Senior Spotlight: Mason Matthies

Mason Matthies 

Mason Matthies is a highly involved student.

Just a quick glance at the list of his involvements at Brandon Valley High School and beyond, is living proof.

The son of Teresa and Brad Matthies has logged hours with BV’s Serve And Learn Student Association (SALSA), filling in a leadership SALSA role, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), National Honor Society (NHS), National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) and Mu Alpha Theta (MNHS).

In addition, he tutors middle school students, serves a mentor to elementary school students, is a member of the  BVHS Student Council, and has a medical-related internship at Avera Health.

If that’s not enough to keep him on the go, Mason played basketball and soccer, the latter for which he was voted team captain.

Outside the walls of BVHS, he was selected for Sanford PROMISE, a teen science café leadership team and was a Boys’ State delegate last summer.

Mason eyes a career as a physician, and will begin his educational route at the University of South Dakota, where he will major in medical biology and health sciences.

Actor-comedian Kevin Hart is his choice to have lunch with “because that dude is funny, and I love to laugh,” he shares.

The chicken patty from the school cafeteria ranks at the top of the list, along with sports teams Cash Money Ballers, the Green Bay Packers and the Houston Rockets. His favorite color is red. 

Stepbrothers, Superbad, Anchorman, The Hangover are among his favorite movies. As for TV, The Office, Psych, Parks and Recreation have grabbed his attention. He enjoys the music of J Cole and looks up to NBA phenom, LeBron James.

One of his best memories of BVHS was the 2019 state basketball tournament, where both the Lynx boys and girls brought home the first-place hardware.

 

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