Since graduating from Davie High in 2013, Abigail Lunsford has had quite the journey working toward her hopes and dreams. She received the CommunityScholarship from the Davie Community Foundation and went on to graduate with Highest of Honors from UNC Chapel Hill in 2017.
When she began her Master’s program at Florida State University she began teaching classes for the first time and fell in love with the field. She currently teaches high school Latin for Buncombe County Schools outside of Asheville, NC. When asked what one or two important lessons she learned along the way, she said, “There is no one path to success or contentment, and hard work always pays off.”
She also said “The greatest advice I can give to high school or college students is to volunteer your time in your community. Volunteer hours, of course, look good on college applications but it also allows you to give back to and be involved in the community and the lives of the people around you. One of my most formative experiences at that age was volunteering regularly at A Storehouse for Jesus and I cannot recommend volunteer work enough.”
The Davie Community Foundation is excited to hear of all of the wonderful advice that Abigail has shared and we know she will continue to impact many young lives throughout her teaching years. She has made her community proud, and we look forward to hearing where the next 10 years will take Abigail. When she began her Master’s program at Florida State University she began teaching classes for the first time and fell in love with the field. She currently teaches high school Latin for Buncombe County Schools outside of Asheville, NC. When asked what one or two important lessons she learned along the way, she said, “There is no one path to success or contentment, and hard work always pays off.”
She also said “The greatest advice I can give to high school or college students is to volunteer your time in your community. Volunteer hours, of course, look good on college applications but it also allows you to give back to and be involved in the community and the lives of the people around you. One of my most formative experiences at that age was volunteering regularly at A Storehouse for Jesus and I cannot recommend volunteer work enough.”
The Davie Community Foundation is excited to hear of all of the wonderful advice that Abigail has shared and we know she will continue to impact many young lives throughout her teaching years. She has made her community proud, and we look forward to hearing where the next 10 years will take Abigail.
