Senior Spotlight: Luci Horne
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Mikayla Kraft, School Correspondent
MT43 News School Correspondent |
Senior Spotlight: Luci Horne
Mikayla Kraft
School Correspondent
It doesn’t matter who you are, but when the Horne name is mentioned, everyone understands who you are talking about. Football may be the first thing that comes to mind, or even volleyball and track. Maybe you do not think of sports, but the first thing on your mind is technology or the characteristic of competitiveness. Whatever it may be, the Hornes are well known. Luci Horne, the oldest child in the family, is graduating this year. She has worked hard in everything from sports to education and as graduation is approaching she is likewise approaching the end of the race for Valedictorian and a greater education that will serve her intelligence well.
Luci has called Townsend her home since she was three years old. Most of the time she has spent growing up has involved spending time with her family and camping. Luci’s mom, Natalie Horne, is a nurse and her father, Joe Horne is a teacher and coach at Broadwater High School. In addition, she has a brother in his junior year named Sawyer. Immediate family is extremely important to her, but distant family is just as important. While camping, she loves to read and spend her time at the lake. Luci takes pride in her work making jewelry at JRock and loves to spend her free time playing volleyball.
She has been highly involved in sports and clubs during her high school career. She has “participated in Volleyball for four years, Track for four years, Basketball for one year, Student Council for four years, Youth Council for two years, Close Up for one year, Bulldogs Beyond for two years, NHS for two years, and Academic Olympics for three years…” she has held leadership positions such as, “volleyball captain for junior and senior year, class president since sophomore year, and an NHS leader.”
Out of all the incredible things she has been involved with, Volleyball was the most impactful. Her role as a libero/defensive specialist has taught her how to be a leader and how to communicate with those around her. Volleyball opened her up to a new family that she spent all of her time playing with and she expressed how she was so thankful. She stated that “volleyball has… shown me how amazing and supportive the Townsend Community is. It has shown me how to work hard for my own goals and to work with other people toward a common goal. It showed me how to deal with losses and gave me a chance to celebrate wins with my best friends.”
Luci plans to attend Carroll College to pursue a Mathematics degree. She hopes to achieve her dream job of either becoming a Math teacher or obtaining a mathematical job in the engineering field. If the chance is opened up to her, she would love to obtain a world-traveling job that allows her to get paid and see the world around her.
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