Emma Garvey

Emma Garvey – West Virginia
Nomination & Photography by Mamarazzi Photography
Issue 57 of Inspiring Teens Magazine
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Nomination: Emma is a 2022 Graduate of Brooke High School. She graduated with a 4.2GPA, was a member of National Honors Society and National Technical Honors Society. She was a PLTW Biomedical Science Program completer, a 4 year HOSA club member. She was awarded the gold academic pin, participated the BHS Honors Program, and was selected for Bruins Best. Emma is a friend to everyone, who is always willing to help others in need while striving to be the best version of herself academically and socially. Emma will be continuing her education at Bethany College, and there is no doubt in my mind that this young lady with a beautiful soul, whose a true inspiration to others and who is going to leave her beautiful mark on the world.
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Photography by Mamarazzi Photography

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​How did you balance your very high GPA with your extracurriculars and social life?
I think balancing my GPA with extracurriculars and social life was made easier because all my friends having the same academic strives as me helped me see how to manage everything because we were all doing it together.

What was your favorite volunteer activity with NHS?
We weren't able to do much because of Covid with NHS but helping put together the NHS Ceremony to induct the next inductees was rewarding because NHS is such a big accomplishment. We unfortunately couldn’t finish the service project because of timing in the year and the impact from Covid.

What is the National Technical Honors Society and what did you do in it?
The National Technical Honors Society is a group of students who strive in the CTE Programs provided by the school. The students apply and if they meet the requirements will get inducted into the society. We didn't get to do much as we would've liked to because of Covid.

Photography by Mamarazzi Photography

​Why did you choose Mamarazzi Photography for your photographer?
I chose Mamarazzi Photography because we knew and are friends with the photographer, which made the experience so comfortable and fun. But from knowing her and seeing her work I loved the way she captured her pictures and the fun ideas, props, and poses she uses. It makes you think you're not even taking pictures just living in the moment and her capturing those real and pure moments in her photos.

What was your preparation and photo shoot experience like? What did you love most about it?
My photo shoot experience was so much fun. I felt very comfortable and felt like I could just be myself. There were a lot of laughs the entire time, mainly because I couldn't get the serious face down right. Mamarazzi Photography captured some of the realist and in the moment pictures of me that I think is what made me love them so much.

​Tell us about the PLTW Biomedical Program.
The PLTW Biomedical Program is hands-on scenarios and activities to engage students who are interested in the medical field. There are four classes you must take in order to complete the program. Your junior year you take the first two courses Principles of Biomedical Science and Human Body Systems. Then your senior year you take Medical Interventions and Biomedical Innovations. Once you complete the four classes, you take EOC Test which ensures whether or not you pass the program to receive your lab coat and the PLTW honor stole for graduation.

What is HOSA and what did you do as a club member?
HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) is a community-service based club that volunteers for different things that are happening in our community. As a club member some of the things I did were volunteering to ring the bells for the Salvation Army, dressed up and passed out candy for the towns Trunk n' Treat, donated items for Brightwood Nursing Home, and raised money from our Sarris Candy fundraiser to buy gifts for 15 Brooke County children from the Salvation Army.

What was a favorite accomplishment in this organization?
In this organization my favorite accomplishment was we collected the most money for ringing the Salvation Army bells at different areas that we won there first place award. Also, we partnered with Vitalant to hold a scholarship blood drive at our high school, which the community, staff, faculty, and even students participated in the help with the blood shortage to save lives.

Photography by Mamarazzi Photography

What is Bruins best and why is being selected an honor?
Bruins best is the selected top students in your graduating class. Students who are involved in activities, clubs, sports, and strive academically. Being selected is an honor because what you work for and have put into these last for years is honored by getting your picture taken and put on a billboard for everyone to see.

What did receiving the gold academic pin mean to you?
Receiving the gold academic pin means that I continued to work hard at my school work to maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA.

Tell us more about your goals in a sports career.
I hope to inspire younger girls that being a women in sports is rewarding. Just because there are not as many women in sports careers it doesn't mean that it isn't still possible to be in that career and be very successful.

Photography by Mamarazzi Photography

​What are you looking forward to most about college?
The most I'm looking forward to about college is the work study and experiences I will learn working in the college athletic world.

What will you miss most about high school?
What I will miss most about high school is the people and teachers that I will rarely get to see. Those relationships with them and memories that I now don't get to have again because I have now graduated, I will miss the most.

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