An Academic Athlete

Ash Merritt
Assistant Editor
  Laramee Minor is a high school student at Bonneville High School. She has three choices: go to college, find a job, or do both. Many seniors know what they want to do after high school, that includes Minor. Furthermore, students use high school habits after graduating and some know that they will use the habits and tasks before they graduate.
 Journeying from high school to become an adult can bring new experiences and opportunities. Laramee Minor expresses that high school “has taught [her] to persevere more than anything else. Minor has been taught in her schooling years that she can balance personal life, athletics and academics all at the same time which in her opinion are “definitely important skills to go off into the real world with.” One of the most important classes, according to Minor, was math because they taught her that she "can do things even if they're hard." Even though math classes were some of the most challenging, Minor expressed that those classes taught her beneficial skills for the workplace.
  Many seniors choose to pursue college to obtain their dream jobs. Minor does not have a specific college she wants to attend; however, some “dream schools would be Jacksonville University, Clemson University, Duke University, and Boston University.” When obtaining a degree, she would choose to pursue Journalism. Minor explains that she “love[s] writing and reading.” With the addition of she has “always known that that’s what [she has] wanted to pursue.” Including that she “would absolutely love to become some sort of journalist for something like the New York Times or Washington Post.” Minor might “own [a] blogging website.” She wants “something in the journalism News and Pop Culture world.”
Minor plays lacrosse and is hoping to pursue lacrosse in college. She would prefer to “play Division 1 lacrosse” to be “able to end up at a college that [she] love[s] and play the sport that [she has] played for years, along with meeting new people.” 
  Minor’s parents have “always been super supportive of [her] and [her] dreams;” however, she “know[s] that they would probably prefer for [her] to stay closer to home, but if [she] ultimately end[s] up choosing a school across the country they will support [her] no matter what.” Minor explains that she “really love[s] the East Coast”  A few of her friends and people she is closest to live out on the East Coast. Minor adds that the possibility of moving somewhere else will be “a completely different place than Idaho so [she] think[s] [she] also would like to experience something new.” Minor expresses that her “best friend goes to college in Florida” she is hoping to end up somewhere near her.
  In short, high school students have three options after graduating, and they will pursue their passions and keep doing what they do best. Minor has sought out colleges to help with her plans to pursue journalism and lacrosse after high school. Minor knows that she writes well, and that she can be able to do what is needed to handle hard tasks that combat her in life later on. 

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