PRICEVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — For this week’s News 19’s Student of the Week, morning anchor Ellie Byrd headed over to Priceville Junior High School to surprise Mary Ottilige!
Mary Ottilige is an 8th grader who moved from sunny Miami, Florida, to Priceville, Alabama.
“I was so nervous. I didn’t know if people were going to like me or not, so I tried to be very calm at first, and then people found me and I felt very welcomed,” she said.
She is a very busy girl, and you’re always going to find her with her hands full. She is in the band and plays the flute, but her real passion is baton twirling!
“It takes a lot of practice every day outside,” Mary said. “I learned how to do a front walkover, so I can toss it and do a front walkover. The highest trick I can do right now is a four-turn and a one-turn illusion.”
Mary will start high school next year, but she already has her eyes on the future. She hopes to go to the University of Alabama and be a Crimsonette in the Million Dollar Band.
“I just tried out for high school majorette, so definitely when I go to college, I want to be a Crimsonette, but I wanna be an ER Doctor when I grow up too, so that’s a big thing that I’m going for right now,” she said.
From everyone here at News 19, we cannot wait to see your dreams come true, Mary! If you would like to nominate a Student of the Week, email us at [email protected]. Tune in every Thursday to see who is picked at 6 a.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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