WELCOME TO BENZIE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS FEATURED FRIDAY
ALUMNI. Today, we would like to
recognize 2011 alumni, Alyssa Smith.
Alyssa grew up in
Thompsonville. She attended Betsie Valley Elementary and Platte River
Elementary for grade school. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley were her favorite grade school
teachers.
Alyssa then
attended Benzie Central High School. While attending Benzie Central, she also
spent a year at the Traverse Bay Area Career Tech Center. She was in the Allied
Health program during her time there. Softball and FFA were a huge part of
Alyssa’s high school experiences. Alyssa was on the Varsity softball team for
three years, two of which she was the captain. Along with that, she was also
All Conference and All District in 2009 and 2010.
Alyssa was in the
FFA for all four years of High School. She held the positions of President and
Vice President of her chapter. She was also the Treasurer of region six. Alyssa
received her regional and state degrees, as well as competed in a variety of
competitions. Mr. Block taught Alyssa the leadership skills that she has today.
She is not quite sure where she would be today without his patience and
dedication.
After graduating from
Benzie Central, Alyssa continued her journey to Kalamazoo. Alyssa attended
Western Michigan University for two years in pursue of a nursing degree. While
at Western, she held positions at Crystal Mountain Resort, Geno’s Sports bar,
and the Roadhouse. After two years of being at Western Michigan University,
Alyssa decided to transfer to Ferris State University.
Alyssa Spent her
first semester at Ferris State finishing her last couple pre- requisitions to
apply to the nursing program. While waiting to get into the program, Alyssa
completed her Bachelors in Health Care Systems Administration. This included
completing a 15-week internship in the Emergency Department at Munson Medical
Center in Traverse City.
In the summer of
2016, Alyssa was accepted into The Ferris State Nursing Program. If nursing
school wasn’t enough, she still continued to work at the Roadhouse and also started
a new job at Iron Fish Distillery. The nursing program came with a lot of ups
and downs, however……Alyssa just walked across the stage accepting her diploma just
a few weeks ago. (The beginning of May).
What’s next? Alyssa
will be enjoying a much-needed trip to Europe for a month. While she is there,
she will be visiting Greece, Italy, and Ireland. When Alyssa returns home, she
will be starting her nursing career on a cardiac unit at Munson Medical Center
in Traverse City. Along with the nursing job, Alyssa still plans to continue to
work at Iron Fish Distillery. Alyssa
says, “She has been busy her whole life and she couldn’t imagine working just
one job”.
Alyssa, we are so very #OneBENZIE proud of you. Your drive and determination as well as your
work ethic will continue to pave your way.
You are a great role model to many and we wish you well in your new
career at Munson Medical Center. Enjoy
your trip to Europe, you deserve it!
Yes, Mrs.
Crossman insists….please like, love and share and let’s celebrate Alyssa!
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