I AM SKS:
Shayla Lawrence ’21 BY SARAH FULTON ’09
Meet Shayla Lawrence ‘21. Shayla is best-known by her peers for her excellent grades, her leadership, her talents as an actress and singer, and her involvement in Student Government, National Honor Society (NHS), Black Student Union (BSU), and many other committees. In a recent interview with On the Mountain, Shayla told us about her journey at SKS, her future aspirations in the field of Psychology, and how she has come to embody the School’s core values and everything that is Storm King. Q: What is your background? How did you decide to come to SKS? SL: Both sides of my family are Jamaican, so I grew up with a very large and loud family who support me through it all. Through that support, my parents recognized potential in me that was not being challenged at my previous school. That’s why they made the decision to send me to Storm King. The catch is I didn’t find out I was going to SKS until a week after the school year had already started! I was hesitant and anxious about being able to fit in here and the first week I attended I didn’t speak or engage in class until I discovered what a homey and accepting environment I was surrounded by. Soon enough I settled in, made
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