Counselor Tim Hurlbert tries to show the same inspiration in his work that his mother gave him. His mother, who died of Parkinson’s Disease in December, taught him the importance of remembering that it can be much worse than it is now. Hurlbert said she inspires him everyday in the little tasks and who he is as a person. “She had a bunch of health-related issues, but she always put it in the...

When Will Hurley was in elementary school, he was given a project by his teacher to pick a college he would like to attend in the future. After seeing he selected MIT, his teacher said, “Well, that’s a bit tough. You might want to choose a different one. It has to be something that you think you could get into.” Hurley stuck with MIT, a school he will apply for this year. He just always thought...

Sophomore Emily Blizman worked hard to obtain her current position on the Silver Stars, but nothing has been easy since. She began dancing when she was two and got serious about it when she turned 12. The hardest part of her journey began in her eighth grade year when she went roller skating with her friends. Starting in elementary school, Blizman was a fan of skating with her friends and did it...

Sophomore Cali Burningham read the Book of Mormon almost every night in middle school and found a meaning for each chapter. As a freshman, she spent about eight hours a week at church. She had religion classes called “seminary” four days a week at 5:45 a.m. The youth group met on Wednesday nights and regular services were held on Sunday. She attended it all while also making sure her entire...

World History teacher Jennifer Danielson first learned about roller derby from her job. At the time she was living in Austin and had a sales job. She went into work and found out she had to go to a roller derby game. She got to the game and immediately fell in love with the sport. When the game was over, she got pictures with the girls. A year later she finally joined. “I thought it was awesome...

Sophomore Dyonie Hicks has shared almost everything with his siblings his whole life. He lives with his stepdad, mother, his three sisters and his six brothers. “I am the third oldest in my family so I have always been use to sharing stuff,” he said. “I don’t have a lot of alone time but I don’t really mind it.” Hicks has siblings in high school, middle school and elementary. He often...