Katelyn Joy Derstine Scholarship: Recipient Profiles: Nicole Swain

Nicole Swain2009

About Nicole	Our #1 Fly High Award winner awarded $2000 !!! Nicole has been a very active member of Church of the Palms with interpretive sign language, youth, Resurrection House volunteer, All Faiths Food Bank,Habitat for Humanity and numerous mission projects. Nicole was recently awared the John Philips Sousa award for 2009 for her outstanding musical/leadership talents in the Kiltie Band. Nicole was also selected by the Florida West Coast Symphony Philharmonic to perform at Carnegie Hall in June 2008. Nicole is also a recipient of the Take Stock in Children scholarship award for 2009! Nicole was intrigued by the Discovery Health channel growing up and her mother's return to become an LPN both factors in her choice of pursuing the medical field. Nicole has an old soul and gentleness that warms your heart upon meeting her!
Activities	Drum Major for the infamous Kilite Band at Riverview High School; Sign Language Club @ Church of the Palms, Sarasota along with being a Youth Deacon;Jr. Board Member;RHEMA club;National Honor Society; Tri-M Music Honor Society;Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society;One Club
Quotation	“I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are..”
Future Plans	University of Florida nursing school then go on to be a nurse anesthetist.