An Introduction for an Innovator

Turns out I'm not that much of an innovator, but this is still my introduction. I guess that the post title is only 50% true then.

But to introduce myself, my formal name is Hartman Carl Hoel, which is shortened to 'Hartman', unless you are my angry mother. I will be a Senior this year. I have several hobbies, likes, and aspirations, as do we all. I maintain a job at our local greasy spoon, the Green Lantern. I mainly wash dishes, but you can also find me preparing your food from time to time.

As far as my basic, conversation-starting likes go, I enjoy several things such as Soccer, Band, and stage lighting in theatre. I've played soccer since I was six, and unlike almost all of the rest of kids who played soccer when they were six, I am still playing today. I hope to gain the privilege of playing on the Varsity squad this fall. In the off-season, I have also been seen managing the Girls Varsity team.

Music has been a big part of my life ever since middle school. I've been included in the various McFarland Bands since I was in sixth grade. I have participated in Marching, Pep, Jazz, Concert, and Pit Orchestra bands, and I enjoy all of the music that we make together. My main instrument (and perhaps to some, my only instrument) is the Trumpet. I can also play a mean 'When the Saints Go Marching In' on the Alto Saxophone and the Euphonium. You can also occasionally hear me belting out some solid Baritone notes in the Kittens Mittens, our school's unofficial men's vocal group. I'm not that good of singer, and I never really have been, but it's still all good fun.

I have also been working in our school's auditorium doing a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff since I was a Sophomore. Previous to that year, I was an actor, but Stage Tech really caught my eye. I participated in our school's Aud Squad program in the summer between my Freshmen and Sophomore year so that I could gain a higher position when I made the transformation from Actor to Techie. I worked towards the position of Lighting Designer, and every show that I have done on tech has been a fun and rewarding experience. You can usually find me messing around in the Light Booth illuminating the stage for our wonderful, sometimes difficult actors.

That's the basic Me. Soccer player, music lover, and lighting director. Oh, and cat lover. I can't forget that.