{"id":10142,"date":"2014-12-16T11:18:31","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T16:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=10142"},"modified":"2014-12-16T11:21:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T16:21:48","slug":"korie-rice-student-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=10142","title":{"rendered":"Korie Rice – Student Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Korie is holding the violin she plays. Violin is just one of quite a few instruments she can play.\u00a0Photo contributed by: Korie Rice<\/p><\/div>\n

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By: Eric Burch<\/p>\n

One might know senior Korie Rice as the Sweetheart Queen of 2014 . When someone gets to know her, that person gets to know she is much more than just a crown and a bouquet of flowers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Rice comes from an interesting family. Until a few years ago, she was the only child of each of her parents. Since then her parents have remarried. Korie was blessed last year with a baby brother named Ben. Since it\u2019s Korie\u2019s senior year, she knows that she is going to college. However, she isn\u2019t sure what she wants to go for.\u00a0Korie has considered majoring in music therapy, but she also has considered majoring in science to obtain an optometry degree. She said that she went through a really hard time her freshman year with some troubles in her personal life. She shared some of the tough moments in her life, but she had a positive outlook on this. She said, \u201cNow I see where my life is going, where it is now, and I have a little brother who is so cute and I love him so much. Now my dad is remarried and has a potential job in the works. It\u2019s really nice to see how my life has developed so much and how successful I have become and how blessed my life has become in so many ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Korie Rice loves holding her brother Ben. She has been looking forward to have a little brother for years, so when he was born last year she was so excited to accept him into the family. Photo contributed by: Korie Rice<\/p><\/div>\n

This \u201cSweetheart Queen\u201d told a story about the morning before the big dance. She was on her way home from her grandparents, and the song \u201cBest Day of My Life,\u201d came on the radio. She thought that was interesting because it was like foreshadowing the future for her night. When she was asked about how she felt when they called her name, she was \u201csurprised but mostly excited.\u201d After that, she got to dance with senior Jacob Hildebrand. Korie said that she never really talked to Jacob before but it was nice to get to know him.<\/p>\n

She works at a place in Argos that is an antique store. She said she works with \u201cantiques and crafts.\u201d She said she makes \u201cclassy crafts.\u201d Korie also said that she paints furniture that her boss brings in. \u201cI think [my job] is a lot of fun.\u201d She said that her boss asks her to do crafts and she feels that she does a good job with what she does. \u201cI\u2019ve been working there for two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a senior, she realizes that she will have to leave all of her underclassmen friends behind. Her friends left her last year, not on purpose, but because it was time for those to go to college. \u201cA lot of my really close friends did graduate last year. It has been hard to not necessarily lose them, but not seeing them constantly like I used to. I have made stronger relationships with people I already knew.<\/p>\n

When asked if she could give any advice to freshmen that are having a tough time, she replied with a common, but very true statement. \u201cMainly what helped me through my tough time was to look to God, if you\u2019re religious. If you aren\u2019t religious you need to remember that it will get better. Don\u2019t let anyone get you down. I know it sounds cheesy and clich\u00e9 but don\u2019t give up. You have to believe that there is something better. You have to have something hopeful for your future.\u201d Korie is a prime example of how anyone can be down to earth.<\/p>\n

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On the last day of school, Korie took a picture with her close friends. 4 out of 6 pictured are PHS graduates. From left, the pictured are Sarah Iwinski, Junior Eric Burch, Senior Korie Rice, Jessica Beagle, Shannon May, and Taylor Scott. Photo\u00a0contributed by: Korie Rice<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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