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nathanael ja ' niya nelson baillie johnson
Alabama Park Crossing
Christian High Academy
School
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17 , Senior at Alabama Christian Academy 17 , Senior at Park Crossing High School notable notable
National Merit Finalist AP 2022-2023 Scholar Senior with Honors Class President AUM National Baseball Honor All-Star Society2017 & 2018
FCM Perfect Soccer Attendance Club Montgomery 2015-2021 Honor Roll quotable
P . C . Jewels All Girl Mentor Group “ Look for yourself , and you will find in the long run only hatred quotable , loneliness , despair , rage , ruin , and decay . But look for Christ “ One decision and you dictates will find your Him future , and with .” Him everything else thrown in .” - C . S . Lewis her story his story
Ja ’ Niya shared her favorite part about attending Park Crossing Nathanael High School was is born “ getting Sweden to learn and things is a I dual didn citizen ’ t know ( Sweden before / USA and meeting ). He shared new that people his everyday favorite part . I learn about things attending I never ACA knew , is and that it amazes it provides me AP sometimes and dual . I enrollment love learning courses new things for college . Once credit I learn so about he can them enter at school college , as I begin a sophomore to do more and research finish college at earlier home .” . He Ja ’ Niya is a member was selected of the as National Senior Class Honor President Society , for the the on-staff 2022-2023 pianist school at Grace year . In Presbyterian addition to Church her role , a as member class president , she is also Christian part of Youth the Park Choir Crossing , and a High member School of Trinity Choir
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Montgomery Presbyterian and serves as Church the Boys . He Basketball is also part Team of various Manager clubs . She , such had this as the advice Rättvik for other Baseball students Club , in “ When Sweden entering , Vikarbyn high Fotboll school , Club always in remember Sweden , to Key stay Club focused , FCA , and stay the organized Montgomery . Don Symphony ' t Orchestra procrastinate . when it comes to doing work and studying .”
what ’ s next photography by Shelby Shubird photography by Shelby Shubird
When Ja ” Niya asked shared what that he she wants plans to to do pursue after high a degree school in , physical Nathanael shared therapy , .“ I She think wants I am to being become called a physical into music therapist . Recently because , I have gotten she loves really helping involved people in music and believes at my church this field and best my fits city her , and I really personality enjoyed . doing this more than anything .”
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Nathanael She shared shared , “ I am , proud “ My parents to say that have my inspired family me does the not most judge , but no matter not just what by the . My things grandmother they have is tried the most to teach inspirational me . I have person in my the life most right from now the . She way has they always act and been handle there different for me and
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Nathanael ’ s parents , Gary and Linda Johnson , shared , “ We admire his Ja ’ Niya inner ’ s mother motivation , JaLeesa to achieve James , his shared work , “ I ethic admire , and that his JaNiya willingness is to never obey afraid his parents to try new and things teachers and . His doesn talents ’ t let ‘ translate anything ’ to hold Swedish her culture back . If when there ’ s he something is there every she wants summer to do on , our I always family let mission her go for .” it . Even as a parent , she doesn ’ t require my validation , she makes me
proud by blazing her own path .”
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Gary and Linda had this advice for other parents , “ Your children parent-to-parent
a gift from God and not a possession to hold on JaLeesa to . Disciple had this them advice in Christ for other and parents live what , “ I think you say there you is believe no true , path for they for helping are watching a child more reach than his they / her full are listenintial . Each ' We will child not is hide different them , and from as their a parent children , you , have but tell to
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to love the them coming for who generation they are the . If glorious you love deeds and support of the Lord their , and individuality , your , and child the wonders will feel that as if he they has can done reach .'” ( Psalm his / her 78:4 potential ) his might .”
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