WOODLAWN ALUMNI

Hey, I’m Zach. I’m a senior and this is my 8th and final year at Woodlawn. My favorite part of Woodlawn is by far the athletics; Woodlawn games are always exciting! Whether it’s being on a team or just watching a game with my classmates, Woodlawn games are always exciting. It’s truly amazing how the Woodlawn coaches are able to put such competitive teams together year after year from a small student body.

For me, Woodlawn has changed how I look at school. I’m really interested in the sciences, especially pharmacy. Woodlawn’s advanced science classes have really helped to further my interest in this area. In my AP Chem class, for instance, I learned the reasoning behind the formulas and was able to see how they worked first hand though the many experiments we conducted. What I leaned at Woodlawn made my summer volunteer work at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center that much more beneficial. In my free time I play soccer with my friends or work on the slow process of applying to colleges. I’m looking forward to the rest of my time at Woodlawn and hope that this will be the best year yet!

Zach recently received his Pharm. D at the School of Pharmacy at UNC Chapel Hill. He is currently employed at Cardinal Health working in Nuclear Pharmacy.

Hey! I'm Emma Haupt. In just a few short weeks I'll be graduating and completing my eighth and final year at Woodlawn and starting my freshman year at St. Olaf College. I plan to study Organ Performance and Sacred Music. I started playing the pipe organ two years ago and haven't stopped playing since!

Though I'm excited to be heading off to St. Olaf in the fall, I'll be sad seeing Woodlawn in my rearview. Ever since I started at Woodlawn as a fifth grader I have had experiences beyond my imagination. I remember the first time my class went on an overnight field trip to the Columbia Zoo and we had the chance to learn about elephants by touring the enclosure with a zoo keeper. In eighth grade I traveled with a group of Woodlawn students to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico where we explored the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza!

After graduation who knows how far the world will take me, but one thing I know for sure: I'll always be a Woodlawn Trailblazer, blazing my own path through life.

Emma is Director of Music Ministries in Buffalo, New York and also teaches ESL at the high school level.