My Profile: I am a senior at West Hall High School. Spartan Nation is my home away from home. I consider myself very active in my community in school and out. I play varsity basketball and run varsity track. I am member of HOSA, Health Occupation Students of America, and I have gone to state many times through out my high school career. I am a FCA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, leader. As members and leaders of these clubs, you get involved with the community on a personal level, and that has helped me as a person to grow closer to God and the people around me. In the classroom, I take rigorous classes to help prepare me for college, and I have maintained a high grade point average. I tutor a verity of students in different courses to help them succeed. The classes that West Hall has provided, I was able to get a head start in the health profession and was able to pass the healthcare pathway exam. I am extremely blessed to have an opportunity to work with my mentor, Rosela, and the other co-workers in the Aeon Genetics Lab, Jill and Daniel, thanks to the Honors Mentorship Program. I want to thank all workers of the Aeon Lab in Gainesville for taking me under their wing, and giving me an opportunity to give me real life work experience.
My Internship: Working at the Aeon Genetics Lab has introduced me to a verity of skills, and has helped me come to the realization of what career I wish to pursue. I have realized that I do not desire to work in the field of genetics, but I enjoy every minute spent in the Lab. Not only have I met some amazing people, I have found people that I could go to on a personal or professional level. Rosela insures me that I will learn something new every time I step foot in the Labs, and so far I have. Every worker brings important qualities to the table, and he or she each teaches me individual lessons each and everyday. Although I do not want to work in the field of genetics, I am still fascinated by the work the lab preforms.
My Future: I will be mentoring with Aeon Laboratories until I graduate in May. I will take the skills I have obtained in my internship along with the skills from West Hall down to Milledgeville. I have applied to Georgia College and State University in hopes that this college will be my home for the next four years. There I will pursue the Pre-Medicine program. I will major in Biology and minor in both Criminal Justice and Chemistry. With all the hard work, I am very hopeful that everything will fall into place!