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Trent Matthias is the typical LBHS senior. He has been a Botetourt resident for five and half years. He was born in Indiana and has lived in Illinois and Wisconsin as well. The oldest of three boys, he is the son of Jane and Todd Matthias of Blue Ridge. He will attend Virginia Tech in the fall and has been accepted into the College of Architecture where he plans to major in landscape design.

He has maintained a 4.02 GPA at Lord Boteoturt which has him near the top of his graduating class.

Matthias played golf and basketball at LBHS. This year the Cavs won the Blue Ridge District tourney in basketball. The Kiwanis Club of Roanoke named him an unsung hero for the team. He is also a member of the National Honor Society, Young Life and plays in his church band at Orchard Hills Church of the Holy Spirit every other Sunday. He was described as "a nice young man" by the faculty and staff at LBHS.

Music is a big part of his life. Matthias has a band and is the drummer for "Echo Theory" one of the bands at Battle of the Bands at the school recently. He wore a white wife beater t-shirt and do rag for his drummer uniform which was really gutsy for a quiet and unassuming young man. Matthias has played the drums for three years. "If you could play for any band, which one would it be? the Botetourt View asked him. "I 'd like to play for Audioslave," he said. He does like all genres of music, harder rock his favorite and of course plays Christian and gospel music at church.

He has recently started working the second shift at Cardinal Glass in Vinton so his graduation plans are to work all summer. They make business and residential glass and his father is in management there. In college, he thinks he will play intramural sports.

"I have created a lot of great memories at LBHS. My friends have been a big part of my high school career. " He said. "I think my favorite memory was going to state in golf my sophomore year. We finished second. I feel really good about my time at LBHS, but I am ready to graduate and get on with my life. I am really excited to be going to Tech next year."