The Pirates ROCK trait for October is responsibility, where nine seniors represent what it means to be responsible every day, while simultaneously pledging to remain drug and alcohol free.
Seniors Karlee Riggs and Zach Olson are two of those members, both who are leaders of different organizations at the high school. Olson is the manager of the Pirate Store and is responsible for a multitude of things he does in marketing class.
“During my marketing class, I make sure all the stocks are there and I tag all of the shirts and everything like that, and stock the shelves,” Olson said. “During the lunch period I get three groups of people for each lunch shift, and they run the store while I watch over them and make sure they’re doing everything correct.”
Olson gets to work with students every day, and plans to make an impact to younger students in the elementary and middle schools by showing them ways to be successful.
“I’ll tell [the kids] to be responsible and always do the right thing. The first thing is to involve yourself in as much as possible and make as many friends as you can, because that’s how you set yourself up for success in high school.”
Riggs also plans to positively influence younger pirates.
“When I go to the elementary schools and middle schools to talk about my character trait [I just show] them that it’s possible to do all these things and still be successful,” Riggs said. “We hear a lot these days people complaining about ‘oh there’s too much to do I don’t have time’, and I want to show them that you can be responsible enough to manage what you have to do and so be successful while doing a multitude of activities.”
Riggs is the president of math club, as well as participating in volleyball, pirate mentors, and more. Along with her classwork, this can become a big load.
“I take everything by day. If I do anything more than that it’s definitely way too overwhelming, so focusing on what needs to be getting done that day and time definitely is what makes it better for me,” Riggs said. “I would love to show the future generations that if they can just get their foot in the door and start getting involved, that can open so many doors for them and there’s so many opportunities.”
These seniors, along with Miabella Huntington, Megan Wade, Ava Moffitt, Melanie Frame, Liv Boddicker, Evan Sedlaceck, and Lauren Stone represent what it means to be a hardworking, responsible Platte County Pirate, helping to lead younger students down the right path.
