Head of the Class 2017: Lauren Stewart, Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School
Lauren Stewart
PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School
GPA: 3.845
Honors/Achievements: Medals for maintaining above a 3.0 GPA, outstanding student in orchestra, AP Scholar Award, Arkansas Girls State, Arkansas Governor’s School and African American High School Honor Award.
Colleges Accepted to: University of Arkansas, Lyon College, University of Memphis, Rhodes College, Tuskegee University and Howard University.
College Attending: Undecided.
Career Goal: I would like to use my international relations degree to get a job working for an non-governmental or to perhaps start my own non-profit.
Favorite Memory from High School: My favorite memory from high school is the class of 2017’s senior night. That’s when the reality of the closeness of graduation hit me. I have never been so aware of an impending end, but in that moment, I was proud of all I had accomplished and pleased by the love I was receiving from friends and family.
Favorite Quote: “There is no chance, no destiny, no fate that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul” - Ella Wheeler Wilcox.