Gridiron isn’t all that interests him

Kirby Haywood

Kirby Haywood, a 17-year-old senior at Klein Forest, enjoys high-level math classes and one day hopes to have a career in civil engineering. The two-year varsity center on the football team finds time to volunteer at his church, participate in Boy Scouts and the group Interact and serve on the yearbook staff, among other extracurricular activities. Haywood also writes articles for The Pinnacle Online, a school publication.

Kirby Haywood
AGE: 17
GRADE: 12
SCHOOL: Klein Forest High School
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: National Honor Society member; orchestra president; varsity football player; Eagle Scout; yearbook staffer; Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Ambassador; Touchdown Club of Houston Scholar Athlete finalist; academic all-district for football; Interact member; acolyte at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church
FAVORITE CLASS: Calculus. “I like to solve complex problems.”
FAVORITE AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY: “After all activities are complete for the day, I watch TV with my mom.”
FAVORITE BOOK: “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. “It exposes our nation’s ugly past, and it’s also a really interesting story.”
FAVORITE SONG: “Anything by Kanye West.”
FAVORITE WEBSITE: www.kfpinnacle.com “The journalism quality is extraordinary — and besides, I write for it.”