Camryn Adams

            Have you ever gotten a scholarship for something you love to do? Camryn Hope Adams (16) was astonished when she did. At the young age of three, Camryn Adams wasn’t very interested in her newfound dancing class. Little did she know, later on it would become a huge part of her life. Her parents, Angie Adams, a worker for the Better Business Bureau, and her father Stephen Adams, the CEO Assistant Manager of a large construction company, would eventually sign her up for dance and enroll her at Ardell Stone School of Dancing. “I was three, I didn’t really like it at first because my mom kind of forced me to do it, and I think that’s what all moms do. But, I’ve been doing it ever since.” She was quoted talking about her lifelong passion.

            Camryn’s dedication for dance ended up paying off later down the road when she received a scholarship in the 8^th grade which paid for a whole year of dance. Along with that, her story was also published in a popular dance magazine as well. However, with success comes hurdles, because Adams ended up with a bad knee injury which kept her out of dance for 6 months. “I tore up my knee in 8^th grade. I was out of dance for like 6 months and I tore my PCL and my calf muscle so that took a long time to heal.” Adams said about her devastating injury. However, even though she was faced with hardship like she was, she overcame it and made a full recovery.

            Amidst her ups and downs with dance her family has been by her side supporting everything she does. Her sisters Lindsey (25) and Megan (30) are two prime examples of a support system.  However, when asked if Adams was going to make a career out of her dancing abilities, she responded with a quick and polite ‘no’. She would much rather go into the field of nursing, something she also has a strong passion for. This is evident because of her work at a local nursing home where she has said she loves to spend time with the patients. “I work at a retirement home as a waitress. I want to go to into nursing and go to Liberty because they have a really good nursing school.” She said about her plans for the future.

      By Matthew Terwilliger