Zechariah Waldron-Carrington, highschool senior at St. Francis Preparatory College.
Photograph courtesy St. Francis Preparatory College
Zechariah Waldron-Carrington (pronounced like Zachariah) is a senior at St. Francis Preparatory College (SFP) in Brooklyn. His dad is from Guyana, and his mother is from Trinidad and Tobago.
His grandmother was the primary particular person in his household to journey to the U.S. from Trinidad & Tobago, particularly Boston, MA. In response to him, she got here as a result of his great-grandmother needed her to have higher alternatives.
Individuals could also be stunned that Waldron-Carrington loves artwork, particularly portray, drawing with coloured pencils, and creating digital artwork on his iPad, which he generally shares on his social media platforms.
Waldron-Carrington lives in Rosedale, Queens. He likes the neighborhood as a result of it’s near the Inexperienced Acres Mall, the Rosedale prepare station for the Lengthy Island Rail Highway (LIRR), and his native church.
He sees his grandmother and his mother as essentially the most vital influences on his life as a result of “they encourage me to work arduous to pursue my goals.”
The scholar is concerned within the live performance and jazz bands, the place he performs the saxophone on the faculty.
He began taking part at school bands in fourth grade and has continued to be concerned ever since.
Waldron-Carrington says the response from those that attended the live performance and jazz bands’ performances was terrific. “Individuals actually get pleasure from our performances and at all times inform us that we do an amazing job,” he continued.
He says he plans to proceed doing so as soon as he graduates, even when there are few alternatives to take action exterior of college.
Taking part in video video games with pals, swimming, and having fun with the corporate of others make his coronary heart pleased.
What’s subsequent for Waldron-Carrington is making ready to attend school, the place he plans to review aviation, by which he’ll learn to fly planes. His aim in researching that is to change into a pilot for a serious airline, akin to JetBlue, Delta, and American Airways.
