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Shelby Yates

NAME: Shelby Yates

NICKNAMES: Punky,

Shelbs, Shelbster

DATE/PLACE of

BIRTH: April 22, 1996

Waterloo

PARENTS: James (Jim)

and Kathy Yates

SIBLINGS: Brittany

and Brandi Yates

PETS: Angel (cat) and

Rorrie (dog)

PRESENT JOB:

Westview Independent

Living, GR student

kitchen helper, Morris

Inn Steakhouse

FAVORITES

SCHOOL LUNCH:

tacos

GR HIGH SCHOOL

TEACHER: Mrs.

Johanns

GR HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS: English classes

SONG: “How He

Loves” by David

Crowder Band

COLOR: orange

HOLIDAY: Christmas

(hands down!)

EXTRA

CURRICULAR

ACTIVITIES/SPORTS

at GR: choir, GR

Singers, band, weekly

piano lessons, soccer,

drama, large group

speech, individual

speech, speech mentor,

newspaper, class

president, student

council, S.A.D.D, NHS,

and Renovation.

OUTSIDE OF

SCHOOL: Community

of Reinbeck “Christmas

Spectacular!”, E.O.M.

committee member,

VBS, Sunday school

teacher, children’s choir

teacher, youth group, and

summer mission trips.

FAVORITE

ACTIVITY: EXPLAIN

WHY: Speech

(especially individual) is

definitely my love! It

has given me the

opportunity to explore

the talents that God has

given me (and hasn’t

given me: AKA Improve

Skills). It has given me

communication skills,

taught me the importance

of teamwork, the

greatness that comes out

of hard work, and created

confidence within myself

that will carry with me

far into the future. Most

of all, Speech has

instilled belief in myself

that I will be accepted no

matter what, that the

stories I write every year

mean something, that I

really do have talent, that

I can inspire other, that I

can do great things, and

that I can achieve

anything. Speech has

made me who I am!

FAVORITE HIGH

SCHOOL MEMORY:

Flash mobbing the

College Square Mall and

the lunch room with

Christmas tunes before

winter break! “The best

way to spread Christmas

cheer is singing loud for

all to hear!”

MOST

EMBARRASSING

HIGH SCHOOL

MEMORY: My

freshmen year in gym

class during an arousing

game of kickball. I had

gotten the ball stuck up

in the bleachers and was

rounding for second base

when Sam Johnson made

ONE jump up to the very

top, grabbed the ball, and

was charging at me. I

was literally ONE step

away from second base

when I turned around

and ran the other

direction, covered my

head, and hugged the

wall. I got out.

MY BEST GR

ACCOMPLISHMENT:

Putting on a Community

of Reinbeck “Christmas

Spectacular!” with over

60 GR kids PreK

through seventh grade

my junior and senior

year.

HOW WOULD YOU

LIKE TO BE

REMEMBERED AS

YOU LEAVE GRHS?

I want to be remembered

as a great leader. I hope

that the students have

seen my involvement and

have been urged to push

our school to try new

things and grow closer

relationships with one

another. I hope that the

staff will remember me

as the girl who always

went above and beyond.

I hope my name will be

remembered for a very

long time here at GR,

and if I did things right, I

hope I had a positive

impact and inspired

everyone in some way.

THING I WILL MISS

ABOUT GR:

The sense of community.

We all come together to

support one another and

be there for each other in

any and all

circumstances. We bond

with one another and

experience everything as

a team. The students and

staff here at GR are my

family and will always

be special to me.

ADVICE TO

UNDERCLASSMEN:

Be a role model and

strive to make a positive

impact everyday!

Always walk the hall

ways with a smile on

your face. Talk to

someone you never talk

to. Participate in

something you’d never

dreamed of doing. You

literally get one shot at

high school, so embrace

everything it has to offer!

FUTURE PLANS: I

will be attending UNI to

major in social work,

minor in family relations,

and receive a certificate

in nonprofit organization

management. I’m also

hoping to intern at the

Salvation Army and/or

the YMCA while in

college. After college, I

want to create a

“Foundation of Hope”

nonprofit that will serve

the extensive,

impoverished

communities that need

help most. This

organization would focus

on giving people the

necessities to make them

successful in the world

and keep them on their

feet for the long run. I

cannot think of anything

more rewarding than to

build personal

relationships and help

others find a new sense

of meaning in their lives.

I only wish to be that

inspiration, that hope, for

people who need it most!