2016’s 20 Under 20: Cole Flottman, Battle High School

Matt Patston

Cole Flottman, 18, Battle High School

College plans:

Truman State, to major in Linguistics.

Post-graduation plans:

Peace Corps.

Favorite class in high school:

Classical Ideas and World Religions.

Favorite club or extracurricular in high school:

Battalion Show Choir.

Proudest accomplishment in high school:

Speaking at Battle’s TEDx event.

Best advice I’ve ever received:

Just because it is not your responsibility does not mean you are free from it.

Biggest lesson learned in high school:

Hard work and the right attitude trump natural talent every time.

Future goals:

To be fluent in several languages and to travel to all continents.

Person I admire and why:

Evan Townsend, my RA at Missouri Scholars Academy. He is dedicated to service and has such a positive attitude on life as he travels the world.

What you do for fun:

I like to sing things from all genres of music, and I like to perform in community theater.

CBT’s 20 Under 20 celebrates 20 Columbia high school seniors who are ready to accomplish big things after graduating. Congratulations to the 2016 20 Under 20, and to all Columbia high school grads.