Senior Briley Simpson entered to win the National English Honor Society Common Reader scholarship. It is a scholarship competition for NEHS members for schools all across the world. Each year they pick a book, this year’s being “The Botanist’s Daughter” by Kayte Nunn. Briley Simpson was able to choose from a variety of different prompts and had to write an essay over the novel that is based on the prompt of choice. Simpson’s essay particularly stood out and was chosen for the scholarship. Simpson was fortunate enough that she already had her essay prepared before she thought to enter. The book just happened to be the same book she was previously assigned for English class. Simpson struggled with the paper at the start. Simpson said she spent most of her time “scrounging around for evidence.” Her English teacher, Mrs. Tara Tollett, noticed how hard she was working for this paper, and instantly knew Simpson needed to enter the competition. “It was shocking. I didn’t think I was going to get it.” Simpson explained. It is simple to say that everything she put into her piece was all worth it. Hard work tends to always pay off.
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Briley Simpson Wins Prestigious NEHS Scholarship
Senior Briley Simpson was awarded the National English Honor Society Common Readers Scholarship.
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Addie Kate Stafford, Yearbook Editor
Addie Kate Stafford is a 17-year-old senior at Heritage High School. She is returning for a fourth year, and fourth semester in Journalism. Outside of school, she spends her time working as a barista, as she has for a year and a half now. On other days, she spends her evenings at Heritage working on the football field as a manager for her fourth year in a row. At Heritage, she participates in various clubs such as Beta Club, HOSA, Partner’s Club, Tea Club, and the National Honor Society (NHS). Despite her busy schedule, she is determined to challenge herself with a mixed selection of Honor, AP, and Dual enrollment classes. She strives to earn straight A’s every year to become closer to her dream career in child psychiatry. Besides her academic history, she loves to read many books, listen to music, and travel. Her favorite author is Taylor Jenkins Reid, and some of her favorite artists include Fleetwood Mac, Harry Styles, and Lana Del Rey. Her most valuable experiences travelling have been in places such as Costa Rica, New York City, and Puerto Rico. While taking on her senior year, she is grateful for all the opportunities she’s been given, and is excited to participate in her last semester in Journalism.
Allie Boyd, Yearbook Editor
Allie Boyd is a current senior at Heritage High School. She is a returning student of Journalism and has been co-editor of the HHS Yearbook now for a year, going on her second year. Allie is also a member of the Heritage Girls Soccer team, along with being a part of Tech Team for the musicals, Beta Club, National Honor Society, and one of her class’s Pep Rally Coordinators. Allie is very involved in her school, which she thoroughly enjoys. She doesn’t want to look back at high school and think “I should have done more.” It’s her senior year, and she is going to live it up as much as possible. She’s excited for this school year and what’s to come. This year, she is taking AP Art, which will be an entirely new experience for her. She loves art and has always enjoyed creating pieces that are significant, so she is anxious to see how this class goes. Allie is also thrilled to be designing the HHS Legacy for the second year in a row. She has many plans and ideas that she is ready to put into action. As far as outside of school goes, Allie finds herself either watching movies, painting, or writing books. Her creative juices are always flowing, and she is chomping at the bit to create her own story someday. Overall, Allie is ready to soak in her last year of high school and enjoy every moment, the good and the bad.