You open the door and bam you already see a group of vsco girls clinking their hydro flasks and exchanging scrunches. You nearly make it past the lunchroom without getting caught in the background of someone’s tic tok. You finally make it to your first-period class where you see all of the “popular” kids sitting gossiping. After that, you reflect that you are in reality.  This is what it is like for Sierra Keeney ’23 every day at school. When not learning in school Keeney likes to competitively play volleyball, reduce her carbon footprint, and read books. 

Sierra has been playing volleyball since middle school and has now joined the freshman/sophomore team as a setter.  “I always liked playing back row because I was good,” Kenney said. “But this year, they put me as the setter, it’s a tendency to be stressful because that’s like the most important place in the game.¨

Seventh grade back row to freshman setter Sierra could feel the change in pressure as she moved into more advanced programs throughout her life. ¨I feel like when I was in junior high, in seventh grade, I just kind of joined it likes for fun. And then eighth grade, I kind of want to start getting serious with it. So then once I came the lesson like okay, this is like the big deal actually feel like it good now.¨ said Keeney

Another thing that Keeney likes to focus her time on is reducing her carbon footprint   ¨So I just don’t use any plastic for the sometimes I’ll try to lessen my plastic stuff like that,¨ said Keeney. A way that Keeney goes about this is by using nonchemical products that are good for the environment. With using nonchemical products Keeney does not use plastic straws. It sounds cliche but Keeney actually feels that “save the turtles”   become more than an internet trend and more of something that we need to fix.