Honored

Upon arriving home today, I was greeted by a letter. The fancy font and formal packaging led me to believe that it was something important. Sure enough, it may be one of the greatest honors in my high school life. It was an invitation from the National Youth Leadership Forum to join this coming summer's National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine. On this trip, I will learn and study under some of the most respected medical leaders and in "some of our nation's most prominent and technologically-advanced medical institutions and schools". I will be able to visit one of eight cities of my choice. The choices are Atlanta, Georgia; Los Angeles, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Houston, Texas; and Washington, D.C. The trip will last 10 days and I will gain valuable experience in the medical field. I am so excited and grateful to be given this opportunity. This, on top of yesterday's NHS induction, is leaving me feeling very honored.

On the other end of the medical spectrum, I seem to have caught a bad fever. For the second time in the last few weeks, I'm sick. This normally doesn't happen to me. The best I can do right now is deal with it and hope it passes quickly. My empathy goes out to all others who are currently sick.

Emily Prevost
WHS
Wickenburg, Ariz.