SHERIDAN — “At the conclude of the working day it is not about what you completed, it is about who you have lifted up, who you have built much better. It is about what you have offered back again,” Denzel Washington once stated. This is Libby Gardner’s mantra, what she lives by. Gardner, a senior at Sheridan Superior Faculty, is this week’s Summit Award winner.
She is the daughter of Misty and Josh Gardner, and she has a few sisters: older sister Ellie and youthful sisters, Shelbi and Kendall. Libby Gardner describes her loved ones as owning a “close bond” and she appears to be up to her mom most. She describes her mother as powerful and form.
“My mom is always taking time to spend a person-on-a single time with every single of us,” Gardner reported. “She is the most genuine particular person I know.”
Gardner is an fantastic university student with a 4. GPA and a resume boasting quite a few state-of-the-art courses, which include two Highly developed Placement, 4 dual enrollment and three concurrent enrollment classes.
“Libby is an superb younger lady who brings a beneficial outlook, motivation to understand and a sense of humor that is contagious to these all around her,” said SHS math teacher Elizabeth Swager, one of Gardner’s favorite lecturers. “Her natural intelligence and potent do the job ethic are critical to her accomplishment in university as effectively as athletics.
“While confident in her qualities, Libby is humble, gracious, compassionate and usually prepared to enable some others,” Swager continued. “She is intrinsically determined to operate to her fullest potential in lecturers, striving for excellence. Libby encourages and celebrates her teammates successes as if they were being her have, which would make her a job product and chief amid her peers. It was definitely a satisfaction to have her in class for two decades as well as to watch her contend.”
These text are a perfect representation of Gardner and her impact on the Sheridan Superior Faculty community. Her all-time beloved topic is math she likes the black and white sensibility of it and has named Swager as an superb educator.
“Mrs. Swager is always available and receives to know her pupils personally,” Gardner said.
Past math, Gardner is intrigued by psychology. She extensively appreciated learning about how the mind works and how it relates to each and every of us.
Gardner has been a 3-sport athlete — taking part in golfing, basketball and soccer — for 4 many years. Her favourite activity is golf.
“Golf can be played for pleasurable or competitively,” Gardner defined. “When playing, it lets your thoughts be free of charge to just imagine about golf and the people you are with.”
Gardner is a powerful chief on every of her teams. On the soccer crew she uncovered how to be there for her teammates as a result of the great importance of the goalie placement. In simple fact, her golf teammates simply call her their “team mother.”
Gardner is a member of Nationwide Honor Society, has participated in College student Council each yr and at the moment serves as the senior class secretary. In addition, she has been utilized by the YMCA as a camp counselor.
Final tumble, Gardner was fortunate to have an internship at Kennon, concentrating on strategical finance administration. She seasoned the two finance and managing outside the house contracts, in particular with the government. This expertise solidified her desire to review business enterprise, specially finance in higher education.
Gardner has committed to Northern Arizona College in Flagstaff. She said she is excited to experience a further condition that is not far too much from property.
On a lighter note, her beloved movie is “Cars,” but she enjoys all Disney films, largely since she watches them with her more youthful sister, who is in fifth quality.
Gardner is a terrific representation of the Summit Award, a properly-deserved honor. Very good luck to Gardner in her upcoming endeavors.