The Shadow
HOT SPRINGS — Bath County High School has announced its top two students for the Class of 2019.
Gabrielle “Gabbi” Reed has been named valedictorian, while Emma Marshall is the salutatorian.
Gabbi is the daughter of Doug and Tracey Reed of Warm Springs. She has been on the Honor Roll throughout her career at BCHS, and has taken courses at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College. She has also been enrolled at the Jackson River Governor’s School while at BCHS.
She has received several honors and awards while at BCHS, including the Western Virginia Regional Future Business Leaders of America Journalism Award (1st), the Virginia State FBLA Conference Journalism Award (4th) and the Virginia State BETA Creative Writing Award (1st).
Also, she has received the Algebra, Algebra II, Biology, Geometry, Earth Science, World History, AS English, World Geography and Spanish I awards.
Gabbi has been involved in several extra-curricular activities at BCHS. She has been a member of the cross country team for three years. She has also played softball for five years, and was jayvee team captain her sophomore year. She played volleyball for three years, and was captain of the jayvee team.
She has been a member of the BCHS Marching Band for five years. She served as band captain during her junior year, and this year was the band’s drum major.
She has been a member of the SCA (Student Council Association) throughout high school. She served as treasurer her freshman year and as secretary her sophomore year. In addition, she has been in the Beta Club for four years, and was club historian for two years.
Gabbi has also been involved in a number of school clubs, including the Drama Club and the Future Business Leaders of America. She has also been involved in the Beta Club, and was club historian for two years. She is also currently the captain of the Academic Bowl team.
Several of her summer enrichment activities include Summer Leadership experiences at the United States Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy, Summer Governor’s School at DSLCC, and Summer STEM activities at the U.S. Naval Academy.
In her spare time, Gabbi enjoys babysitting, reading, drawing and going to the gym.
She is currently exploring several options with her post-secondary education, including Virginia Military Institute, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., and the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech.
Emma is the daughter of Thea Marshall and Barry Marshall of Williamsville. She has received numerous academic honors at BCHS, including being on the A and A/B Honor Roll throughout her career. She has also received the Advanced Studies English Award, as well as the Algebra II and Biology awards.
She has been involved in the Beta Club, where she received first place in the state Beta conference and fourth place in nationals for printing.
Emma has been very active in arts and music at BCHS. She has been a member of the BCHS band for five years, playing flute and piccolo, and has been band captain for the last two years. Additionally, she plays bass in the Jazz Band. She has also played in the All Area Honors band, as well as the Celebration of the Arts band. Last year she placed first in the school art contest.
Emma’s other extra-curricular activities include being a current member of the tennis team, the Traditional Music Club, and the Academic Bowl team.
This year, she is also serving as the student liaison to the Bath County School Board. She has also attended the Jackson River Governor’s School at DSLCC for three years.
Some of Emma’s summer activities include shadowing for Allegheny Mountain Radio’s WCHG station, attending the Scott Reese Leadership Camp, and attending the National Youth Leadership Forum for Engineering and Technology. She has also served as a volunteer for the annual Highland Maple Festival.
In her spare time, Emma enjoys painting, drawing, and riding and repairing motorcycles.
Emma plans to attend Virginia Tech in the fall to study creative technology.
Gabbi, Emma and the rest of the Class of 2019 will participate in commencement exercises Saturday, June 1, in the BCHS auditorium.
Bath County High School has announced its top students for the Class of 2019. Gabrielle “Gabbi”?Reed, left, has been named valedictorian, while Emma Marshall, right, has been named salutatorian. (Gavin?Dressler Photo)
