Top 10 senior Eben Goodwin has always enjoyed math.

“As a kid, I'd race toy cars,” Goodwin said. “I wasn't really interested in which car won, I was more interested in calculating the points they got for coming in first or second and the positions they were in. I'm an only child and had fun playing by myself with my moderately active imagination.”

A member of the National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars, Goodwin wasn't too surprised he made top 10.

“I've always done pretty well in school,” Goodwin said. “I make sure to always get my work done so it doesn't inconvenience me.”

Goodwin is the son of Cindy Goodwin of Boothbay Harbor. He will be attending the University of Maine in Farmington to study actuarial science.

“Actuarial science is the study of risk assessment,” Goodwin said. “It's a field most usually seen in the business world, when people study the risks of different choices. In insurance companies, you study if you want to insure someone based on their history of driving (for car insurance), or where they live (for home insurance).”

Goodwin says he's “not an extracurricular type of person” but he did participate in the School Spirit Challenge by playing with the band; and when he found the school math team, he felt he'd finally found an after-school activity he'd enjoy.

Goodwin is also the student teacher's aid for CP chemistry with Mrs. Higgins.

“I took chemistry my junior year and I was talking with Mrs. Higgins who suggested I become the assistant,” Goodwin said. “I'm not crazy passionate about the subject, but there's a lot of abstract thinking which appeals to me and it's important kids learn about it. Sometimes I help set up the labs and help students figure out the problems.”

Goodwin likes to get his homework done in a timely manner so he has plenty of time for his passion, video games. One of his favorites is Mario Kart, where he keeps spreadsheets of his times and races much as he did when he was younger with toy cars.

“I mark where I finished each race and what track I was on so I can identify trends and sort the data,” Goodwin said. “I like thinking logically and backing theories up with evidence.”

When asked who he usually raced as, Goodwin replied with a smile. “Rosalina. Sometimes Mario.”