“Don’t dream it, be it.” -Steph Curry

 

Please join The Faces of Cincinnati as we honor and show appreciation for our graduating class of 2020. Today we point the spotlight to high school graduating senior, Marc Bennett!  Marc gave us his favorite quote, above and we asked for some fun facts as follows.

Q: What would you say you are most proud of about yourself?
A: I’m proud of the way I treat other people. I always make sure to be polite and not judge.

Q: Please tell us about your current plans after high school. What inspired you to choose this path?
A: After high school, I am going to Eastern Kentucky University in the fall to study Exercise & Sport Science. I was inspired to choose this because I like working out, and I would enjoy being a personal trainer in the future.

Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family.
A: My parents are both from Cincinnati, and my sister is a junior at Indian Hill. My mom and dad have helped me reach my goals in school and on the field too, I really look up to both of them, and my grandparents too.

Q: Who is the most interesting person you have met in our community. Why?
A: The most interesting person in our community is my friend Darian from my school. He has always supported me in everything I did and been extremely loyal. I like talking to him and he’s really funny.

Q: What is your favorite movie or TV show?
A: My favorite TV show is “The O.C.”

Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world (no restrictions) right now, where would it be and why?
A: I would go to Brazil because I like the warm weather, and it’s a place that I’ve always wanted to see.

Q: If you could go back, what advice would you give to yourself as a freshman?
A: It would definitely be to think before you act!

Q: What is the best advice you received from a teacher? Who was it?
A: The best advice I received from a teacher was to not get too involved with social drama at my school, because it would only distract me from my work and my goals. It was Mr. Cobb.

Q: What is your go to music when you can’t decide what to listen to?
A: I listen to Lil Uzi Vert and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie a lot.

Q: If you could choose anyone alive today or passed, with whom would you like to have lunch? What would you want to know?
A: I would like to have lunch with Kobe Bryant. I can’t believe I’m actually saying that in the past tense. I would like to know how to play basketball as good as him, ha ha.

Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique about our community?
A: My favorite thing about this community is all of the nature that’s around us. I like to go into the woods with my friends or my family and take hikes, build forts and go swimming.

Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
A: I would like to venture out and see lots of different parts of the country. I would like to be a personal trainer somewhere, helping people realize their fitness goals.

Q: What is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
A: That I know how to build computers. I built myself a gaming PC, a desk, and a chair too.

Q: What is your favorite month, holiday or season of the year? And do you have a favorite single day on the calendar?
A: My favorite month is July because it’s my birthday month and its warm outside. My favorite day on the calendar every year is the end of the school year, ha ha.

Q: Who inspires you to be better?
A: My high school track and football coach really inspired me to be better as a man. Not just on the field but in my daily life too.

Q: What is the first thing you want to do when this quarantine is completely over?
A: I want to be able to see all of my friends in the same place, at one time. I miss hanging out with everyone at once.

Q: Who or what do you miss the most right now?
A: I miss track & field season. That was always really fun, and I didn’t get a chance to have it this year.

Q: Any parting thoughts?
A: This is where my mom would usually make me say something else, but I don’t have anything else to say, ha ha. Thank you so much for letting me be interviewed.

The high school seniors of today are the leaders of tomorrow.
Please join the Faces of Cincinnati as we celebrate the graduating class of 2020.