Columbia High Senior named News 19 Student of the Week
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — For this week's News 19 Student of the Week, our Ellie Byrd headed over to Columbia High School to visit Senior Karen Earle!
Have you ever heard the saying, 'I don't know how she does it all.'?
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Well, that certainly comes to mind when you think of Karen. She has been able to accomplish so much in her lifetime, from being an honor student to graduating from Calhoun Community College at the same time she graduates high school.
If that didn't seem hard enough, she has held a job at Walmart for almost 3 years now as well.
'She really is so deserving, you won girl. I mean for as hard as she works and the time she puts in for her future, I couldn't think of anyone better to be nominated for this,' said one of her best friends.
Not everyone is blessed to have a support system like Karen, but with her heart and drive, sometimes people feel drawn to her! Karen hopes to become a Mechanical Engineer one day, and she wants to travel and explore the world to broaden her knowledge even more.
While Karen is super special to her teachers and students at the school, she is also pretty special to us here at News 19! Her sister, Karrington Earle produces our 4 o'clock newscast. She is a good big sister and role model because both of them are outstanding individuals.In a few short weeks, Karen will walk through the halls of Columbia High one last time, but we know the legacy she leaves behind will remain.
If you would like to nominate a student of the week email us at studentoftheweek@whnt.com and tune in every Thursday at 6 am, 6 pm and 10 pm to see who made the grade!
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