NILES — With high school graduation on the horizon for area schools, the top students of their graduating class were announced earlier. To showcase these students and their hard work and talent, they completed a questionnaire and offered some advice to incoming freshman. The Top 10 questionnaires are starting with Niles High School students and running in no particular order.

Conor McKiernan

Age: 18

GPA: 4.0973

City of residency: Niles

1. How does it feel to be listed as one of Niles Top 10?

Great.

2. How do you feel you earned the title?

Working hard to maintain good grades.

3. What college, trade school or future endeavor do you plan on pursuing after you graduate?

If you will attend a college or trade school what do you plan on studying and why?

Michigan Tech: Computer Science and Engineering

4. What’s your advice to next year’s freshman?

Don’t let bad grades get ahead of you. High school is where grades really have meaning.

5. What was your favorite part of your high school career?

Playing four-square at Andrews University.

6. Outside of school what are some other accomplishments you are proud of achieving?

I taught myself to unicycle.