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Peyton Kirkland TRINITY CHRISTIAN

Peyton Kirkland attends Trinity Christian School where she plays varsity basketball
and varsity golf. She is also involved in Student Executive Council and National
Honor Society. After graduation, Peyton plans to attend Texas Tech University to
major in Mechanical Engineering.

and it's very rewarding.” She truly loves what she does they can reach their aspirations. For me that is to become
because of the people she gets to interact with. a mechanical engineer. Oftentimes in class she will say,
“Peyton, this is what you need to remember for those
Ms. Boyd has impacted me in and out of the classroom. (college) courses,” or “Peyton, you will not be able to use
In class, Ms. Boyd teaches in a way where students can your calculator for this in the future.” All things to help me
truly understand why you do x,y,z… in a specific problem be successful in the goals I have set for myself.
or equation. She uses a system where students gain the
knowledge of how to do the problems in the lecture, When I go back and think about success, I think about
but then the homework is set up to help students gain how Ms. Boyd cares for her students. I think about how
confidence for the test. Her niece told her, “You not only she uses the platform she has to impact students for the
teach Math, but you cause me to love Math.” I could not Kingdom of God. How she is consistent to start our classes
agree more. Whether after a tough grade, an ineffective in prayer before we even think about Math. It is all because
teacher, or other negative experience, Ms. Boyd helps she was faithful to step into teaching because she knew
people to love Math again. She truly wants her students that was God’s will for her life.
to succeed, so she equips them in the best way she can so