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Higley grad takes class lesson, plans global outreach Recent Higley High graduate Cassie In addition to her service work, Cassie Hancock earned a Marine Scholar & Athlete was a member of Higley High’s Best Buddies Excellence Award, the Ken Vandehei program and played volleyball three years. Scholarship from the Higley Classmate Brandon Achievement Foundation and Boyle, another Higley High scholarships to ASU, Southern graduate, said Cassie has, “a Virginia University and Brigham very big heart.” Young University. “Whether good things or But it’s her heart and bad things have happened, compassion for others that will she always has the biggest be remembered most by her smile. I’ve seen her all four teachers and peers, they say. years here and she’s never Cassie was one of 381 seniors discouraging to anybody,” who graduated from Higley High he said. School on May 26. One of her Boyle described Cassie classes this year was AP Human as “tenacious.” The two Geography, taught by Kerri of them enrolled in Mathew. During the class last fall, multivariable calculus with Cassie learned about the efforts differential equations this of the Edna Adan Foundation year, a high-level math to help improve the health of Cassie Hancock is planning course. Sometimes, when women and infants in Somaliland. to attend ASU’s Barrett, the the class moved quickly, Honors College, in the fall. Boyle said it Cassie spoke “Cassie was very taken with Edna Adan. She took hold of it up for all to ask for a and ran with it and she decided to raise review. money to support the cause,” Mathew said. “She wanted to make sure we all Cassie planned her first fundraiser last fall understand it,” he said. and hopes to eventually collect $25,000 to Cassie graduated in the top 5% of her support the organization. class. She plans to spend the summer “It was all her. That was impressive to at BYU taking her a few college classes me. She took something from class that before returning to the Valley in August for resonates with her,” Mathew said. her courses at ASU’s Barrett, the Honors
College. She plans to study biological sciences with minor or double in global health. She’s looking forward to the next move, noting Higley High has helped prepare her for the future. “The classes have been difficult. One of my favorite teachers said something
today that stuck: just because you tried something hard and didn’t do well, that doesn’t mean you failed. Trying something hard is a success,” Cassie said. “I’ve had teachers totally push me to do something I wouldn’t do. My teachers have given me that: Success is in the trying.”
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