“Old people aren’t lying when they say it goes fast,” said Peyton Pollert, a senior at Trinity Lutheran High School.

Born and raised in Seymour, the 18-year-old and fifth-generation farmer said the thing he will miss most about high school is his friends.

Pollert and his classmates graduated during commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday morning at the school located on the northeast side of Seymour.

“I won’t see some of them near as much, so I’ll definitely miss my friends,” Pollert said. “Sports too.”

While Pollert played three sports throughout his high school career, he said his favorite sport to play is baseball.

“I’ve played it since I was four or five years old,” Pollert said. “It was my first love for sports.”

Pollert was a center fielder on the Trinity Lutheran High School baseball team. He also played basketball and soccer at Trinity, serving as a goalie on the soccer team and playing forward in basketball.

He said his favorite memory involving sports in high school is winning basketball sectionals in March of this year.

“We knocked off New Wash at New Wash, so that was pretty fun,” Pollert said.

Pollert said a teacher who made a positive impact on him in high school was Mr. [John] Anderson, who is retiring this year after 23 years of service to the school.

“He was my study hall teacher my sophomore year and he was always fun to be around,” Pollert said. “He would actually join in on our conversations and talk and I’ve had him every year since.”

Pollert will be missing the comradery of the Trinity senior class of 2024 upon graduation.

“The senior class last year all cooked out before school,” Pollert said. “We grilled out and made breakfast and tailgated in a way. We did that before volleyball sectionals too.”

Earlier this year Pollert teamed up with fellow Trinity senior Levi Pottschmidt to participate in the Jackson County Maverick Challenge. They proposed a junk removal service and each received $100.

After graduation, Pollert said he is looking forward to meeting new friends and new people. He has plans to attend Purdue University in the fall.

“I’m going to Purdue to study [agricultural] systems management,” Pollert said. “After Purdue, I’ll come back home to farm.”

Pollert grew up on his family farm and said his father is one of his personal heroes.

“My dad has taught me everything I know,” Pollert said. “[The farm has] always been a big part of my life. I have so many memories from going out to help dad and grandpa and even my great-grandpa for some time. I love doing something different everyday. I work close with family and that’s special.”