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Shooting guard for the Girls varsity basketball team, captain of the Claremont High School Girls varsity golf team, and co-president of the Girls Can Code CHS faction, senior Davorah Strober is an athletic and leadership powerhouse. Alas, senior Strober will be graduating from Claremont High this summer taking her athletic and leadership prowess into her adult life, which she will kick off by attending the United States Naval Academy a mere thirteen days after graduation.
Coming from a family with a military background, Strober always saw herself attending a service academy.
“I have wanted to go there for a really long time, with family members in the military, I heard a lot about the air force academy and the naval academy,” Strober said. “…and I was more drawn to the ocean than to flying for school.”
But the Naval Academy will be no walk in the park. Established as a college to funnel competent leaders into military service, the academy doubles down on education and time commitments. Strober is looking to major in humanities, political science, or history. Despite this, she and her other 4,576 peers are required to take STEM classes and will all graduate with a degree in math and sciences because of their rigorous course load. Along with classes, the academy will also require Strober to participate in athletics all throughout college, giving her an opportunity to try new sports. Of the second largest selection of D1 sports Strober has shown an interest in rowing, and the intramural sport of ultimate frisbee.
Though a rigorous and fast paced college lifestyle is not the most exciting prospect, Strober is looking forward to meeting new people and experiencing a whole new lifestyle. It also doesn’t hurt that she will be basically guaranteed a job following the end of her five year military service that is included in the academy’s requirements.
“It’s really easy to get into government work out of the academies because you are already kind of in the department of defense so it is easy to get other jobs in the civilian sector,” Strober said. “I don’t really know [what I want to do] yet though. I kind of want to open my own business one day. I think it would be really cool to open a bagel shop, that’s my dream. But I could also really like the military and serve in the military for my career ”
Before Strober starts her new life, wherever it will take her, she wants to remind high school students to enjoy their time and not get too stressed out. She would also like to shout out her parents for their help and support, even if it was not immediate, and is grateful for their excitement for her future.