Meet Zach, a 2019 senior from Spokane High School. He listens to classic rock with a little bit of metal and soft rock thrown in to spice it up a little bit. Think Led Zeppelin, Pink  Floyd, The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, mingled with some Metallica, Black Sabbath, Dio and a bit of America, and Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) to smooth it out. When I asked if he had any thoughts about where he wanted to have his senior portraits done he chose The Hotel Vandivort in Springfield, Missouri. (Pinch me, I loved that location!!) We also stepped across the street and grabbed a few photos at Stick It In Your Ear music store.

He likes what most guys his age do...music and hanging out with friends (which he plans to enjoy until he goes off to college) but the unique thing about Zach is his interest in politics. Most at this stage in life are worried about so many other things to take more than a passing interest in the political world. These days the political realm is fraught with hidden mines of untruths, squabbles and manipulation of all kinds. So it is incredibly refreshing to see this level of concern at such an early stage, to the extent that he is committed to entering his adult life as a public servant. Zach says he became interested during the 2016 election as he was old enough to engage himself in the process and found it polarizing as did many.