What Seniors Wanted To Be
May 20, 2021
Throughout their childhood and adolescent years, kids are often asked what they would like to be when they grow up. As years pass, students change their perspective. Seniors were asked what they wanted to be when younger and how that might have changed as they dive into their first chapter of adulthood.
Daniel Pavolic
Childhood Dream: Be in the NFL.
Adult Reality: Attend East Carolina to major in Marketing.
Jaidyn Turner
Childhood Dream: Be an elementary teacher.
Adult Reality: Attend Randolph College to major in Nutrition.
Hope Fahrner
Childhood Dream: Wanted to be a doctor.
Adult Reality: Attend University of South Carolina to major in Business or Health Science.
Rachel Vaughn
Childhood Dream: Be a wedding planner.
Adult Reality: Attend Virginia Tech to major in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Childhood Dream: Wanted to be a professional baseball player.
Adult Reality: Attend Patrick Henry Community College to major in Kinesiology/sports medicine.
Jagger Herring
Childhood Dream: Wanted to be a professional soccer player.
Adult Reality: Attend Radford University to major in Elementary Education.
Childhood Dream: Wanted to be a technician.
Adult Reality: Attend Virginia Military Institute to major in International Studies.
Childhood Dream: Wanted to be a prosecutor.
Adult Reality: Attend Ole Miss to major in Business and Dental Hygiene.
Kevin Rockett
Childhood Dream: Wanted to be an astronaut.
Adult Reality: Attend James Madison University to major in Secondary Education.
JD Robinson
Childhood Dream: Wanted to be a lawyer.
Adult Reality: Attend Virginia Wesleyan University to major in Business.
Nolan Pettit
Childhood Dream: Wanted to be a teacher.
Adult Reality: Attend Elizabethtown College to major in Data Science.
Callie Parsons
Childhood Dream: Wanted to be an FBI agent.
Adult Reality: Attend University of Tennessee to major in Interior Design.
Maya Lombardo
Childhood Dream: Wanted to be a surgeon.
Adult Reality: Attend University of Virginia to major in Psychology.