer. One thing Spencer said he would love to do is to win the Le Mans because the idea of moving at such high speeds and the adrenalin rush would be a lot of fun. The Le Mans is a race that lasts for twenty-four hours straight and the cars can get up to two-hundred miles per hour. Going on the endurance show American Ninja Warrior is another one of Spencer's dreams. He would like to see how far he could get on the show, considering that people train year-round for it and sometimes don’t even finish. 

A couple of fun facts about Spencer Carl Monroe are that his favorite color is blue and his favorite food is buffalo wings from Pizza Hut. Spencer says that blue is his favorite color because the ocean and sky are both blue and it is simply a very appealing color. Spencer said that he wishes he could have super-strength for one reason only- to kick butt in wrestling and never lose. 

One thing that Spencer learned in high school that he thinks will benefit him throughout the rest of his life is the golden rule, treat everyone the way you wants to be treated and he believes that everyone should try to live their life with this rule in mind.