VPHS: The Next Showman

​   There are countless students who excel in all aspects of an ICEF education, and VPHS freshman Roderick Abdul is certainly one of them. An outfielder on the baseball diamond and a scene stealer on the performing arts stage, Roderick has followed the View Park path since kindergarten and only time will tell is the high school can keep up with him.
​  Self-described as “a little bit jumpy” and full of energy as a youngster, Roderick relished the opportunity to audition for ICEF’s version of the Disney musical “Frozen” while still at View Park Middle School. “The first audition is always nerve-wracking, but when you get done and you, like, find out who you are, it's fun. The process is fun.” 
   Roderick adds that his roles in the performing arts have opened up new friendships and relationships that have helped his transition to the high school. “To express myself and like see different point of views from everywhere,” he says, “and to see what I would probably want to do in the future… that’s really it.”
   Now a freshman, it’s understandable for Roderick to look ahead and envision his future beyond View Park. Already, he’s formulating a plan. “I have started to think about what comes after high school,” he admits. “I do want to pursue a Performing Arts career, like going on Broadway or TV and Disney Channel and other channels like that.”
   But for now, Roderick has more pressing business at hand. School elections are underway and he’s in the running… for School Mascot! “I am a very lovable and humorous guy,” his flyer proclaims, posted all along the school hallways. “I am always the life of the party. I know how to get a crowd hyped up and lit. Vote Roderick Abdul for School Mascot.”
   It’s only the start of freshman year, and already this View Park student is getting the party started.