Senior Spotlight: Connor Frick

Striving to Serve and Staying True to Himself 

 

The thing you should know about Connor Frick is that he follows his instincts and stays true to himself, regardless of what his peers — or anyone else — might think.

He values honesty and respect and strives to help others. He enjoys spending time with his friends and grandparents, who live nearby.

And in his spare time, he and his dad undertook landscaping and other beautification projects at Page High School, where he graduated from on June 12. He plans to study business at UNC-Charlotte after observing his dad build start-up medical device companies.  

Frick, who had attended middle school at St.Pius X Catholic School and his freshman year at Bishop McGuinness High School, chose to transfer to Page High School so that he could learn in a more diverse environment.  

“I’ve always believed that I need to get out of my comfort zone and that’s why I want to travel around the world when I’m older. I want to get out there and have my own experiences,” he says. 

Frick has achieved several creative goals throughout high school, including writing and producing his own digital music, which he shared on platforms like Apple Music and Spotify.  

One example of how he has followed his own principles was his decision to remove his own music from mainstream platforms. Instead, he moved his catalog onto Bandcamp, a platform that directly supports artists.  

“I started reading about how much major streaming services pay their artists and how much AI is starting to change the music industry,” he says. “I didn’t want to be associated with a system that takes advantage of artists.” 

His most ambitious creative project was making, directing and editing a film, “Take a Right to Palma Ceia,” which he also created an original soundtrack for. The experimental feature film, which is on Prime Video, took about a year and a half to complete. He says it was a good learning experience and he’s proud that he finished the project. 

The basis of his decision-making is grounded in core values instilled by his family. Those strong family relationships are a guiding force in his life. He is very close to his grandparents and tries to visit them throughout the week.  

“I cannot tell you how grateful I am to have both sets of my grandparents living near me,” he says.  

Frick’s father is also a Page graduate and their dedication to making the school look better is motivated by the desire to make it better for his younger sister, Stella.  

Initially, they did some light landscaping projects — picking up trash, trimming bushes and spraying weeds. Eventually, their efforts drew attention from others and together, they began raising awareness of greater needs throughout the school. They also attended board of education meetings to help advocate for funding repairs at Page.  

“My sister was a huge part of why I got involved because I want her to go to a school that is more clean and functional,” he says.  

His service-oriented values also led to his participation in Youth Leadership Greensboro, which aims to help high school sophomores, juniors and seniors develop leadership skills and foster civic engagement in their communities. He says that he’s glad to have participated because it gave him the opportunity to meet students from other schools across Guilford County. 

Each student chooses a social issue to explore. Frick focused on homelessness in Greensboro, serving as chairman of the Housing and Homelessness committee for Youth Leadership Greensboro from 2023-2024. He was co-chairman for the 2024-2025 YLG program.  

“What stuck with me was hearing personal stories from people who have experienced homelessness and seeing how quickly life circumstances can change,” he says.