ANSLI By Hannah Lester Photos Contributed By Ansli McDonald
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nsli McDonald was familiar with Beauregard high school even before entering her freshman year.
Her mom worked as a teacher at the school, so McDonald was in and out before ever starting high school. McDonald made the most of her time at Beauregard. Like all students, there was homework and studies to contend with — but McDonald decided to get involved outside of just her classwork. “I was captain of the Beauregard High School Varsity Cheer Squad for this past year and was a member for all four years of high school,” she said. “I am President of the Student Council and have also been a member for all four years of high school. I am also a member of the Beauregard High School Volleyball team, Diamond Darlings, National Honor Society, Math Team, Mu Alpha Theta and Belles and Beaus.” Outside of school, McDonald kept busy too — she worked at Our Home Pharmacy and attended Church of the Highlands. Beauregard High School had to shut down and go virtual like every other school in the area last March. And in August, they still weren’t able to come back in person. So McDonald, like many other students, lost the last half of her junior year and part of her senior year to COVID-19. “It was not until September that we were able to come back to school and learn face-to-face,” she said. “When it came to the sports I enjoyed playing and the activities I enjoyed participating in, there were many new rules and regulations that made me afraid that I might miss out on the full ‘senior experience’. However, Mr. Brown, my coaches and my teachers all worked very hard to make my senior year as normal as possible, and I am very thankful for that.”
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