Plans after high school? After my LDS mission I want to major in neuroscience at BYU and go on to obtain a graduate degree. Most common phrase? Practice makes progress. They often teach me more than I teach them. Most influential teacher? My piano students. What trials have you overcome? Despite a serious injury to my right hand, I have excelled in piano and become the Instrumental Music Sterling Scholar from my high school.īiggest blessings? My huge and amazing family (10 children).įavorite local places to eat? Two Jack’s Pizza, Sizzler or Golden Corral.
He always pushes himself to be the best at all he does.”įavorite school subjects? Music, science and mathematics.įavorite quote? Live to bless, not to impress. His love of service will continue with an LDS mission to Copenhagen, Denmark, immediately after high school.Īssistant principal Dave Knudsen says, “John excels in academics, has many friends and serves those around him. Somehow, he still finds time for service - from peer mentoring to planning birthday parties for residents at the local rest home. He is also a gifted musician who sings in multiple school choirs, teaches piano and acts in school plays. In addition to being an academic powerhouse, John Baadsgard participates in extracurricular activities including the school newspaper, literary magazine and Maple Mountain’s Science Olympiad Team. I want to continue contributing in this way throughout the rest of my life. I presented our research at the American Astronomical Society. I researched stars at The California Institute of Technology. How will you change the world? I love discovery in science. I’ve been to New Zealand, Australia and India, and my desire to see the world has grown from visiting these beautiful countries. Plans after high school? Attend the University of Utah to study environmental and civil engineering. I also have many (8!) wonderful siblings. It’s healthy, delicious and right around the corner from my house.īiggest blessings? So many teachers and staff at my school would do anything for me. He taught himself to read and write and encouraged the people he ruled, who weren’t the rich and powerful, to gain an education.įavorite local place to eat? Ginger’s Garden Cafe. What trials have you overcome? My parent’s divorce and a difficult move when I was 15 were challenging, but I am actually grateful for the way they impacted my life. She’s brilliant, funny, kind, and delightedly curious about the world around her.” Throw student government, soccer, clarinet and guitar into the mix, and you have one well-rounded and busy student.Įlena’s AP English teacher Derek Henderson says, “Elena’s powerful intelligence is matched by an equally powerful generosity of spirit. Parents: Mark Mitchell & Velinda Williams-MitchellĮlena Mitchell always has her hand in something creative - whether it’s her science fair project about the surface of Mercury, sewing her own prom dress or interning with museum exhibit designers at Thanksgiving Point. (Photo by Dave Blackhurst) Elena Mitchell And LGBT youths are three times more likely to commit suicide than their straight counterparts.Īccording to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 150 Utahns ages 10 to 17 died from suicide from 2011 through 2015.Clockwise left to right: Elena Mitchell, John Baadsgard, Karanda Heimuli and Kade Hillstead. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Utahns ages 15 to 24 and the rate of suicides in that group is increasing four times the national average, she explained.
Larsen, a Brigham Young University graduate and Provo resident, launched Encircle last February in an effort to combat Utah’s astonishing suicide rate of teens and 20-somethings. A plan for renovation makes the exact date of opening uncertain. They plan to open the new space this spring or summer at 331 S. Now - a year later - Encircle is coming to Salt Lake City, where the same emphasis will be on providing a place where families and their LGBT loved ones can find support, therapy and a sense of community.
When Stephenie Larsen and a band of volunteers opened an LGBT support center in Provo across the street from a Mormon temple, she thought it could be picketed, or worse - but the place, called Encircle, was an instant hit.
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