by Delyssa Huffman, Point Pleasant Register
04.14.10 - 10:14 pm
For just the past year, Stanley, 18, has been traveling to South Charleston to put on her ice skates to play her favorite sport, hockey.
“I used to play on a younger team, but now I have moved up to the adult team,” Stanley said. “And I am really excited about it.”
At Hannan, Stanley is currently working as an office assistant for one semester.
“I enjoy helping others out,” Stanley said. “I mainly work on creating and posting flyers about upcoming events at the school.”
She also stated that she enjoys learning about the new technology in the office and assisting office personnel with software including Microsoft Publisher, which she uses frequently.
Dr. Karen Oldham, principal at HJSHS, said that Stanley is a phenomenal student.
“Katy goes above and beyond her duties as a student and is excellent at everything” Oldham said.
For the past two years, Stanley also has been a member of the National Honor Society, an elite group of students who are chosen based on their academics and character.
“In NHS, we have participated in numerous community service projects including a food drive here at the school,” Stanley said. “We also are planning an upcoming Math-A-Thon to take place next month.”
Another project came about during the Haiti tragedy. This group of students sent cards to the troops overseas to let them know they were not forgotten during the disaster.
This senior has additionally been involved with Student Council, serving as treasurer last year and is a former prom committee member.
Stanley commented that she is ready for her senior prom, themed “Black Tie Affair.”
A Promise Scholar and the recipient of the Michael Perry Scholarship, Stanley is looking forward to living on campus in Huntington and attending the College of Sciences at Marshall University.
“I always knew I wanted to be in the medical field,” Stanley said. “And since I am good at science and chemistry, I have decided to major in Pre-Pharmacy. I am definitely ready for it.”
After her four years in the undergraduate program, Stanley will attend medical school for another two years. Her ultimate goal is to become a laboratory pharmacist where she will work with chemicals and develop new drugs.
“I would love to be apart of someone’s healing process,” Stanley stated.
She chose Marshall for several reasons. Her mother is a graduate from there and Stanley said she also is a big Thundering Herd fan. MU is close to home and at the same time far enough way for her to be able to grow on her own.
As she reflects on her years spent at Hannan, Stanley said she will miss a lot of people.
“We’re basically like a big family,” Stanley said. “You build new friendships all during these six years and now everyone is going their separate ways ... it’s kind of sad.”
Stanley said her hobbies include hanging out with her friends, spending time in Teays Valley, and taking care of her animals. She recently added four hermit crabs to her already animal-populated home of a dog, two cats, two birds and four fish.
She is the daughter of Eugene and Linda Stanley of Apple Grove.
Seniors for “Senior Spotlight” are chosen from all three area high schools and are nominated by the principals.
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