While Han Solo was his childhood hero, Dave Ytreboe most identifies with Obi-wan Kenobi.

“Throughout the saga, we can see Obi-wan’s development through the storyline,” said Ytreboe just before the Christmas break, his last with the Stafford Township School District. “He starts as an apprentice and later becomes a Jedi master. Then, of course, he grows older and becomes a wise, old sage.