Kylie Jacks, 18, Hickman High School College plans: The University of Central Missouri, professional pilot major Favorite class in high school: Creative Writing and Advanced Creative Writing. Proudest accomplishment in high school: Winning a National Gold Medal through the Scholastic Writing Competition for my play, “Ageless.” Biggest lesson learned in high school: You have […]
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Name: Emily Harl, 18, Rock Bridge High School Post-graduation plans: After high school, I plan on studying Biology at Truman State. I will also be a member of the cross country and track team. Favorite class in high school: My favorite class in high school is AP Psychology, because I think it is
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Elizabeth Jo McCosh, 18, Columbia Independent School Post-graduation plans: After graduating from Columbia Independent School, I plan to get a summer internship at the Amber House Bed and Breakfast, in Rocheport, to learn about hospitality and serving; after the summer, I will attend the University of Denver in Denver studying international studies, psychology, and
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Davis Atkins, 18, Tolton Catholic High School College plans: I plan to attend Harding University, where I will major in Biochemistry and minor in Spanish. I will also be running track and cross country. Proudest accomplishment in high school: Winning the 800 meter run at the State Track Championship in 2015. Best advice I’ve
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Anna Lauriello, 18, Hickman High School Post-graduation plans: Going to Carleton College, then to medical school. Favorite class in high school: AP United States History. Proudest accomplishment in high school: Being elected class president three years in a row. Best advice I’ve ever received: There’s always money in the banana stand. Biggest lesson
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Photos courtesy of Alys Beach Columbia is chock-full of storytellers. From MU’s illustrious School of Journalism to the True/False and Citizen Jane film festivals, Columbia is a city that spins a good yarn. This is what brought Katina Bitsicas to Columbia. As a professor for MU’s new Digital Storytelling program, Katina helps students explore
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Abby Kempf, 18, Rock Bridge High School College plans: Double major in neuroscience and biology at Barnard College in New York City. Favorite class in high school: AP Biology. Proudest accomplishment in high school: Getting a 4.0 GPA and being Valedictorian. Biggest lesson learned in high school: If you are focused on praise
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Frank Gaunt, 17, Hickman High School College plans: Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Favorite club or extracurricular in high school: Young Democratic Socialists and Amnesty International. Proudest accomplishment in high school: Forming the first political club at Hickman — Young Democratic Socialists — with my friend, Gabe Gassmann. Best advice I’ve ever received: To always
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What if problems can pull people together? A couple years ago, a local banking executive was asking me questions about what I do. “I help people and businesses innovate,” I told her. “Hmmm,” she replied. She was skeptical about the whole “innovation” thing. “What’s wrong with just keeping things the way they are? I
Each time we do a big shoot here at the magazine there are hundreds, if not thousands of photos to go through. Normally I trust Art Director Keith with the job of sorting through pictures, but this time he passed the baton to me. For our upcoming June/July issue, we did a really neat on-location
