In June, Sherman Ave sat down with each of the 2013 Homecoming Court nominees for wide-ranging discussions. If any cultural references seem slightly out of date, that’s because that was June and this is September and that’s how time works. Voting for Homecoming King and Queen begins soon!
Packingham: How do you spell your last name?
Demetri: E-L-I-A-S. Elias.
Packingham: Okay, and how do you spell your mother’s maiden name?
Demetri: Pravata. P-R-A-V-A-T-A.
Packingham: And what are you studying?
Demetri: Archaeology and history major and I have a classical studies minor.
Packingham: When did you discover your passion for classical studies?
Demetri: Well, I’ve always wanted to do history, ever since lower school, I’ve really just enjoyed history as a subject. But then I took a gap year and I traveled and I was doing community service for a year and it was awesome. I went all around, it was a super cool experience, I was like coaching soccer in Ghana, I was in Greece working with sea turtles living on the beach, I was outside a lot and doing a lot of hands-on work, and I realized I wanted some sort of job that I could be outside with, so that’s where archaeology came in the picture. Because I wanted to do something historical but be outside and hands-on. And then classics, a lot of distros come from the classics department.
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