Taylor Sylvester

Taylor Nicole Sylvester is a Pekin graduate in the spotlight this week. She is the daughter of Brad and Debbie Sylvester. She has three siblings, Sydney (11th), Brooke (9th), Alyssa (7th)

Q: What school activities or clubs were you involved in and/or where did you work while in school?

A: Basketball, track, cross country, track manager, FFA, FCA, FCCLA, Spanish Club, Diversity Club, Legacy Youth Alliance, Rising Ruritans, Speech

Q: What’s your advice to underclassmen?

A: Work hard in school but still have fun, it goes by fast!

Q: What’s your favorite school memory?

A: TPing teachers’ houses after the last home football game this year

Q: What are three words you would use to describe yourself?

A: Outgoing, driven, and creative

Q: What’s your favorite quote or saying?

A: “I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.” -Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: Attend Southern Methodist University to pursue a degree in law

Q: If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?

A: Italy; to admire the beauty of the land, eat authentic food, and to learn my family’s past

Q: If you could meet anyone from the past or present, who would it be and why?

A: My great-grandma Marjorie Streeby. I never got the chance to meet her, but my mom and grandma always tell me how wonderful she was.

Q: Who has been your biggest influence and why?

A: My parents and grandparents; they’ve all been incredibly supportive and always pushed me to reach my fullest potential

I would to thank the whole Pekin Community for giving me the best time here since I was a preschooler.