Student Profi le

Thanks to the coaches and teachers at Northern and Northwest High Schools for their student recommendations and input, which make it possible to recognize these talented, dedicated students for their accomplishments in academics, athletics and cultural arts.

NORTHERN GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL

Grady Jones, senior

Roles: student body president, drumline captain by ZOE STRAUB, Northern sophomore

Grady Jones, a senior at Northern Guilford High School, is balancing two seemingly disparate roles. However, being student body president and marching band drumline captain are not mutually exclusive – in fact, they overlap a lot.

“It all comes from putting in the work and building trust with people so you have the connections,” Jones said in a recent interview.

As student body president, Jones spends much of his time working with class presidents and helping plan student activities like school dances and football themes.

“My job is to make the school great, and to improve the school for future years,” he said.

When the final bell rings at the end of each school day, Jones turns his attention to a particular group of students – the marching band’s drumline.

When asked about being a drumline captain, he said a lot of credit goes to the people around him.

“The drumline is my family, so I want to leave an impact and make sure they are going to be good for the future,” he said. His drive to leave his school and the drumline in a better place are both rooted in the same place, and as a leader, he thrives on planning and coordinating events as well as making sure others are happy and working together.

Outside of academics, Jones participates in several school clubs and programs, ranging from Volunteer Club to Eco Club to Nighthawk ambassador.

He’s not yet sure what direction he’ll head in after graduating next June, but he’s confident he’ll use the knowledge he has gained from his experience at Northern throughout his life.

When asked what he values about his leadership roles, Jones answered, “I get to be a part of conversations I didn’t even know were happening.”

He said he has learned how to incorporate both leadership positions into his life, and hopes the changes he’s made through these dual roles will leave a lasting, positive mark on the school.

NWHS students take gold at Piedmont Regional HOSA matchup

(Above left, L to R) Northwest High School students Torey Cagno, Emma Welch and Josie Danner took fi rst place in the “Creative Thinking” category at the Piedmont Regional HOSA competition on Nov. 5 and (above right) Sanjita Suryadevara placed fi rst in “Prepared Speaking.”

by EMILY WELCH, NWHS student

Northwest Guilford High School students were delighted to compete in this year’s annual HOSA Piedmont Regional competition, held at Carver High School in Winston-Salem on Nov. 5.

“One of the things I love so much about HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) is that it is a studentrun organization,” Emma Welch said. “It gives students a voice along with a place to help us become more interested in furthering our career paths and our hopes for the future. We are able to surround ourselves with people who are extremely encouraging, pushing us toward the professions we aspire to obtain.”

HOSA is a career and technical student organization created to help students further their career and education in the healthcare field. Students compete in team and individual HOSA events, showing off skills learned by participating in the student organization. Northwest High School students Emma Welch, Josie Danner and Torey Cagno recently teamed up to compete in the creative thinking competition and ...continued on p. 42

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