Haylee Rowley

Haylee Rowley - Alabama
Nomination by Angela Rowley
Photography by Mary Pugh Photography
Issue 75 of Inspiring Teens Magazine
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Nomination: Haylee Rowley is inspiring because she chooses to lead not just in her school or community but state organizations as well! Her awards and accomplishments speak on the person she is but she only cares about “what’s next.” While she pushes herself to be her best, she is pushing her peers two times harder. She reaches beyond her comfort zone to meet the duties of what is asked of her without ever saying “no.” Haylee is an inspiring teen who’s favorite thing to do is give back to those around her and she continues to amaze the people around her everyday.
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Photography by Mary Pugh Photography

What leadership opportunities have you had in your school?
At Southern Academy I have had the opportunities to lead in the student body, National Honor Society, spanish club, rum for positions as a class officer, along with team captain positions.

What is your strongest leadership quality?
In my opinion, I believe my strongest leadership quality is encouragement. Being a leader is not all about the way you handle stressful decisions or how well you can organize things. As a leader I encourage others to push themselves out of their comfort zone so they can reach their full potential as a student, athlete, and overall self.

What do you love best about being a leader in your community?
Being a leader in my community comes with new challenges every day. As I accomplish a new goal I have set for my community is a new smile I see on someone's face. Seeing someone enjoy their environment and wear a smile on their face is what makes me feel most rewarded as a leader in my community and that is what I love most about having this role.

Photography by Mary Pugh Photography

​What does being president of your school's student body entail?
Being president of my school's student body entails representing student's opinions and being the primary voice to my school's administration. This includes running meetings amongst my officers for new ideas to increase school spirit, give back to the community, and to support our state's project.

What legacy do you hope to leave behind?
If I could leave anything behind, whether it is to one person or as an entire legacy, it is to live in the present. Do not dwell on the past because it will stop you from moving forward. Do not excite yourself with the future or you will not make memories. As a senior I am guilty about being so excited about the next chapter of my life that it consumes my train of thought. Life flies by and if I could leave anything behind it would be to encourage each person to live in the present and be grateful for every small moment.

What is AISA and what do you love most about it?
AISA is the Alabama Independent School Association. I became a student in this association in the 8th grade. What I love most about this association is how much people connect through it. It feels as if everyone from every school knows each other. This association feels like home and that is the best part about the AISA.

What responsibilities do you have as a district representative in the AISA organization?
My responsibilities as the District 1 representative of AISA entails being the primary voice of the schools inside of our district. I feed and gather information to and from the state president and district 1 so everything runs smoothly in our state conventions.

Photography by Mary Pugh Photography

​What are the ALA Girls and why is this organization important to you?
The American Legion Auxiliary Alabama Girls State is an association met at Troy University where girls spend a week learning about the government and running for positions. This organization is so important to me because it allowed me to go represent my school as a delegate while making life long friendships. It is truly such an inspiring week to help young women learn more as an individual and to show off our individual talents.

What is your role in the Future Medical Leaders Congress as an alumni vs when you participated?
My role as an alumni allows me to go back to another week long congress to represent the dedication I have in my desires to be in the medical field. When I participated I got to sit and listen to noble prize physicians along with watching a live surgery. It was a remarkable experience and opened my eyes into other options that are in the medical field.

What is a rewarding achievement in the Spanish Club?
A rewarding achievement in the Spanish Club is to become completely bilingual. Every student tries their best every day to become better at pronunciation, listening, and translating so we are more diverse in the future and can communicate with those who are not experienced in the english language.

What is a fun memory from the Scribblers as community club president?
Each year we celebrate the end of the year with a Scribblers club formal. It is a time for each member to dress up and celebrate a years worth of hard work and dedication. This will always be my favorite memory.

Photography by Mary Pugh Photography

What is ALFA and why did you want to become a student ambassador?
This student ambassador program encourages others along with myself to safe driving and includes many scholarship opportunities as a reward for our dedication!

Tell us about your softball career and what you love about the sport.
I have been playing softball consecutively for 14 years. I play in all 4 seasons in a year. This has became such a constant routine in my life. It grew a special bond between me and my father. It gave me new friends across the United States. But most importantly, softball gave me memories, ones that I will never be able to replace. Softball has been what I am most "known" for. As I am about to graduate I have made the decision to finally retire from this career and focus on my future. Softball has given me 14 years of the best times in my life. This sport will always hold such a huge place in my heart and I am extremely thankful for playing it as I have grown up.

If you had nothing to do and all day to do it, where would we find you?
If I had all day with nothing to do, you would find me painting. Painting is a time where I can relax and be free of thought. I love to turn music on and paint, even if I don't know what i'm going to paint!

What is up next for you that you are super excited about?
Graduation! I am super excited about this particular time in my life because I have dedicated 12 years of my life to get to this point. It is something that I have not fully comprehended because I have never experienced it before but it is a check mark on my list of goals for my future!

Look for Haylee in issue 75 of Inspiring Teens Magazine!

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