IT ALWAYS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL IT’S DONE. Chad Allen Bargdill is a senior at Valley Heights High School he was born on February 4 2008 and he grew up in Waterville, Kansas. He is the son of Rachael Schwindamann and Brandon Bargdill. He has an older sister Addy, younger brother Eli, and two younger sisters Ava and Alyvia. Chad’s senior mentor is Dinah Umscheid. His plans after high school is to attend Flight Air Flex School in Manhattan to start a career in aviation. He wants to pursue a career where he can travel and make a difference in the world. A quote that has always been significant to Chad is “It always seems impossible until it is done.” - Nelson Mandela.
One thing he would like people to remember him by as he leaves high school is that he was a nice person. Advice he would like to give to the underclassmen is to learn from the mistakes you make and don’t just give up when you fail. Chad has been involved in Art, KAY, and Baseball four years, Journalism, All School Play, and FACS three years, FFA, STUCO, Scholars Bowl, Vocal, and Mustang Tough one year,
Some interesting facts about Chad is his favorite type of food is a chimichanga and his favorite song to get hyped up to is Like a G6. His ideal Friday/ Saturday night is hanging out with his friends either going to the movies or going bowling. Chad is very talented and creative and the one thing he is most proud of is how he and his classmates took the initiative and made their junior prom the best ones yet. If you had seen any picture from the 2025 prom Chad built the enchanted tree by hand that sat in the middle of the gym. Something interesting that you might not know about Chad is that he loves to roller skate. His parents have been the biggest influence in his life because they are both hard workers and have taught him a lot. In ten years from now Chad plans to be settled in his career earning a decent amount of money, and owning his own home.
Article by Ava Smith