Matthew Gooch

As a 6’4’’ redhead, Matthew Gooch is hard to miss, not only because of his stature, but also because of his energy that radiates throughout campus. Gooch is described as a human teddy bear because of his friendly personality, a trait that has made him a perfect peer advisor over the past two years. As a head peer advisor, and captain of both the varsity water polo and wrestling team, Gooch is a true leader and embodies what it means to have school spirit. A piece of advice he would give his freshman self would be to attend more school events, as some of his favorite Webb memories were weekend events, like Jubilee and Zombie Apocalypse. Not only will Gooch miss Webb’s events, but he will also miss the thought-provoking conversations with the Webb community. With a penchant for conversation, he is the co-creator of the “Let’s Talk” club, where they created a safe space for group discussions on controversial topics. Gooch enjoyed Mr. Brian Rogers’ discussion–based The American Idea class where he first heard his favorite quote by William Carlos Williams which reads, “So much depends upon the red wheelbarrow glazed with rainwater besides the white chickens.” It is one of his favorites because it reminds him of Mr. Rogers and the impact he had on his life. Gooch plans on taking the many lessons he learned from Webb to Bentley University where he plans on majoring in Business.