If you haven’t seen senior Garrett Fraino around, participating in almost every school activity, all while leaving a mass of people laughing in his wake, then your chance is near. Fraino will be emceeing the Mr. PFHS competition along with senior Gillian Clarke on April 2, bringing with him his immeasurable charm and quick wit. Fraino and Clarke have been diligently working to prepare for the event, studying and rewriting old scripts, looking over contestant biographies, as well as working on ways to entertain during the inbetween time. “We’re there for the comedic relief during the down time when people are judging or everyone else is getting dressed so were going to be doing crazy stunts and getting people to perform onstage; it’s going to be really awesome,” said Fraino. Especially requested to host, Fraino relishes in the opportunity to help out his school once more. “It was a really big honor [to be asked to emcee] and I thought it would be great to show my support and to make everyone laugh and have a great night,” said Fraino. His “obnoxious” and funny personality is sure to make you shake with laughter.

 Q&A:

1. What made you want to be an emcee for Mr. PFHS?

Originally I wanted to be a contestant, but I really like doing massive ceremonies, I like performing and being up on stage, and I also love helping and supporting the senior class. The Senior Advisory Board asked me to do this, and I accepted, it was a really big honor and I thought it would be great to show my support and to make everyone laugh and have a great night.

2. How are you preparing for the event?

Well right now I am looking through all the contestants biographies and their applications that they sent in. I have two of the scripts from last year that I’m working on, I’m rewriting it, getting ready, got my suit and my tuxedo, I’ve been working closely with Senior Advisory Board Sponsor Mrs. Stacey Thomas, been working with SAB and the Mr. PFHS contestants as well, so were just preparing for witty banter and everything that’s going to be going on that night.

3. What are three words you would use to describe yourself?

Obnoxious, witty, and over the top

4. What does being an emcee entail?

The best way to describe it is the Tina Fey and the Amy Poehler of the Oscars that they hosted. We’re pretty much there to facilitate. We introduce all of the judges, we’re going to introduce all of the contestants, talk about the topics, and we’ll be giving the questions during the Q & A period, like ‘why should you be Mr. PFHS?’ So we facilitate that as well, we’re also there for the comedic relief during the down time when people are judging or everyone else is getting dressed. We’re going to be doing crazy stunts and getting people to perform onstage, it’s going to be really awesome.

5. What is your dream career?

I actually want to go into politics, I want to be a Virginia Delegate in the General Assembly first, and then I want to go on to be a congressman, and then a president.

6. Who is your role model?

I really thank my grandfather for a lot; he was in the Army, so I learned a lot about respect and patriotism from him. He’s a solid guy; he works a job, he loves his family, and that really strikes me. I also love Ronald Reagan if that’s okay.

7. If you could pick any actor to play you, who would it be?

I think probably Neil Patrick Harris; he’s really funny, but he also has that class and style; I love him more than life.

8. What is your ideal date?

I want to start out hitting a night on the town, going to a nice, classy dinner, you know candlelight. I want it to be formal, none of this McDonalds stuff; we’re going somewhere nice. We’re going probably to an outside show at somewhere like Wolf Trap, and then go ice skating, and then watch Netflix together and drown ourselves in white chocolate.

9. If you could be any animal, what would you be?

I definitely would be a Tasmanian Tiger. Not a lot of people know about them, but they have a pouch, which is super obnoxious and I love it.   They are also fierce predators, but wonderful creatures. They died out though. I don’t want to die out.

10. Would you rather have mermaids or unicorns be real?

Mermaids would sing me to my watery grave if I were on a ship. I would want a unicorn to be real because I just want to come to class on a unicorn.

11. Would you rather be Katniss Everdeen or Harry Potter?

I would want to be Katniss, because she’s a strong supporter of the feminist movement, and she’s a strong supporter of fighting oppression and delivering freedom to people who deserve it. Harry was just at the right place at the right time and didn’t die; he didn’t even do anything.

12. What is your biggest fear?

I have a really bad fear of needles, and I think my worst fear would be being in those torture chambers where you’re sitting on the needles. I have a major fear of needles, so I’ll never do drugs because I just can’t do needles.

13. If you were stuck on a deserted island, and could only bring one food, what would you bring?

I would bring Lindor white chocolate because I love white chocolate, and once you’ve tasted Lindor there’s no going back.

14. Would you rather be blind or deaf?

I would rather be blind, because if I were deaf I couldn’t hear music or laughter and I think that would be a sad world.

16. If you could have any superpower what would it be?

I want to read other people’s minds because I am a gossip.

17. Tropical Smoothie or Robeks?

I like Robeks. I love their strawberry pomegranate smoothie; it’s the most delicious thing in the entire world.

18. What are you involved in at school?

I am a theater geek. I do musical theater, inside and outside school. I am in choir, three national honor societies, a couple of APs, as well as the Senior Advisory Board.

19. What would you do if you had one full day to yourself?

That’s like everyday to me, just kidding. I think I would just sit at home, eat popcorn, watch Netflix, and eat white chocolate. That is the American Dream right there.

20. If you were a leprechaun where would you hide your gold?

I’d hide it where no one else could find it, and that would probably be in Barbra Streisand’s nose. Is that an okay answer?