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.
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, Staff Writer
Addie Kate Stafford is a 16-year-old sophomore at Heritage High School. She is returning for a second year in Journalism. She also takes part in the Heritage football management team: she helps with all practices and games. She is taking two Honors classes, English and History. She also maintains a streak of Straight A’s in all of her classes. In her time at Heritage, she has made many valuable friendships and connections, especially on the girls managing team. In her free time she loves to listen to music, read books, or spend time with the people she loves. She has traveled to many places such as Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and many more. She loves to travel and experience new places or people. Her future plans involve going to medical school and becoming a physiatrist. She has her eyes straight on this job and works very hard in school to hopefully get there. She continues to work hard and successfully obtain another wonderful year here at Heritage.
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.