Arthur Peron was still just a sophomore when he decided that he was ready to take the ACT. He had spent years preparing himself to excel academically, and it was time to test himself. Peron spent hours working through the ACT, and he walked away with a perfect score.
Peron excels in several AP and Honors courses as a junior at RHS. His academic success is exemplary, but he still involves himself in school clubs and activities such as being a vice president in the National Honor Society (NHS), being in Mu Alpha Theta, and being a junior captain of the track team among other things.
Peron and his parents moved to the United States from France when he was six years old. Due to this, Peron speaks French and often does so at home. He found it a little difficult to fit in when he moved to America.
“It’s not too useful now to speak French because I only do it when I’m with my parents, but knowing two languages is cool and I have fun teaching my friends sometimes…. The culture there was way different so it was hard at the start, but now I’m used to it,” Peron said.
Academic success comes naturally to Peron. He speaks two languages and also boasts a 4.6 GPA while enrolled in some of RHS’s most difficult courses. He attributes his success to his parents who push him.
“I think a lot of my scores just come from my parents pushing me. It’s not anything too serious because I usually do well myself, but I still like gaming or hanging out with my friends and then my parents just make sure that I have all of my work done or I have to study before I go do something else. I think just doing that basic stuff is enough to keep me on the right track,” Peron said.
Peron also exemplifies great leadership skills. He recently became the vice president of NHS due to his academic success and character. He is also a captain on the track team even though he is only a junior. Peron’s parents said that the thing they are most proud of is his character.
“I’m very proud of the human being he is outside of school. He is just very fun to be around and kind and peaceful. He seems to have a lot of friends and he’s been put in leadership roles and I just couldn’t be happier,” his mother said.
Emmanuelle Peron claims that she rarely ever has to push him toward success, contrasting what he said. According to her, Peron is determined to distinguish himself from other students and wants to be successful by his own motivation.
“Arthur is very independent and does not need to be pushed by anyone. We never really needed to push him too hard because he puts pressure on himself to separate himself from his peers and be at his very best,” she said.
In his free time, Peron enjoys many different hobbies. He said he used to play a lot of soccer or learn about nature, but now his interests and hobbies have changed many times and keep changing.
“I used to play soccer all the time and I loved it. I played one year in high school but started to enjoy other things too so I got out of it. I just do whatever catches my interest for a certain time. It can be a type of art or a new game. Hanging out with friends and working out is cool, too,” Peron said.
Peron’s father, Gael Peron, said that he is proud of him. He believes that his success started when Peron was younger as he took an interest in learning and was always trying new things.
“I always told him to work for himself and his success…. He was always curious, always involved. I used to coach him when he was playing soccer, and I remember the games he played and goals he would score. I also remember being his sparring partner during Covid to train for his second degree black belt in taekwondo…. He does what interests him and works to be good at it,” Mr. Peron said.
Peron is also involved in his community. He tutors other students at RHS, volunteers through the student council, and helps set up the Akron Marathon each year. Tutoring students is more fulfilling for him than the others however.
“I was always pretty curious since I was just a kid, and I love to learn new things and share it with other people, but sometimes I was quite shy too. Tutoring just kind of gave me the opportunity to share the things I like to learn with others and then I got volunteer hours out of it too and can add it to my resume so it’s a win-win,” Peron said.
He has been building his collegiate resume since he started high school. While not completely decided now, he has an idea of where the future might take him. He is hoping to attend a prestigious school while majoring in some financial class.
“I’m undecided at this moment…. I’ll likely go to college for business or finance but then get into a more specific area. I’m hoping to get into a pretty good college for sure that’s why I’ve been working so hard but I still need to figure that part out,” Peron said.
Peron plans to continue with his academic rigor through his senior year to completely solidify his collegiate resume and said that he will likely find even more things that interest him. He and his parents all separately said that they were excited for the future to come for him.
