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STUDENT HIGHLIGHT: POWER SET Member Headed to TAMU
August 8, 2012
Jemma Bohlar is a 2012 graduate of Sweeny High School finishing
5th in her class. Jemma is the epitome of service and dedication.
Jemma has been involved in many clubs and organizations at SHS
including: POWER SET for two years, serving as the President her
senior year; the National Honor Society - Vice President; President
of the Junior class and Class President again her senior year;
Thespian Club, SHS Science Club, S.A.D.D.(students against
destructive decisions); student council; Yearbook Co-Editor 2
years; Varsity Volleyball Manager her junior year and Varsity
Baseball STAT keeper her junior and senior year.
Jemma was selected by the SHS faculty as the American Legion
Boys/Girls State Delegate. She was selected as Sweeny's Pride Day
Queen, and she was selected to be a member of the Homecoming
Court.
Jemma has been involved in many service activities such as
organizing the school's food drive for the local food bank - West
Brazos Cares, she helped organize a local blood drive, she
participated in Toys for Tots and helped with the VFW Breakfast and
was very involved in the SHS Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign -
Bulldogs for the Cure.
While being involved in many extra-curricular activities, Jemma
has managed to make the Superintendents Honor Roll, Brazosport
Colleges Dean's List, Sweeny Scholars, she was selected Student of
the Year her junior year and was awarded the D.A.R. Good Citizen
Award her senior year. She also received the Houston Livestock Show
and Rodeo Scholarship.
In her Bio Jemma stated:
I am currently eighteen years old, and do my best to maintain
my GPA while also focusing on my extra-curricular and many service
activities. I have truly enjoyed participating in my school's golf,
volleyball and baseball programs, which have taught me the value of
teamwork, resilience, and dedication. Although I am unable to play
sports due to a heart condition I have been very blessed to still
be included in our schools sports programs. I have also experienced
invaluable lessons through the service projects I have organized
and participated in. The opportunity to give back to my community
and school will provided a foundation for continuing service
throughout my adult life. I am sincerely grateful to my parents,
teachers, church family, and coaches for their support,
encouragement, and faith in me, which has made me the young lady I
am today. I intend on building on all my high school experiences to
pursue my dream as a college student attending Texas A&M
University this fall where I plan to earn a degree in Biology with
a focus on either Orthodontics or Veterinary Medicine.
