Today’s Featured Senior is Emmalee!
Emmalee will be graduating this week from Cedar Springs High School!
From tutoring fellow classmates, to giving her time and energy volunteering at the library, the Equestrian Center, or just jumping in to help her family, Emmalee’s generosity in helping those around her is overwhelming!
Emmalee’s family, friends and teachers say she can always be counted on to be there for them or others. She’s fun and treats everyone with kindness and respect. She embraces diversity and values the belief and feelings of others. She keeps an open mind and doesn’t criticize those who have different beliefs.
Throughout Emmalee’s High School career, she has maintained a 4.0 grade point average and is involved in activities which included: 4 years as Student Council Class President • 2 years as a member of the Marching Band Color Guard • 4 years as a member of the High School Choir • Participated in 6 Plays and Musicals • A member of the National Honor Society serving as Vice President in her senior year • Participating in the Early Middle College Program!
ALL ABOUT EMMALEE
Birthday: September 17
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Music: Musical Theater or Oldies (60s & 70s)
Favorite Treat: Reeces
Bucketlist Destination: Europe and Asia
As a graduation present to Emmalee, she and her parents are traveling by train to Washington State where they will pick up her sister, Tanya. From there they intend to head south to visit her nephew, Tyler in Portland, Oregon, along with a trip out to the Pacific coast and Astoria. The adventure continues south into California to see the giant redwood trees before heading back north to Bellingham, Washington to visit her three nieces. Upon her return to Michigan, she will be working two jobs to save up for her college education.
In the fall she will be attending Grand Rapids Community College for one more year, which will complete her associate degree as part of the EMC Program at the High School. She then intends to transfer to a four-year university (possibly Ferris State University, University of Michigan, Michigan State, or someplace else if she changes her mind again) where she will enter their medical program with the final goal of becoming a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, (unless she changes her mind again), in order to support her parents in their retirement years in the way they hope to become accustomed to. :)
Emmalee, what a blessing you are to everyone!
Congratulations on graduating and best wishes for a happy and successful future!!!