http://my.hsj.org http://my.hsj.org en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:34:57 GMT 15 By Brittni Dickson
Even though the school year is coming to an end, a whole new chapter could be opening for some of us. Most seniors are more than ready to graduate and are just counting down the days until college starts, but making the right choice for a career for the rest of your life can be one of the hardest decisions you’ve ever had to make, and it won’t get any easier from there. Some seniors may not even know yet what they want their major to be in college, or what they want to do for the rest of their life, but for senior Kelsey Price, this is definitely not true. “I want to touch people’s lives,” said Price. She has known what she wants her career to be since April of 2003, when she was only 13. “I knew after I went to the first Candlelight Vigil.” Price has been attending these Candlelight Vigils since the passing of her father. This is a place where donor families as well as recipients and their families can join together and share in the experience," said Price. Price lost her father due to a motorcycle accident on August 15, 2002. He and his family had chosen to be an organ donor, so when he passed away someone else had the opportunity to live. Price’s family has been able to communicate and even meet some of the individuals who received her father’s organs. This helped her make a decision for the rest of her life. Price will be attending Ohio University Zanesville to major in Public Relations. Her career will be an Organ Donation Coordinator where she will speak at events and to people about the organ donation process and how it can save someone else’s life. She will also help to allow donor families and recipient families meet, if they choose. Price has been speaking at schools, such as Philo and John Glenn, about organ donation. “It’s hard to speak to your peers about such a serious and close to home topic, but young people need to be educated and I feel that they can comprehend the information better from someone their own age,” said Price. “When I graduate this May, my dad won’t be there to see me, he’ll never see any of my other accomplishments, but this is the best way to honor my fathers memory; this is the best way to make him proud.” ]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 17:17:00 GMT