Kobza, Zachary Jon

photo provided by Signature Portraits, 2016

by sierra heesacker    

This year will be the last year attending Lakeview High School for the class of 2017. This causes different emotions for each of the seniors in the class. To get a good picture of how it feels to be a senior, meet senior, Zach Kobza. He was born on November 9, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He spent his elementary years in Alliance, Nebraska. To be closer to family, he and his brother, Kaylob, moved to Lincoln, and attended Leffler Middle School and Southeast High School before coming to Lakeview his sophomore year.

    “It’s pretty lit, I just wanna get outta here,” states Kobza, about this being his last year at Lakeview High School. Kobza also feels as though the teachers expect more of him now that he is moving into his last year at Lakeview. “The underclassmen respect us and look up to us as role models,” Kobza says. Playing sports is a big contributor to having underclassmen look up to veteran players like Kobza. He gives 100% effort in all three sports he plays: football, wrestling, and soccer.

    Zach lives with his mom Joni. Zach’s dad, Greg and Tonja also live in Columbus with his three younger brothers: Kaylob, Tanner, and Trey and sister, Rayna.

    “Realizing that it’s one more year then I’ll be out on my own, it’s kinda scary,” Kobza says. Even though, he is scared to go out on his own, he has a plan for after high school. He plans on going to a career college, play football, and graduate with an athletic training degree,” states Kobza.