A Shining Star
May 15, 2020
Allen Greenwell is a senior at Butler Traditional High School. Allen describes himself as an outgoing person who loves to socialize, especially if he knows you. “I can easily talk to people. I am a hardworking individual that doesn’t give up, even when it gets hard. I am a caring and kind-hearted person who you can come to for advice, or to vent/rant.” Allen was involved in the Higher Purpose Group and he was a part of the student council junior, freshman, and sophomore year. He was also on the football team. I asked who is your role model? And he said, “My role model is my mom, it’s basic yes but she has shown me over the last 8 years since I have been adopted that no matter the age or circumstances, you can still achieve your dream that you may have wanted. She has taught me how to prioritize a lot better, to be more organized. She has shown me life isn’t going to be easy, but all you can do is take one step at a time and adapt along the way.”
During this time off from school Allen enjoys being able to spend more time with family since he has a little more time to do so. He also enjoys being able to work a little more as well. Allen wants to share something positive about COVID-19 and he said, “Something positive that has come out of the Covid-19 pandemic is that I have had the opportunity to become closer with family, and some friends as well. I have been able to work on broken relationships and mend them.” I asked Allen if he liked online learning and he said, “To a certain extent I do like online learning because it is at your own pace, but I also don’t necessarily like it because I can get distracted pretty easily.”
Something Allen was looking forward to the rest of the school year was “being able to spend it with the people that I went through high school with. I wanted to be able to have fun on the Belle trip, Senior Prom, or any senior activities. I was really looking forward to graduation because I would be able to say “I made it”. “What I miss most about Butler is the teachers. I miss seeing them smile or laugh with the students. I miss seeing certain teachers that I would be able to personally talk to if I had a problem. The BIG thing I really miss is being able to make memories in each classroom each year with the classmates.”

This is senior Katie Templeman. You may have seen her around school or even on the field. She plays center field for the softball team here at Butler,...
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