Class of 2018

About

Goals After School About

My name is London Lucus. I am

a senior at Venture High, and I

graduated from Promontory

School! I was at Promontory the

first year it had opened, so I am

one of the original guinea pigs,

which I am actually very hon-

ored to be. I was a member of

Mrs. Farrer’s crew, which I abso-

lutely loved. I really love learn-

ing, outdoor activities, playing

guitar, and photography. For

those of you who know me, you

would probably describe me as

a nerd. I enjoy comic books,

movies, Star Wars, music, and

keeping up with current events.

I am excited to be participating

in this Senior Spotlight, and

hope I can inspire the Promon-

tory Community!

I want to attend college and

graduate with at least a Bache-

lor's. I am interested in pursuing

a degree in marketing and/or

visual promotions. I am set to

start my generals at Weber State

University this fall. Education is

extremely important to me, and

furthering my personal educa-

tion, both academically and in

skill development, is one of my

goals in life. I also enjoy travel-

ing, trying new things, and ex-

panding my comfort zone. Being

able to pursue my interests in

exploring the world around me

and trying new things is also a

goal of mine.

I spend a lot of time on extracurric-

ular activities. I also have a crazy

amount of work I need to complete

for graduation and my senior pas-

sage, along with college prep work.

And I have a heavy homework load.

Senior year at Venture High is pretty

much a-create-your-own-

adventure. Some kids only take a

couple required classes they need

for graduation and have a relaxed

senior year. I thought that would be

me, but I decided I want to achieve

all I can this year and get the most

out of my schooling at Venture. I’m

taking honors classes, and concur-

rent enrollment classes . When I

have free time outside of all this, I

enjoy pretty much any active and/or

outdoor activity. I spend time at the

gym, or out hiking. I also enjoy play-

ing the guitar, photography, and

learning new skills.

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Extracurricular

I participated in Vanguard Theatre Company, Venture Debate Team,

Adventure Club, Peer Tutoring, National Honor Society, and Ven-

ture Volunteers. I’ve been a mem-ber of the yearbook staff for two years. My favorite memories are when I have tried something new.

This year I went out on a whim and decided to audition for the fall

play and I got a part. I had never acted before and on opening

night, I was terrified. But as I got out there, I realized I was sur-rounded by people who were

there to support me, and I was able to have a lot of fun. I have

had a lot of fun being able to com-pete at Shakespeare Festival in the

Tech Olympics and take over-all first in the Stage Manager event. I also was able to be a member of the debate team and to compete

in the Student Congress event. This season, Venture High took first in both the Region Tourna-ment and the 2A State Tourna-ment. I was able to personally

take first in the 2A State Tourna-ment in the Student Congress event, which was awesome!

Accomplishments Promontory

Memory The collection of experience I have

had over the last few years of my

life, experiences where I have real-

ly been able to challenge myself,

to come to know myself better,

and to improve are what really

matter to me. Yes, I have gotten

awards and done well in competi-

tions, but most importantly, I have

gotten over fears and personal

boundaries that I am even more

proud of.

One of the accomplishments that I

am most proud of is backpacking

Coyote Gulch. I had never gone on

a backpacking trip, I had always

wanted to, but it always seemed

like an impossible bucket list thing

for me. I had the opportunity to go

with Venture. I was really nervous

at first, and I was pushed to my

limits, both physically and emo-

tionally, but persevering, sticking

with it, and finishing strong is one

of the things I will always be most

satisfied with.

I really enjoyed spending time

with my crew, whether it was

working on expeditions or just

playing games and spending

time together. I loved the open-

ing camps and the fieldwork I

was able to go on with my crew

and the opportunity to collabo-

rate and bond with each individ-

ual member. I also enjoyed the

silly middle school things that

happened, such as one of my

friends sitting in a tall recycling

bin and getting stuck, or the cra-

zy things that happened during

games of capture the ball. Real-

ly, in the end, I have so many

good memories and experiences

from Promontory that have

helped me to become the per-

son that I am today.

Fieldwork and Expeditions

I really enjoyed the times that we

were able to explore the Bear

River Migratory Bird Refuge. I

really appreciate the opportunity

I had to discover the beauty and

significance of an area that is

right in our backyard. I also really

enjoyed going to other gardens,

such as the Red Butte Garden and

the USU Botanical Garden during

the spring. It was a great experi-

ence for me to spend time out-

side exploring and learning about

different parts of the Utah eco-

system. It was also a great way

for me to learn how I could get

involved with preserving and pro-

tecting wildlife in Utah. I also re-

ally enjoyed opening camp, it was

the first time I had gone to South-

ern Utah, and I discovered that I

absolutely love it there. I also

enjoyed participating in Ski Day

and learning to snowboard,

something I had never done be-

fore. It was awesome to try

something new and expand my

comfort zone.

At Promontory, what you put into it

is what you got out of it. Some kids

got by with doing the minimum, but

I really pushed for a challenge. In

addition to regular expedition work,

I was able to do several extra side

projects at Promontory, like adver-

tising the first Fun-Run fundraiser

by writing an article for the Box El-

der News Journal and going to pick

out the retired ammo cases for our

geocaches. I also got to go on an

extra camping trip to the sun tun-

nels. These experiences helped me

to be successful at Venture. I also

learned how to figure things out for

myself, how to work in a group, and

how to complete a long-term pro-

ject, which are important adult

skills. These experiences have

helped me learn to give everything

in life my best effort, to persevere,

to try new things, to push my com-

fort zone, and to take new opportu-

nities when they come. Life is an

adventure, you have to try every-

thing once!

Promontory Tools for Success

Oh my goodness, I could write a whole book of advice to give these kids! There are so many important things to man-

age, like keeping a high GPA and having good friends, but I think the most im-portant thing I could give as advice is this: Do not fear failure. There have

been times that I have given up oppor-tunities because I thought that I would

fail. There have been times where I have given up at something because I had failed at my first attempt. There have been times that I have learned from my failures and continued to

work at whatever I was trying to ac-complish, and I have succeeded. So do not fear failure, learn from your mis-takes, grow from your mistakes, and

move on. My second piece of advice is that if it comes down to having a 4.0 GPA and not being involved in any

clubs/extracurricular activities or hav-ing a 3.75 GPA and being involved, get

involved with something (or in my case, many things) that you enjoy. Re-member to have fun every once in a while, take care of yourself, and re-

member this life is yours. Sometimes you have to put your own self-care first

and foremost, don’t let people drag you down. There is always someone

who can help you when in hard situa-tions. Good luck, you all will do great!

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