November 15, 2013

Scholar Artist: Devrim Goktan

Emily Nguyen
Staff Writer


Art: Music - Trumpet
Devrim Goktan

Schedule: AP Calculus, AP Psychology, Drafting II (H), Band IV (H)

GPA:  4.62

Favorite artist: Overall, da Vinci because he’s “the original” artist. “He’s fascinating,” Goktan says. His favorite musician is Mr. Rowe, who also plays trumpet.

Inspiration: His sister. Goktan describes how she is “really driven and really hardworking.” She also got into a good college. “It all paid off,” he says.

Clubs: National Honor Society, Tri-M, Model United Nations, Marching Band

Hobbies: Goktan likes to read, listing Harry Potter and The Hunger Games as his favorite Young Adult novels. He also likes to run.

Favorite food: “Pizza, but microwavable popcorn is a close second.”

Favorite class: English I with Mr. Perkins

Hopes for the future: Goktan hopes to become an architect or a civil engineer. He states he will probably go to N.C. State but is looking into private schools like Duke.