Photo by Nick Young, Collin College photographer.
Katie Henry and Hudson Harris
By Heather Darrow
The Legacy Begins: Students Anticipate Wylie Campus Opening
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atie Henry’s future is not an open book. This Wylie East High School student has already earmarked pages of what is yet to come. She has plans to graduate with an associate degree from Collin College — a year earlier than her peers — and serve as a trauma surgeon in the the Air Force. “We are free in America, and people are giving up their lives for us,” Henry said. “I want to be one of those people who protects others. I have a sense of duty. I feel like I need to do this,” she said. Henry has known since the second grade, when she moved to Wylie, that she wanted to serve in the military. She joined ROTC her freshman year of high school, and she has 32 college credit hours under her belt. “I already have half of my associate degree,” Henry
said. “I will be a college sophomore when I start taking classes at the Collin College Wylie Campus this fall. I decided to take dual credit classes because they count for high school and college. I saved money, and it takes many years to become a trauma surgeon.”
A future day in the life Excited for the Fall 2020 semester, Henry can envision what she will do at the new Wylie Campus. “Before the fall semester begins, I will visit the bookstore, meet with an advisor, and speak to people in the financial aid office,” she said. “I like small classes because you are able to ask more questions, and I want to learn about the Honors Institute and honors classes. I also want to find out more about service-learning classes
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