By Arden Jungmann

Copy Editor

Ferndale High School seniors have been hard at work for the past four years, balancing school with extracurriculars, jobs, and social lives. 

As we near graduation, three students stand out as having mastered the system.

Nicholas Foreman, Isidora Purrier, and Devon Sears have maintained a perfect unweighted grade point average all four years, never receiving anything less than an ‘A’. 

While that alone may be impressive, all three simultaneously participated in countless extracurricular activities, including, but definitely not limited to, United Student Assembly, National Honors Society, and marching band.

Sears, who plans to attend the University of Michigan next year for mechanical engineering, said that, “Maintaining a 4.0 GPA has been rather difficult, especially through the Covid year. It got really hard there just to find motivation.” 

She advised that the best ways to maintain good grades are by really understanding the material and asking for help when you need it. 

Purrier, who is also attending the University of Michigan and is planning to major in English, believed that, “Just turning stuff in, not even tests, but turning in assignments,” will make a big difference. 

Foreman, who will be studying and training at the United States Coast Guard Academy, asserted that “You have to dedicate yourself completely to the goal,” that, to be successful, it’s going to take motivation and discipline.

While school can be overwhelming, students are always told that these are the best years of our lives. 

Sears said that she will always cherish the memory of winning the Muskegon District Event for robotics. “We spent several months building our robot. We showed up, we performed, we picked our alliance and we won over forty other robots, which is pretty awesome. It’s been my main goal since I joined the program, so it was very fulfilling.” 

Purrier’s favorite memory was FHS United Student Assembly’s annual Charity Week success, Eagle Emmys. “It was always thoroughly enjoyable,” she remarked Foreman said, “Winning homecoming king was my favorite memory,” but also says that there were a lot to choose from, including his time on the FHS swim team and hosting the Eagle Emmys this year.

As students near the end of their time at Ferndale, all three students reflected on their successes. 

“It feels really good to know that all the hard work that I’ve put in over the years has really paid off,” Sears said. 

Foreman added, “It’s a very well deserved feeling, something that I’ve worked extremely hard to achieve and maintain.” 

“It feels wonderful. I’m feeling like a scholar.” Purrier concluded.