Freshman Grady Wilkinson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and loves the cool, rainy weather and the various shops.

Prior to coming to La Salle, Grady went to ACCESS Academy, a public school in southwest Portland. His favorite subject currently is English for no particular reason, but it changes from time to time. This year, he hopes to pass all his classes with A’s.

In his free time, Grady enjoys reading books, spending time with his three cats, and staring into space for somewhat concerning amounts of time. His favorite book is They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera.

Grady is on the La Salle cross country team, which is arguably the hardest sport on the planet. He’s definitely not the fastest runner, but he tries. He also plays piano, and has been taking lessons for the past eight and a half years.

Grady is an avid K-pop fan, and his friends will tell you that he can and will go on for hours talking about BTS if he isn’t stopped.