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SKY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Karina Ashby Cache Valley’s rich agricultural history based on the values of work, family, faith, and community are at the core of who Karina Ashby from Sky View High School (SVHS) is. Karina is prepared to work hard to reach her goals.
Newton. She also works at the nearby JP Larsen and Sons Dairy. Karina loves being outside as she works and values the skills of hard work and responsibility she’s learned. “You learn to just get the job done,” she said.
At school, Karina found joy as a SVHS marching band section leader for saxophone during her sophomore, junior, and senior years. She participated in jazz band and symphonic band every year. “I really love it,” she said. “It’s more than music or the performances; I learned a lot of life skills and how I can strive to become a better person.”
The opportunity she’s had to live and work in a tight-knight community is not lost on her. “I love the closeness of living in a small town,” she said. “We have each other’s back and it’s showed me the importance of helping people and that family is really important.”
She also completed many concurrent enrollment and AP classes and worked to maintain good grades. But it wasn’t always easy. She shares that she struggled to overcome chronic migraines and deal with stress and learned to balance her time and set realistic goals. “I looked at who I am on the inside so I could do the things I loved,” Karina said. Karina balances her time between a lot of things. She has five siblings and lives on her family’s farm in
Karina is involved in a lot of community service and has a particular interest in Cache Valley’s history. With the community, she helped restore a historic cabin and is part of The Patriot Gunslingers, an 1880s historical reenactment group. The group travels through Cache Valley and Idaho performing. She is also involved with church service, the Newton library, and served as a volunteer for the Top of Utah HalfMarathon. When she’s not busy with school, work, or
volunteering, she loves to hike and camp — her favorite place is Logan Canyon. She likes to bake desserts, listen to music, and dance. Specifically, western swing and she recently learned Eastern Swing. Just two days after graduation, Karina will travel to Alaska with her sisters to work at a fishing lodge for the summer. After that, she plans to serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. Wherever she goes and whatever she does, Cache Valley will always be part of Karina Ashby.
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