{"id":12617,"date":"2016-08-03T13:06:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T18:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=12617"},"modified":"2016-10-03T13:10:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T18:10:21","slug":"pilgrim-perspective-reporter-brandon-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=12617","title":{"rendered":"Pilgrim Perspective Reporter- Brandon Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/File_000-15-e1475517487370.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12620\" src=\"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/File_000-15-e1475517487370-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"File_000 (15)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/File_000-15-e1475517487370-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/File_000-15-e1475517487370-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/File_000-15-e1475517487370-900x1199.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senior Brandon Smith joined Student Publications because he \u201clikes writing about sports and watching them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An influential figure in Smith\u2019s life is Peyton Manning. He really likes Peyton Manning because he likes Manning\u2019s values and how he is a good role role model for kids who are interested in playing football.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was born on June 17, 1999 in Plymouth, Indiana. He lives with his mom, and has an older brother named Blake. During the summer and fairs he works for his grandparents at \u201cTom&#8217;s Tasty Taters\u201d and he has been working there as long as he can remember.<\/p>\n<p>An interesting fact about Smith is that he originally signed up for Stage Crew\/Acting but ended up taking acting instead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to do stage crew, but accidentally signed up for acting, but wound up really liking it,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also enjoys bowling and is a returning member of Bowling Club. His favorite book is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hunger Games <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because he liked the romance in the story. His favorite movie is <em>Talladega Nights<\/em> because he enjoys watching cars race. His favorite type of music to listen to is country because he likes the voices and his favorite singer is Kid Rock because he likes his patriotism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Going on with the theme of patriotism, Smith\u2019s favorite color is red because he \u201clikes it on the American flag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For life after high school, Smith plans on taking a gap year, then taking classes at Ivy Tech. He plans on a career going into paramedics and fire fighting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to save lives and what&#8217;s cooler than being a firefighter? I\u2019ve wanted to do that my whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Brandon Smith joined Student Publications because he \u201clikes writing about sports and watching them.\u201d An influential figure in Smith\u2019s life is Peyton Manning. 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