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Most rewarding for Nettie has been feeling the collective pride of the senior class in these final weeks of school. She says, “Our lives are coming together Everyone knows where they’re going to college and I’m proud of us, because everyone got what they wanted ”

Nettie’s Taylor Swift concert cover is appropriate: she is a self-proclaimed Swiftie who counts listening to Swift’s music as one of her favorite pastimes She also loves watching young female classics like the movie Legally Blonde and the TV show Gilmore Girls, and enjoys spending time with her three sisters and her friends outside of school

Nettie has conquered the Hammond experience with confidence, diligence, and determination to overcome challenges, and she has always spared time for what is most important to her: pursuing service opportunities, cheering on the Skyhawks at games, or spending time with her friends and family She will attend the University of Georgia this fall, where she plans to major in public health, which she chose because “there’s so many different paths I could take with it” and she’s still undecided about her career path Her advice to future Hammond students stems from that determination in the classroom: “If you think you can do it, you can Believe in yourself ”