By MONTANA MCCULLOUGH
Student Writer
Sitting behind the desk at the bank, she counts the money in the drawer but dreams of helping athletes one day.
This is what Taylor McCullough dreams of while she waits for customers at Community Bank in Alva.
McCullough is the middle child of three kids. She has one older sister and a young brother. “It was always interesting growing up as the middle child,” McCullough said. McCullough had a pretty good life for the first eight years of her life. Then an accident occurred that would change her life forever. On May 13, 2006, McCullough lost her mom in a car accident.
After that, she had to push through her life without her mom. She had to help take care of her little brother, go to school and pretend like everything was okay.
Life began to slow down for a while after that. McCullough was named Miss South Barber her senior year of high school. She also competed in speech and debate contest throughout her high school career. Throughout high school, McCullough competed in the state speech and debate competition three times.
During her senior year, McCullough was able to compete in the Miss Cinderella pageant held at Northwestern. Through the pageant, she received a scholarship to come to Northwestern. After that, McCullough graduated from South Barber High School in 2015. She decided to come to Northwestern because it’s affordable and close to home. McCullough has met a lot of people and became good friends with them while she has been here. In her free time, McCullough enjoys hanging out with friends, working and relaxing.
McCullough is a junior working toward her degree in health and sports science. “I can’t wait to get out of school and see the world,” she said.