Living the life of a seventh-grader can be a full-time job – and then some.
Emily Reed, 12, rises before the light of day, catches the yellow schoolbus, and then hoists a trombone to rehearse, over and over all before 9 a.m. And that’s just the beginning of a 12-hour marathon that stretches from classrooms to cross-country practice, to after-dinner homework.
“She is in so many different activities that she doesn’t fall into a clique, and she is friendly with everyone,” says Stephen Keys, Bondurant Middle School band and music teacher.
Bondurant visual arts teacher Jennifer Sexton calls Emily a creative person who thinks outside the box.
Despite the energy she pours into her schoolwork and activities, Emily loves meeting people, especially those who are “nice and funny.”
Although both she and her twin brother, Kyle, share hectic lifestyles, she wishes they chilled out more together. And there are the usual preteen quirks: a vibrant pink bedroom, girl-power T-shirts and a contagious giggle.
