To say she has accomplished much in eighteen short years is an understatement. Not only has she maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her entire school career, she went on to the state competition this year for speech and won 8th in the creative expression category (she probably would've gone on to state last year if it wasn't for a certain virus and the speech season was cut short), she has maintained successful employment at the local bank and is known by many who frequent it with her infectious smile and sense of humor, she has helped many of her classmates with homework over the years, is an avid golfer, is an accomplished vocalist in the high school choir, competed successfully in knowledge bowl, is on the church board as one of the youth advocates, teaches Sunday school, is an extremely talented actress in drama, and the list goes on and on and on . . .
She works hard at what she does, and has reaped the rewards of it. This was especially shown at this year's senior awards ceremony as she took home 19 separate awards and/or scholarships.
Most of all, she has been like a rock to me and a voice of reason, especially throughout the past few years with the failing of her mother's health, eventual passing, and dealing with the daily grind of being a single dad and widow. She will be sorely missed as she attends the University of Minnesota in the fall, majoring in biomedical engineering.
Love you, Mariah! You have truly made me a #prouddad.
This is so precious!! Proud Dad you should be ❤ I know Momma was with you all last night. Good luck in all your endeavors Mariah!!
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