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Conner Walsh '25, Baltimore House, with Ms. Emily Fogus

Connor has stepped out of his shell and stepped up to the role of Family Room Captain this year. His Family Room teachers have been nothing but impressed with his ability to create and deliver engaging activities for the Family Room. He is organized, caring, and welcoming to all in our room, and he does it all with a great sense of humor. We are so proud of the growth he has shown in our room over the last four years! 

-Ms. Emily Fogus

Favorite Restaurant:

Five Guys

Favorite Movie:

The Lighthouse

Place you'd love to travel:

Vienna, Austria

Activities you participate in:

I'm part of Chess Club and plan to join Youth in Government

Favorite part of being a student at Carroll:

The best part of being a Patriot is the ability to be in connection with all other Carroll Patriots.  There are so many different types of students here, not purely surface level differences, but the innate differences in the personalities of all my peers.  Those who are outgoing, keep to themselves, have a passion for the arts, passion on the field, the thinkers, and the doers.  There is not a single person who can't find someone or something that doesn't share their interests.  It's beautiful how everyone can be true to themselves and find comfort with others who may be from completely different backgrounds and yet are so perfectly able to relate to each other.

What should school "do" for you?

What school does for me and should do for everyone else is pave the way for self-realization. School should pose challenges and questions that all students answer differently. Not as simple as asking them "What do you want to be when you grow up", but actually challenging them to achieve those aspirations. 

What's your biggest dream in life?

The biggest dream in my life is to live in the Swiss Alps, in a remote cabin in which I'm completely self-sufficient.

What's a lesson you learned when overcoming a difficult obstacle?

I learned an important lesson in my eighth grade year when I was failing all my classes.  I worked my way into passing all my classes, even excelling in many. From that, I learned that nothing was impossible, even when I'd fallen to the literal bottom. I will always still be able to see it through, to the greatest heights. 

How do you like spending your free time:

My free time is spent on hobbies. I enjoy modeling , no matter how bad I am at it, studying history and philosophy, gardening and all manners of outdoors work.