Rufus King class of 2026 | Declan

May 1

Written By Abbie

Here Meet Declan - Phoebe’s twin - and yes, that's a lacrosse stick he's holding out. Because when you love something, you bring it to your senior session. I love that. 🥍

Declan is the kind of guy whose personality jumps right off the screen - easy smile, easy laugh. We headed outside to a beautiful spot in Washington Park, leaned into all that gorgeous natural light, and let him do his thing.

This is what senior sessions are all about - capturing who you actually are right now, in this moment. And Declan? He's got a lot going for him.

Ironically, both kids had cool wardrobe stories that I just had to share. Declan is wearing his mom’s orange button down shirt from the 1990’s. So vintage, like, totally from the 1900’s.

NAME
Declan

SCHOOL
Rufus King High School

SESSION DATE
August 30, 2025

SESSION LOCATION
Washington Park

FAVORITE SUBJECT
Orchestra is probably my favorite class because it gives me a time where I can just relax and be creative.

FAVORITE TEACHER
My Physics Teacher, Mr. Groeschl, is my favorite teacher because he is very kind, funny and I have so much fun in his class every day.

POST-GRAD PLANS
I’m interested in studying Mechanical Engineering

ACTIVITIES + SPORTS
I play varsity soccer and Lacrosse. I am a member of NHS. I’m part of the robotics team and I am a PEOPLE scholar. I am also part of the schools orchestra.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
I was a Greater Metro Conference Scholar Athlete in 2025. In 2024 my soccer team won the Schissler-Williams tournament and got second place in the Milwaukee City Conference. In 2024 my orchestra received a 1 at WSMA state solo and ensemble for our Electric String Ensemble.

FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY
Scoring a hat trick in Lacrosse against Brookfield.

PROUDEST MOMENT
Making varsity soccer my Junior year.

PETS
A cat named Juno and a dog named Will

JOB
I work at Pete’s Pops as a production assistant

ON A RANDOM SATURDAY I WOULD PROBABLY BE..
if the weather is nice I will probably be playing lacrosse. If it’s not nice I will be building Legos

DREAM VACATION
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

DREAM JOB
Engineer at NASA

FAVORITE COLOR
orange

FAVORITE BAND
Bob Dylan or The Beatles

FAVORITE RESTAURANT
Kopps

FAVORITE STORE/BRAND
The Lego store

FAVORITE BOOK
Six of Crows

I COULD NEVER LIVE WITHOUT MY…
Lacrosse stick

FAVORITE SNACK
Dots pretzels

FAVORITE APP
Clash royal

FAVORITE MOVIE
Apocalypse Now

RAIN OR SNOW?
Snow

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Chocolate

SWEET OR SALTY?
Salty

TV OR MOVIES?
movies

FAVORITE BEVERAGE
Dr. Pepper

FAVORITE CANDY
Butterfingers

LAST SHOW YOU BINGED
Breaking Bad

WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE ABOUT YOUR LIFE
Willem Dafoe

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