Citizen Of The Year
by Jerry Hostetler
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pg 32 · The Hometown Treasure · May ‘12
pg 32 · The Hometown Treasure · May ‘12
president of the LaGrange Independent
Foundation for the Endowments and
Skyler Carpenter
she is also secretary of the National
has been chosen by the
Honor Society at Westview.
Shipshewana Lions Club
Her future plans are to further her
academic and track careers at Vanderto be this year’s Mayfest
bilt University in Nashville, Tennessee,
Citizen of the Year.
where she will study neonatology as
Skyler is the daughter of Jeff and well as run track. She is also continuBrenda Carpenter of Shipshewana
ing her pursuit to be an Olympic qualiand is finishing her senior year at
fier in track. Skyler owns six individual
Westview. According to the Lions
track records at Westview and has
Club, Skyler was chosen because she been a part of two relay teams that
is a great role model for the youth
have garnered school records. She also
in the community. She is a hard
starred on the soccer field as well as on
worker and it has paid off in the
the basketball court at Westview.
classroom as well as on the athletic
Commenting on her selection as
field. Skyler has a 4.04 grade-point
Mayfest Citizen of the Year, Skyler
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