Wilkins in the Reed-Custer Spotlight for October

The Reed-Custer High School Senior Spotlight winner for the month of October is Makayla Wilkins. Makayla is the daughter of Lorne and Noemi Wilkins. During her high school career, Makayla was involved in Marching Band, Concert Band, Pep Band, Musical Pit, Solo and Ensemble, Scholastic Bowl, National Honor Society, Chorale, and IT Internship. She was also a member of the Golf team and was on the Honor Roll.

Her future plans are to attend the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa to major in Aerospace Engineering.

Here are a few thoughts from Makayla’s teachers:

Mrs. Lee says that Makayla is “such a great student and person! She is extremely motivated, kind, and intelligent. She is a joy to be around and will continue to do great things!”

Mrs. Dennis thinks that Makayla is “responsible, hard-working, and an independent thinker.”

Mrs. Leveille is “glad to hear Mikayla won!!! Mikayla was great to have as a freshman in our Honors Biology class!! Mikayla is a silent force in the classroom; quiet and very strong academically! She is a sweet, thoughtful all-around nice person. She has a positive attitude and was willing to help others in our class! Great to see a strong female golfer also on the team!!”

Mrs. Eltrevoog appreciates that Makayla “has been kind and respectful in class. She is a hard worker and is challenging herself by taking Dual Credit Statistics. It has been a pleasure to get to know Makayla this school year, and I look forward to the rest of the year having her in class.”

Mr. Newsom believes that Makayla is “responsible, hard-working, respectful, considerate, kind-hearted, polite, and just a generally all-around good person. I wish there were more students like her.”

Mr. Smith says that Makayla is a “very responsible, self-motivated, kind, and great person to be around.”

Mrs. Redwitz is thankful that Makayla is “such a kind person. She is always smiling and always friendly. She goes over and above in all that she does. She is a pleasure to talk to.”

Mrs. McGarey says that “as someone who just knows ‘of’ her...she just comes across as just as wonderful young lady. She is always pleasant when we pass in the hallway, and I've heard enough about her to know that she always strives to do well.”

Mr. Arndt has had “the pleasure of coaching Makayla Wilkins over the past three years. Makayla has excelled in balancing academics, band, work and varsity golf. She has been a varsity captain the last two seasons. She has made the all-conference team three years straight and advanced to sectionals the last two years. Makayla’s hard work has really paid off. Over the last week, Makayla was accepted to the University of Alabama, took first place in the ICE conference, advanced to sectionals and earned the RC Senior Spotlight recognition! Makayla takes pleasure in showing the boys how much better at golf she is than them. She has always golfed with the boys from the white tees, but after conference, she competes in girls only matches. Every year, when I tell her she has to start golfing from the women’s tee box, she takes it as an insult. Makayla is not only a good golfer but she’s a great person. I look forward to seeing what she does in the future.”

As a final thought, Makayla’s advice to younger students is, “Just take it one day at a time.”

On behalf of the teachers and staff at RCHS, congratulations Makayla Wilkins, the October winner of the Senior Spotlight.