Mathias Petroff is a great example of how to balance commitments and still have a well-rounded life. Despite his duties as a Civil Air Patrol member, he finds time for normal activities like playing video games and hanging out with friends. Mathias understands the importance of staying focused on his goals and commitments while also having fun and socializing. He says, “There are certain things you got to do to promote and everything, but being there for a year helped me find the balance I needed.”

In addition to his work with the civil air patrol, Mathias has other responsibilities to manage. He has had multiple tests this past week, so he has been studying a lot outside of school. Though he feels overwhelmed, he is excited about the opportunity to bring all of his grades up, even though they are already quite high. Mathias always tries to achieve excellence in his classes and remain focused. Outside of school, he’s doing an exhibition in a place near his house with the color guard team and a team-building activity. He is also really focused on the promotions for the Civil Air Patrol, but he never gets distracted from the important things like school. Mathias gave examples of this, saying: “Normally you have to wait like a month depending on the promotion, sometimes you have to wait longer like two months, three months. So there are only certain requirements and this week has been stressful waiting for all my tests results but while doing this I always try to also stay really concentrated in everything else.”