Lycoming Valley Teen of the Week: Mitchell Schreiber

MONTGOMERY — As a boy growing up on a farm, Mitchell Schreiber didn’t see the value in hard work and the grueling hours it taught until he became a little older.

Schreiber, a senior at Montgomery Junior/Senior High School, has been named Lycoming Valley Teen of the Week. 

He was nominated by his mathematics teacher, Thomas Flick.

“It was a learning curve, from a young age, I didn’t really like it much,” Schreiber said, of his time on his family’s farm, The Green Barn Berry Farm. “As I grew up, it started to grow on me, and I started to see how important it was to see the hard work and all the different types of work that goes into it – not just physical work, but also balancing time and being able to know what to do
and when to do it.”

The Green Barn Berry Farm grows berries year.

“I love the ability to grow up on a farm,” Schreiber said. “It’s not something I want to extremely pursue in the future, but it is truly something I appreciate, and it’s a great experience to live here.”

Schreiber has already been accepted into Penn State, where he plans on obtaining a degree in computer science. In the future, Schreiber aspires to build a career in cybersecurity.


“I’ve always been more math inclined rather than English,” Schreiber said. “I aspire to do a lot in the math field... (My math teachers) have taught me everything... they’re great teachers, and they’ve been great role models to me.”


So far, Schreiber has taken classes such as AP Calculus and AP English to better prepare him for his forthcoming education.


"Beyond his academic accomplishments, Mitchell is actively involved in his school community,” Flick said. “He has worked to develop his leadership skills through engaging in Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week and the (Pennsylvania College of Technology) Youth Leadership Program.”


During his time with the youth leadership program, Schreiber said the initial goal of implementing a peer-tutoring program at the school didn’t exactly pan out.


“It wasn’t exactly put into the way I imagined, but we were able to basically foresee a tutoring program at our school. I used those skills to put it into something else at our school,” he said.


Schreiber and his peer-constituents in the program created the Buddy-up Initiative. Older students gave their younger peers extra incentives throughout the school day.


“We go down to the life-skills class, and we play board games with them, or we make breakfast."


“Even more important than Mitchell's accomplishments and variety of extracurriculars is his personable demeanor. He is a very approachable and determined young man who will undoubtedly accomplish great things,” said Flick.


Schreiber has also dedicated time to athletics in track and field, javelin, shot put, discus, and the varsity football team.


Schreiber has a weighted rank of 6/61 in his grade. He also has a weighted gpa of 6.5 and an SAT score of 1,200.