MHS Senior Profile: 'I'm Looking Forward to More Opportunities'

It might seem unusual for a very young man to be interested in finance and economics. But Chris Dinon was raised on a diet of CNBC, by business-minded parents who often talked shop in front of him.

So it’s no surprise Dinon, now 18 and about to graduate from Moorestown High School, would end up pursuing a degree/career in economics. Dinon will attend The College of New Jersey in the fall, and plans to double major in economics and Spanish.

His relationship with America’s second most-spoken language had a somewhat inauspicious start, according to Dinon.

“For a while, it was a really large adjustment going into her class,” he said of Spanish teacher Lisa Trapani. “But she encouraged me to stay, and with a lot of hard work, it proved to be incredibly worth it and I’ve come to really enjoy the language a lot.”

Rather than lose everything he’s learned over the last few years, Dinon hopes to tie his Spanish major in with his economics degree somehow.

“A lot of companies deal with international financial analysis,” he said. “Maybe try to get a job dealing with Latin American markets, or international business in some respect.”

It’s that freedom, to choose his own destiny and the interests that suit him, that seem to be the most appealing aspects of post-high school life for Dinon.

“Whereas here you’re kind of stuck with what everyone else is taking, (in college) you have more freedom to choose what you want to learn,” he said. “I’m looking forward to having more opportunities to do things like studying abroad, and kind of take your academics into your own hands.”

This is the third in a series of profiles of Moorestown High School seniors leading up to graduation on Thursday. The commencement ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.