The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, June 25, 1995                  TAG: 9506230408
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON    PAGE: 16   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   40 lines

KEMPSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: VALEDICTORIAN

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Name: William Martin-Gill

Age: 17

Parents: Deborah A. Gill and Ignacio Martin Sequeros

GPA: 4.17

Extracurricular activities: National Honor Society president,

French Honor Society vice president, Debate Team junior varsity

captain, literary magazine editor in charge of computer, REACT, SCA

leadership workshop, block scheduling committee.

College plans: To attend the University of Virginia as a

Jefferson Scholar.

Career plans: Major in mechanical engineering and do graduate

work in aeronautical engineering.

Secret to academic success: Do your homework at 1 a.m. Nobody

bothers you.

Worst habit: I HATE admitting I'm wrong.

Favorite book: ``1984'' by George Orwell

Favorite TV show: ``Star Trek: The Next Generation''

High school memoir: All the awesome people I have had the

pleasure of meeting during the past few years.

Most embarrassing moment: Getting out of the car in a traffic jam

on Kempsville Road and starting to dance in broad daylight on the

road.

Advice for junior class I am leaving behind: Apply to colleges

early and enjoy your senior year. It goes by faster than you think.

Person I admire most: A Spanish cousin of mine for succeeding in

everything he does, and my parents for always being there.

by CNB