His folks wanted to raise him and his older sister in the country, so when Andy Svesko was in the second grade, he moved from Troutdale to a more rural Corbett. Andy loves the wide open spaces that Corbett has provided for his growing up years. Being very fitness minded, he has always kept busy with sports, playing baseball, soccer, basketball and football. Outside of Corbett, he worked hard to earn his 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo, starting at age 5 and finishing at age 16. He has the equivalent of
two black belts! He has also participated in fourteen Corbett Children's Theatre plays over the years. When in high school, he went on a church missions trip to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Doing physical labor for an entire week while sleeping in a very hot and muggy school building, Andy was given a great opportunity to serve others. After graduating from Corbett High, he earned a full ride scholarship to Oregon State University! He was accepted at other schools, but the full ride was too good to pass up! He is currently double majoring in math and physics with plans to eventually go on for his doctorate in physics. His dream is to one day become a university professor. Andy credits Corbett teacher Mr. Larry Swanson with giving him the additional passion for education/math and also says that the McCoy family of Corbett played a big part in his growing up years.
