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WBM may 2012
Victoria Harvey
(Pictured on previous page)
John T. Hoggard High School
From the age of 5, one thing
has been on Victoria Harvey’s
mind.
“I want to become a lawyer,” she
says. “I am very passionate about
becoming the best person I can be,
and also helping others and volunteering.
I love being in the community,
and as an attorney I know that I will
have to be involved because my clients
will be from the community.”
A senior at Hoggard High School,
this future attorney references her
home life as a motivating factor. With
a mother and grandmother that have
careers in education, Harvey values the
lessons she’s been taught and will carry
them with her as a freshman at North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical
University.
“My mother has always instilled in
me that education is first,” she says.
“She and my father explain the importance
of studying, which will help me
at the next level.”
Harvey listens to jazz and orchestral
music to help her focus. She even
composes songs to help remember her
study notes. For her senior project, she
led a panel discussion with many local
educators about the Afro-Perspective
of African Americans in America’s
schools.
When not studying, it’s hard to
keep up with Harvey. If she’s not busy
with Legacy Club, Student Council,
National Technical Honors Society, or
National Beta Club, she’s likely to be
involved in her church youth group,
playing the piano, volunteering at a
homeless shelter, or volunteering for
Meals on Wheels.
When she sets aside time for herself,
you can find Harvey in her room, nose
deep in a good book.
“I must say that I am a complete
nerd,” she says. “I love to open a good,
old-fashioned book — no Kindle, no
laptop — just a hardback cover, feeling
the pages flip through my fingers.
You learn so much from fictional
books, and that’s what I do to relax.”