Michael Ogbuehi

High School Senior, 17

Neal Santos

To keep his classes loose, Jared Weiner teases nearly every student at BJJU. Most are easy targets: I'm a writer, Matt Nice is fond of his fedora, everyone refers to one student as "Gusher' over a cut gone wrong, and so on. Michael Ogbuehi is no exception: He needs a date for prom.

A senior at Abington High School, Ogbuehi probably has the nicest stand-up fighting game of any 17-year-old in the tri-state area. It's a skill he's honed competing against pro fighters day in and day out.

As for his future? He's headed to Eastern University next year, and if he ever wants to turn pro, he's well on his way. First, though, about that prom...