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JACKSON PREP
Describe your senior year in three words.
Lessons, fun, memorable.
If you could create one mandatory course for future seniors,
what would it be?
I think that every senior should take life strategies.
“I will always remember…”
My last day of football weights. I arrived at Prep at 3:00 am
in order to beat Coach Burke, who normally gets to school
around 3:30 am.
If you could change one school rule, what would it be?
I would change the rule of only Jackson Prep outerwear.
As cold as it got this year, sometimes the school sweatshirts
didn’t cut it.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
If I chose to go to medical school, I would be in my residency;
but regardless of my career, I plan to be married to the love of
my life in ten years.
Who was your favorite teacher throughout high school
and why?
I would say that Mrs. Byrd was my favorite teacher in high
school. Her honors chemistry course was the hardest class
I took at Prep, but the relationship I developed with her
throughout the year, and since then, is something that
I wouldn’t trade for anything.
What has been the highlight of your senior year and why?
The highlight of my senior year has been my final seasons in
sports. The work that was put in with my teammates and
coaches will stay with me forever.
What is the best advice you’ve ever been given?
The best advice I have ever received is from my father. He has
always been persistent in telling me to meet my potential every
single day, in every endeavor I pursue.
If you could go back and change one thing, what would it be?
Not one thing. If I had been asked this question earlier in the
year, I would have had a number of events that I would have
changed; but looking back, the lessons I have learned only
come through those experiences.
What advice would you give incoming freshmen?
It’s ok to not be cool. It’s ok to not be the norm. When you see
an opportunity, take it without hesitation. If you go on your
own path and give your best, confidence and joy will follow.
What are your plans after graduation?
I will be attending the University of Mississippi next fall.
I plan to take my own advice and make the most of the years
to come.
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