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Two minutes is all that stood between performing at the Eccles Theatre and senior Brandt Lund. Two minutes until his dream came true. As the music faded and the number ended, a standing ovation completed the experience of a lifetime.
Lund has been doing theater for two years and is now preparing to star in his third role as Ewart Dunlop, part of the quartet in “Music Man.” His sophomore year, he played Harry the Horse in “Guys and Dolls,” and his junior year he played Hipolito in “Amélie,” Utah’s High School Musical Theatre Awards best musical winner.
“It was always something I liked to do and I knew in my heart that it was the goal for high school,” Lund said.
Aside from theater, Lund has also been in leadership for three years. After being in leadership his freshman and junior year, he decided to run for student body officer. He is now serving as the student body officer president at NS.
“In my mind it’s kind of my way of giving back to people who have made school a better place for me,” Lund said.
Lund was also involved in the swim team his freshman year, did tennis his sophomore and junior year, and is planning to do tennis this year as well. Lund also has an internship at Skyline Pharmacy.
“He does so much, but he’s always so humble about it,” said Kenna Cook, a good friend of Lund. “He’s always been like that, and I think that’s very admirable.”
Doing multiple activities at a time wasn’t always easy for Lund. Self confidence has been an issue after running for student council his sophomore year and not being elected. But working through this with support made becoming SBO president very special.
“It’s never gone away, especially with being an SBO,” Lund said. “It’s hard to have people put their faith in me when I don’t have that faith in myself. I don’t think it will ever go away, but I’m very lucky to have an amazing support system like the student body and my family.”
Even with these issues, Lund has shown endless determination, a prime example being when he was younger.
“He would collect stickers, and sell them, and then he would ask me to post it and our family would help him and encourage him,” Cindy Lund, mother of Lund said, “ever since then he’s just been determined to find a way to think smarter and not harder.”
Being determined and involved aren’t the only things that have helped Lund become who he is. To him, kindness matters, and Lund shows that in many ways.
“Many people didn’t remember me when I came back for the summer but Brandt did,” Cook said. “He always talked to me and made me feel welcome when no one else did.
Kindness can always be developed, but for Lund, it was something that came naturally.
“I don’t think he’s ever actually disliked someone, we always joke that he’s better than me and his dad, but I genuinely believe it,” Cindy Lund said, “he always keeps us in line.”
Doing all these things can help develop skills and talents. Lund has developed many along the way but the most important one being helping people.
“I don’t think that I have a crazy talent like others,” Lund said, “but I like to believe that my real talent is people, making them feel like themselves.”
With a long to-do list as SBO president, he feels as if making people feel known and loved is his most important task for this year and many years to come.
“I just want people to feel seen,” Lund said, “I hope that people know that it doesn’t matter what they believe in or what they look like, I will always be here to support them because I genuinely love everyone, even if I haven’t met you, I see you.”
