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Nathan Mullinax
Hewitt-Trussville High School senior Nathan Mullinax.
Q: Tell our readers about yourself.
A: I am a senior at Hewitt-Trussville High School and have lived in Trussville my entire life. I grew up trying all the sports: baseball, wrestling, flag football, padded football, track, cross-country, pole vaulting and now bowling. I have attended First Baptist Church of Trussville since I was five weeks old and was baptized there on June 19, 2016, when I was 9 years old. I have a sister, Kate, who is 21 and a senior at Auburn University and a brother who is 19 and a sophomore at Auburn University. We have a Goldendoodle named Willow, and she is 8. I grew up with a large group of guy friends that I met at church and school, and most of us will be attending Auburn University in the fall.
Q: What extracurricular activities do you participate in?
A: I wrestled from about the age of 5 until the end of my eighth-grade season. I played flag football from about 7 years old until I was about 13 years old. I started playing padded football in second grade and played until the completion of my seventh-grade season. I started running cross-country, indoor track and outdoor track in seventh grade until my sophomore year, and now I’m on the HTHS bowling team for my senior year with a lot of my friends. I also did co-op my junior year and did an engineering internship at Fluids Solutions.
Q: What do you think is the best thing about living in the Trussville community and attending Trussville Schools?
A: I love that most of my friends go to my church and school. I love how everyone shows up to support sports in Trussville.
Q: What is your favorite class at school and why?
A: The Engineering Academy. I have been in the Engineering Academy since freshman year, and I am working on my engineering senior project now. I am on a team with Grayson Benzaia and Liam McGinnis, and we are working on creating a robot that jumps in space that can take aerial photos on the surface of the moon.
Q: What are your plans following high school? What will you most miss about HTHS?
A: I have been accepted to Auburn University for the fall of 2026 and plan on studying building sciences. Most of my friends will be attending Auburn, as well, so I’m excited about that. I’ve had a great high school experience, and I’ll probably miss the sporting events and the Engineering Academy and teachers.
Q: Who is your role model and why?
A: My role models without a doubt would be my parents. They have raised me in an incredible environment and truly shown me what it means to walk as a man of God, guiding me and directing me in the greatest possible way.
Q: What advice would you give to a student who is new to HTHS?
A: Don’t be afraid to make friends outside of your close circle.
