Paul Szmanda, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief
Paul Szmanda is a senior at DGS and an Online Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Blueprint. This is his second year on the official Blueprint staff, but he freelanced for the publication during his first two years in high school. Szmanda is also a varsity member on the DGS Speech Team, the Secretary of Politics Club, and the founder of the new Supreme Court Club. In the spring, he runs sprints and hurdles on the Track & Field team.
In addition to English, Szmanda is fluent in Polish. Szmanda has visited his family in Poland ten times, also visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau and hiking in the Tatra mountains with his uncle.
In his free time, Szmanda enjoys riding his bike, having a personal record of 100 miles in one day. In addition he has a hobby of fishkeeping, tending to his two saltwater and freshwater aquaria. Szmanda also volunteers at the West Suburban Community Pantry on Saturdays.
Over the summer, Szmanda became employed at Benote Wimp’s State Farm Agency, where he is the Director of Claims, Media, & Information Distribution.
Szmanda is still deciding on colleges. He wants to major in communications- and politics-related topics.
