Father, son top of Mattituck class 33 years apart
In addition to achieving a 99.32 average, Christian’s accomplishments include membership in the National Honor Society and being an AP Scholar with distinction. He was also on the high honor roll throughout high school while participating in Math League, Leo Club, Anti-Bias Club and varsity track.
Christian also competed on the MSG Varsity TV show “The Challenge” and acted as a lead defense lawyer for the school’s mock trial team.
In between studies and extracurricular activities, Christian has worked as a busboy at aLure and aMano restaurants; tutored other students; and volunteered with Maureen’s Haven, John’s Place, the Southold Town Youth Bureau and the town senior center.
After graduation, Christian is off to his first-choice college — Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, where he plans to study finance.
Father and son are both proud of their accomplishments and believe they understand what made it happen.
“Because so much of it is out of your hands, I’m not as concerned about the grades as much as the effort you put into it,” Mr. Montgomery said. “You use what God gave you. It’s nice to get the recognition. We had to work, but realize we were also very fortunate.”
