Senior Spotlights

Mayer Gavin Mitchell - Valedictorian

College Attending: Undecided (Probably UAH)

Degree/Career/Life Goals: I would like to become a chemical or electrical engineer.

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? I owe it to the Most High Lord above all and also to my parents, who have shown me firsthand the definition of hard work, that I have been able to maintain my straight ‘A’ academic record at Faith since first grade. I am especially grateful to Mrs. Badgett, Dr. Minish, Mr. and Mrs. Hardin, and my aunties Fe and Estela for providing me Christlike examples that have led me to formalize my worldviews as a Christian.

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Beta National Honors and Service Club, Mu Alpha Theta National High School & Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society, Journalism and Yearbook Committee, Student Government Association, Faith Friends, Faith Christian School Literary Society 

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? Shurbutt Piano Studio (2019-Present) – Performed musical compositions for the Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries, a foster and child-care services organization

Elijah Mitchell - Salutatorian

College Attending: Auburn University

Scholarship(s) Accepted: Auburn Presidential Scholarship, AOD Star of Excellence Scholarship, Betty Fischer Riley Endowed Scholarship

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Chemical engineering 

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? 

  • 5 time all county tennis player 
  • 2 time county singles tennis champion 
  • 3 time county doubles tennis champion
  • 1 time county and sectional cross country runner
  • 1 time all county soccer player 
  • 33 ACT
  • 4.6 Gpa

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS?

  • Soccer – 5yrs
  • Tennis – 6yrs (co captain 3 yrs)
  • Indoor and outdoor track – 1yr
  • Cross country – 6yrs (captain senior year)
  • FCS literary society 
  • Speech
  • Drama
  • Robotics
  • Faith friends
  • Beta club
  • My alpha theta

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? 

  • Broadcasting assistant at Parker Memorial Baptist Church
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes athlete 
  • Member of Parker Memorial Baptist

Gavin Randall - Historian

College Attending: Auburn University 

Scholarship(s) Accepted: Spirit of Auburn Founders Scholarship, McMillian Endowed Family Scholarship

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Major in Chemical Engineering, and possibly minor in German. Plan to seek employment with a German auto/manufacturing company.

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? 

  • Maintaining my GPA
  • Taking honors coursesWinning County in tennis two years in a row.

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? 

  • SGA President
  • Tennis Team Senior Member
  • English Literary Society
  • Faith Fellowship member/leader 

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)?

  • Anniston Youth Council
  • Youth Leadership Calhoun County
  • Hugh O’Brian Youth Conference

Yashua Arevalo

College Attending: Gadsden State Community College  

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Electrician & HVAC mechanic

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? 

  • Back to back Area champs 
  • Back to back Sweet sixteen appearances 

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? 

  • Basketball 6 years
  • Track 1 year

Chloe Belcher

College Attending: Jacksonville State University   

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ Gamecock Success Scholarship 

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Major in Elementary Education 

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? Co- Captain of cheer team (5 years), soccer (1 year), tennis (2 years), cross country (3 years)

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? Double Dozen Club, volunteered at Woodstock race, Woodstock meal bags, kiwanis back to school shopping, lighting luminaires, civitan phone calls, Cheaha Challenge, Anniston museum fall festival, Camp Lee fall festival, and warm clothes drive. I go to Golden Springs Baptist Church and volunteer at VBS and sometimes help in the nursery. 

What else would you like us to know about your time at FCS? I’ve been going to faith for 8 years

Tyler Bell

College Attending: Gadsden State Community College  

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ Gadsden State Start Strong Scholarship  

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Transfer to a four year after Gadsden State 

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school?

Winning area championship two years in a row 

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS?

Played Varsity basketball 11th and 12th grade year, 12th grade SGA Representative, Track and Field

Emma Bohorquez

College Attending: Still Deciding

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Still Deciding 

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? Learning to love books thanks to Mrs. Abney, Passing Mrs. Brown’s Class

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? Senior Beta Club 4 years, Mu Alpha Theta, Cheer for 5 years, Co-Captain of Jr high and Varsity, Varsity Soccer for 6 years, Captain

Melissa Bohorquez

College Attending: Gadsden State Community College

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? Faith Friends 

What else would you like us to know about your time at FCS? I love to hangout with my family because they are the biggest blessing in life and they are my inspiration.

Kelsey Brown

College Attending: University of Alabama 

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ Crimson Legends Scholarship, Presidential National Housing Scholarship, Alabama Prestige Scholars Scholarship

Degree/Career/Life Goals: I will be earning a degree in nursing at the University of Alabama, specializing in anesthesiology, and becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist. 

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? Leading my girls bible study group, my 2023 volleyball team, HOBY and RYLA, scholarship to University of Alabama 

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? Volleyball (8 years)(Captain 2 years), Tennis (4 years), Cheer (1 year), Junior and Senior Beta Club (7-12th), Faith Fellowship (leader and member) (3 years), Mu Alpha Theta (2 years), HOBY, RYLA, Faith Friends 

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? teachers aid at VBS, coach aid at volleyball summer clinics, volunteer at UCP Center, volunteer at FADS Golf Tournament, service project worker

What else would you like us to know about your time at FCS? I’m VERY excited to start my next chapter at the University of Alabama and see what God has in store for me and my life.

Stephen Thomas Curlee

College Attending: Jacksonville State University with plans to play basketball.

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ Gamecock Tradition Scholarship, Covenant College Grant

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Hopefully being able to pursue a degree in the pharmaceutical field or engineering field

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? Being a part of Jr & Sr Beta Club, winning the area championship & advancing to the regional tournament 2 years in a row. 

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? Basketball, baseball, track, soccer, Beta Club, Faith Fellowship, literary society, Faith Friends

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? Iron city Baptist, Big oak Ranch 

Aidan Elliott

College Attending: UAB

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ UAB Green and Gold Scholarship 

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Become an RN and do travel nursing for a few years and then further my degree to eventually become a CRNA. 

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? Passing Anatomy as of right now.

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? 

  • Tennis— 3 years
  • Cross country— 3 years
  • Soccer— 3 years

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? 

  • 1 week long mission trip to Nicaragua. 
  • Work at Big Oak Ranch
  • Work at United Way

Kevin Emerson

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Attend Northeast Alabama Law Enforcement Academy to become a law enforcement officer at the Anniston Police Department, and to also have an amazing family. 

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? Playing baseball, being able to do ride-alongs with several local law enforcement agencies

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? 

Faith Friends, baseball

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? 

Ride-alongs with law enforcement

Kolton Eubanks

College Attending: Jacksonville State University

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ JSU Gamecock Success Scholarship: $5000, UAB Blazer Scholarship: $12000 

Degree/Career/Life Goals: I’m getting a degree in finance.

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? Not getting in a car accident. 

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? 

Basketball, Mu Alpha Theta, Beta Club

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? 

Volunteer work for church at Parker Memorial Baptist Church and Antioch Baptist Church

Josh Goode

College Attending: University of Alabama at Birmingham 

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ Presidential Scholarship

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Pursue Undergraduate Degree, Attend Med School, Travel

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school?

Winning Red Wilder Two years in a row

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? 

Tennis, Mu Alpha Theta Co President, Beta Club, Writers Bowl, FCS Literary Society

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? 

Volunteering at Parker Memorial Library

Lauren Holder

College Attending: Auburn University

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ Fearless and True Scholarship from Auburn University

Degree/Career/Life Goals:

  • Major in and obtain a degree in biomedical sciences
  • Continue my education after finishing my undergraduate years in occupational therapy school
  • Become an occupational therapist and open my own practice

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school?

  • Getting into my dream school, Auburn University
  • Being able to represent my class every year as a homecoming representative
  • Being able to lead my cheer squad this year as cheer captain

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? 

  • Cheer – cheered for 6 years and was cheer captain for the 2022-2023 season
  • Tennis – member of the tennis team for 5 years
  • SGA – been involved with SGA as a representative and social media coordinator for the faith.sga account for the 2022-2023 school year
  • Mu Alpha Theta – member of the 2022-2023 school year
  • Beta Club – served as vice president in 2019 and a member from 2018-2023

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? 

  • DD Club (Double Dozen Club) – Am member from 2020-2023
    • Served as faith pledge advisor in 2021 and as head pledge advisor in 2022-2023.
    • I have completed over 120 service hours throughout the club. 
    • I also received the most community service hours award in 2020 

What else would you like us to know about your time at FCS?

  • An All-American cheerleader four years in a row
  • Received the Pin-It-Forward Award from UCA in 2022

Maya Montgomery

College Attending: Auburn University or Jacksonville State University 

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ 

Auburn: 

  • Robert and Carrie Dawson AT&T Scholarship- $40,000 over four years
  • Merit Scholarship- $6,000 over four years

JSU:

  • Gamecock Tradition Scholarship- $32,000 over four years
  • Leadership Scholarship- $30,000 over four years

(Others pending)

Degree/Career/Life Goals: I plan to pursue a degree in Special Education and then a masters in Speech Therapy. After graduating, my goal is to either open my own practice, or work for a previously operative organization, as a speech therapist for children with mental or physical disabilities. 

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? 

10th- Student Government Association class representative, junior varsity basketball team, Literary Society, Young Republicans Club, fellowship of Christian athletes, faith fellowship, highest average in Geometry.

11th- Student Government Association class representative, varsity volleyball and varsity soccer, young republicans club, fellowship of Christian athletes, faith fellowship, mu alpha theta.

12th- Student Government Association Chaplain, Varsity Basketball and Varsity Soccer, Literary Society, fellowship of Christian athletes, faith fellowship, Mu Alpha Theta Co-President, Homecoming court representative.

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? 

Church- plays guitar/piano in the church orchestra (7th-11th grade), helps lead the children’s ministry on Wednesday nights (7th-11th grade), mission trip to Chicago (8th grade), leads worship and devotion for FCA (8th-12th grade), little friends (12th grade), UCP center (12th grade), cleaned and did lawn care at the Alabama Baptist Children’s home (11th grade). 

What else would you like us to know about your time at FCS? I enjoy reading, playing guitar and piano, cooking, writing, singing, painting, playing soccer, and anything that involves sharing the gospel. I am very involved in FCA and I plan to continue to be in college. I am the middle child in between two brothers. I love to serve others in any way that I can.

Gabrielle Price

College Attending: Alabama State University 

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ Black and Gold || scholarship

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Plan to get a degree in Criminal Justice and a career as a Criminal Investigator

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? It will be leaving 

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? 

Volleyball and softball 

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? 

The Legacy Club

Alex Almanza

Degree/Career/Life Goals: I will be sent to RTC Great Lakes (Naval Boot Camp) after graduation. Then after graduating boot camp I will continue my career as a Naval Aviation Ordinanceman.

Troy Street

College Attending: Jacksonville State University

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ Gamecock achievement scholarship 

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Pursuing a career in occupational health and safety 

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? Being in Beta club

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? SGA

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? Volunteering in the service broadcast for Parker Memorial Baptist church

Joelle Tillery

College Attending: The University of Alabama

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ Farmer’s and Merchants Bank Fan Favorite Scholarship 

Degree/Career/Life Goals: I plan to attend college and major in psychology. My end goal is to someday open up my own practice. 

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? Achieving all A’s and B’s throughout my entire High School career

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? 

  • Basketball for 2 and half years 
  • Mu Alpha Theta for 2 years 
  • National Beta Club for 2 years

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? I’m a member of my church’s youth group and we participate in volunteer opportunities.

Evan Smith

College Attending: UAB

Scholarship(s) Accepted:​​ Presidential Scholarship

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Mechanical Engineering/ Work as a race engineer

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? Winning county in tennis 

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? Tennis, Track and Field 

Carson Limbaugh

College Attending: Limestone University

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Business Administration and Entrepreneurship/ Start and run my own east coast corporation

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? 

  • 2 time All-County cross country runner
  • 5 time All-Section 
  • 2 time All-State 
  • 4A Team Runner Up
  • 4A 3200 Outdoor Qualifier 2021
  • Co-Captain of Varsity Baseball
  • 30 ACT
  • 3.9 Gpa

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS?

  • Baseball – 6 years
  • Cross Country – 6 years
  • Indoor Track – 1 year
  • Outdoor track – 2 year
  • Faith friends
  • SGA – 2 years
  • JSU Writers Bowl Poetry 2nd Place

What activities have you participated in outside of school (church, community, volunteer, etc.)? FCA Volunteer for over 8 years

What else would you like us to know about your time at FCS? Given the opportunity to continue my baseball catching career at Limestone University in Gaffney, South Carolina

Isabella Diaz

College Attending: Arkansas State 

Degree/Career/Life Goals: Marketing / Social Media Marketing

What are your proudest personal accomplishments during high school? My proudest personal accomplishment is having and making good friendships.

What activities (athletics, SGA, clubs, etc.) have you participated in while at FCS? Varsity Cheer, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Tennis

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