Olivia Donnelly is an enthusiastic sophomore who aspires to be a pediatric nurse.
What activities, programs, or roles are you involved in at Metea?
I’m in orchestra, Mustang strings, Track, Youth and Government as an attorney, Aspiring Health Professionals, [and] I’m actually running a couple of things like organizing stuff for American Heart Month.
What are your goals or plans for the future?
I want to, obviously, graduate [from] Metea. I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot with what I’ve been involved in, so I just really want to stay as involved as possible, especially with music, because it’s been such a big part of my experience here. And then post-grad, I want to go to college and pursue nursing. I’m looking to go out of state, possibly, and then I want to work as a pediatric nurse.
What is one of your favorite memories from your time at Metea?
I would definitely have to say my first Collage concerts. I feel like my orchestra class was really close that year, and we still are now, but I feel like Collage is such a magical thing that happened to Metea. It really made me realize that there’s so much more to music than just going in and having a negative mindset about it every single day. It really gave me a sense of community, and it showed me that, really, you were never alone, and music will always be there, no matter what.
What’s something about you that people might not know about but is important to you?
I really like being alone. I think alone time is very valuable. I feel like I put on a very happy composure for people, because I really don’t want them to ask questions. But I feel like that also puts on a false front, saying that I’m always okay and everything. And realistically, that’s not true necessarily, all the time. So I feel like it’s okay for you to not be 100% every single day when you walk in here.
What keeps you motivated to come in every day?
I would have to say, my teachers and my really close friends. They really pushed me to be like the best that I can be, especially my teachers, because even though I’ve been through a lot this year, they have never once told me that I couldn’t do something, and that really kept me motivated to keep pushing.
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