2023 Pekin senior Kendyl Noel

Senior Kendyl Noel is in the spotlight. She is the daughter of Michael and Stacie Noel. She has one sister, Kylie.

While in school she has been involved in Volleyball, Softball, Track, Ruritan Rising Seniors, 4-H, FCCLA, FBLA, FFA, and Spanish Club. She has also worked at Pigtail Charlies and Hedrick BP as well as help on the family cattle farm.

What’s your favorite school memory or what will you remember the most? My freshman year homecoming dance.

If you could go back and change one thing, what would it be? I would be more involved with clubs and events going on at the school. I would also go to more games and enjoy my time in the student section.

Finish this sentence: “I could not live without…” My family.

What’s the best and/or worst thing about being a senior? Best- Finally getting to be an upperclassman and the oldest in the school. Worst- Leaving behind my underclassmen friends.

Which teacher or staff member has had the biggest impact on you and why? Mrs. Jacobs or Mrs. Wittrock because they both are so easy to talk to and you can go to them for anything. They really care about their students and you can tell.

What advice do you have for incoming high school freshmen? Be involved and don’t be scared to try a little bit of everything, you won’t get the chance to do it over.

What are your plans after graduation? Attend William Penn University to get my BSN and hopefully stay at a local hospital to provide for my community once I graduate.

What is one outrageous thing you want to try in your lifetime? Travel and explore other parts of the world. Top on my list would be Greece.

If you could move anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? Anywhere I can be by the ocean.

Who has been your biggest influence in your life and why? My parents because they have always been there and pushed me to be my best while also being my friends.