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PCHS Class of 2024 Senior Spotlight: Emma Whitlock

May 02, 2024

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🎓 Senior Spotlight: Emma Whitlock 🎓

Let's shine a light on the remarkable Emma Whitlock from the PCHS Class of 2024! 🌟💙

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents: Emma is the daughter of Kevin and Cassie Cowles.

🚗 Family Fun: Emma's cherished family activity is traveling the country to attend various livestock shows, fostering bonds and shared experiences.

🌟 Inspiration Journey: Throughout high school, Emma's mom, Cassie Cowles, has been her guiding light, introducing her to FFA and nurturing her passion for Animal Chiropractics.

📣 Extracurricular Adventures: Emma's high school journey has been rich with participation in sports like Basketball, Golf, Track, and Softball, as well as activities including Band, FBLA, NHS, Scholar Bowl, and FFA, each contributing to her growth and network of friendships.

🏆 Proudest Achievement: A standout moment for Emma was placing 7th high individually in the nation at the National FFA Livestock Judging competition during her sophomore year, a testament to her dedication and skill.

🎉 Memorable Moment: Being inducted as the Area 3 2nd Vice President for FFA stands out as Emma's most memorable moment at Putnam, highlighting her leadership and commitment.

🌱 Growth & Advice: Emma's journey has seen her break out of her comfort zone, becoming more confident. Her advice to incoming freshmen is to stay true to themselves and embrace authenticity for fulfilling high school experiences.

📚 Favorite Class: Emma's favorite class was animal science, where she gained valuable knowledge for her future career in a fun and engaging environment.

🐮 Off-School Bliss: Showing livestock is Emma's favorite activity away from school, allowing her to express herself and pursue her passions.

💭 Three Words: Hardworking, compassionate, loving—qualities that define Emma's character.

👩‍👧‍👦 Admiration: Emma most admires her mom for instilling the values of hard work and ethics, guiding her toward her goals, and inspiring her to be her best self.

🎓 Future Plans: After high school, Emma plans to attend Illinois Central College to join the Livestock Judging Team and major in Pre-Chiropractics, with aspirations to become a dual certified Human and Animal Chiropractor, either starting her own clinic or traveling to national livestock shows and horse tracks.

🌟 High School Reflection: Emma sums up her high school journey as long, memorable, and eye-opening, filled with growth and discovery.

👩‍🏫 Impactful Educator: Ms. Tosspon has had a significant impact on Emma, creating an inviting and exciting learning environment and consistently pushing her to excel.

👋 Missed Moments: Emma will miss being active in sports and activities the most about high school, cherishing the camaraderie and spirit of competition.

🎓 Favorite Quote: "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind" - Dr. Seuss

Congratulations, Emma! We are #PutnamProud of you and wish you all the best in your future endeavors!