GDQ School

So grateful for each of these staff members and their service at GDQ! We will miss them, but excited about the plans that God has for them! Not goodbye, but mirupafshim për tani!

We are very excited to welcome Mr. Eric Whyte as our new chaplain and Bible teacher!

We are really excited to welcome (back), Doni Lee to our GDQ staff!

Last, but by no means least, our final senior for the Class of 2026, Daniel Selmani!

How many years have you been at GDQ?
4

What is your nationality?
Albanian 🇦🇱

What kind of campus activities have you done throughout high school?
Football team, basketball team, volleyball team, Class Rep, building relocation, Best Buds.

What are your hobbies?
I enjoy playing sports, spending time with friends, and traveling.

What is your favorite Bible verse?
Romans 8:31

What is your senior quote?
“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.”

What are your best GDQ memories?
My best memories at GDQ would be when the boys and I would have fun during study halls or after school events in addition to competing and winning some sports tournaments for the school.

What are your future plans?
I plan to continue my undergraduate studies at Biola University in California, where I will be majoring in Business Administration.

Next up is a fantastic human, Lily Noh!

How many years have you been at GDQ?
12

What is your nationality?
South Korean 🇰🇷

What kind of campus activities have you done throughout high school?
Student Council (Vice President and Class Rep), Yearbook team, Basketball team, Honors Choir, SLC, HS Chapel team, Elevate High School Leader, Elevate Chapel team, English assistant.

What are your hobbies?
Drawing, taking pictures, singing, listening to true crime podcasts

What is your favorite Bible verse?
John 13:7

What is your senior quote?
“We’re going to be okay. That team has Lily.”
-Suckjoo

What are your best GDQ memories?
Art class in my Junior year, retreats, Honors Choir, spirit weeks, Girls Bible Study, tutoring in 2nd grade classroom, Best Buds (with Dorothy, Kate, Zoe, and Poema 🫶), class lunch in Big Gjiro, making Joel wash the dishes, cooking pasta with Sarah, and making hot dogs on Thursday mornings with white girl bangers on.

What are your future plans?
I’m planning to major in graphic design in South Korea.

Joel Kemp - another fantastic student from the Class of 2026!

How many years have you been at GDQ?
11.5

What is your nationality?
American

What kind of campus activities have you done throughout high school?
Led highschool boys Bible study, football team, basketball team, volleyball team.

What are your hobbies?
Sports and reading.

What is your favorite Bible verse?
Matthew 7:7-8

What is your senior quote?
“...than it is with one. - Winnie the Pooh”

What are your best GDQ memories?
My best GDQ memory is the GDQ basketball tournament this year.

What are your future plans?
I am going to Texas A&M to study architecture or engineering.

Our next amazing senior, Sarah Kaçi! ❤️
How many years have you been at GDQ?
8

What is your nationality?
Albanian 🇦🇱

What kind of campus activities have you done throughout high school?
Student council (Treasurer and Class Rep), Basketball team, volleyball team, chapel team, Elevate HS leader, Elevate chapel team

What are your hobbies?
Singing, playing guitar, basketball, crocheting

What is your favorite Bible verse?
1 Timothy 4:12

What is your senior quote?
“The class of 2028 is the best looking funniest and SUSSY-est class of all time.”

What are your best GDQ memories?
Worship and prayer times with the Highschool, retreats, the breaking glass door with our class, cooking pasta during study hall with Lily and Joshua, specific sports matches.

What are your future plans?
Medicine, Lady of Good counsel university, Albania

Next up is our one-of-a-kind, Joshua Joo!

How many years have you been at GDQ?
7.2

What is your nationality?
South Korean 🇰🇷

What kind of campus activities have you done throughout high school?
Student Council (Treasurer), SLC, chapel team, Elevate worship team, Kumdo club, Christmas choir

What are your hobbies?
Playing guitar, reading books (old ones), music, sleeping, watching YouTube while pretending I’m sleeping.

What is your favorite Bible verse?
James 1:15

What is your senior quote?
“I may not have a brain, gentlemen, but I have an idea.” (B.O.B. from Monsters vs. Aliens)

What are your best GDQ memories?
Doing chapel and Elevate with friends, having weird conversation with friends, screaming randomly, sleeping, etc.

What are your future plans?
Calvin University so I can study Marketing or whatever God wants me to study

Our next awesome senior to spotlight is Roa Im!

How many years have you been at GDQ?
12 🫨

What is your nationality?
South Korean 🇰🇷

What kind of campus activities have you done throughout high school?
Soccer Team, HS Chapel Team, Elevate Chapel Team, Elevate HS Leader, English Assistant, Honor Choir, SLC, Dance Performances, Bake Sales, Unofficial Cameraman

What are your hobbies?
Dancing, Drumming, Listening to Music, Playing with my Cat, Wearing Caps

What is your favorite Bible verse?
Romans 12:15, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

What is your senior quote?
Official Quote - “Whenever you guys play ‘Praise,’ just call me and I’ll play the drums.”

Unofficial Quote - “Roa, calm down.” (TJ)

What are your best GDQ memories?
1. Accidentally calling Ms. Miller “엄마(Mom)” in 1st Grade
2. Watching this funny Aztec video in 2nd Grade
3. Making Kimbap at my house in 3rd Grade
4. Singing Memory Verses while running around the classroom in 4th Grade
5. Dancing to GoNoodle everyday and upgrading our dance skills in 5th Grade
6. Struggling with Physics during the COVID-19 Lockdown in 7th Grade
7. All the Small Group times in Elevate
8. The Infamous “Glass Door” Incident
9. Worldviews Class Discussion about Nihilism and concluding that I am a Wall
10. Senior Trip Gjirokastër visit, and the delicious Petulla breakfasts

What are your future plans?
I’m planning to study in Korea next year