Meet John Tracy of Elizabethtown, PA. A Junior at Etown High School, "Johnny T" is also the current Treasurer of Elizabethtown Chapter, an office he's held for several years now. At four and a half years of DeMolay membership, John is one of PA DeMolay's real veterans.

With regard to his DeMolay accomplishments, one could basically say John has "been there, done that." He's a graduate of PA DeMolay's Key Man Conference, the PA Youth Foundation's LifeSkills Conference, and a multiple-year attendee at Convention and various other PA DeMolay functions (wow, are there a lot of shameless plugs in that paragraph!). After four and a half years, he's still an active and vital part of Elizabethtown Chapter's programs, frequently chairing and organizing Chapter events.

Interestingly, DeMolay International isn't the only "DI" John's involved in. He's also been a part of "Destination Imagination," an international problem-solving and creativity-development project. Translation: we don't just keep John around for looks --he's pretty doggone smart, too!

He tells us that each day, when he gets home, he gives a kiss to his best friend Charlie. This had us slightly worried, until he explained that Charlie is his TV. Then we were VERY worried.

Here's something unique that most people probably don't know about John: he can actually bench-press four times his body weight! (That's gotta be close to 100 pounds! No, just kidding, its impressive!) Actually, there's probably a lot of stuff people don't know about John, because he tends not to draw a lot of attention to himself... he's really a very modest guy, and doesn't usually get himself in the "spotlight." (Unless he happens to be in a chicken suit! See picture.) Truth be told, somebody had to "con" him into submitting this profile. But we think his humility is just one more reason to put him in our spotlight.

Having an inside source of information, we happen to know that John is a hard-worker, has a great sense of humor, is tremendously kind-hearted and generous, and is always there to help a friend. He has an infectious smile, but has no trouble being serious when the occasion demands, either. He says what he most likes about DeMolay is the brotherhood: "There is no need to be shy; you can talk to anyone and feel comfortable."

We're glad he's comfortable, because his "sticking around" has helped to make PA DeMolay a better place for all of us. Thanks John!