Watch out for these rising stars
Several recent feature stories in the Daily Inter Lake focused on the achievements of Flathead Valley youths, and it makes us proud to showcase them.
Estelle Shannon is one of the young standouts.
After overcoming a childhood full of uncertainty and hardships, she has earned a full-ride scholarship to attend Virginia Military Institute.
A kind and generous couple living in the Yaak area rescued Estelle from a life of poverty and abuse. At the time the young girl was living in a tent in the Yaak area of Northwest Montana and went to bed hungry every night.
The couple home-schooled her and planted the seed of a better life, inspiring her to continue the military legacy of her adoptive family.
Traits such as honor, courage and commitment put her at the top of scholarship applicants. This is a young girl who is destined to make a difference, and thanks to her caring adoptive parents, she’ll have an opportunity to do just that.
A star in the making
Kayla Adams is another one to watch.
She started shooting her new music video, “Sober & Sorry,” at Casey’s Bar in Whitefish this week. The video will showcase her first country single and introduce her to the world.
The 24-year-old musician has worked with a band and as a solo artist, touring extensively since graduating from Flathead High School. She moved to Nashville nine months ago, a big step in her music career. This girl clearly is talented, so expect to keep hearing more about her career.
Guiding future inventors
More than five dozen Flathead youngsters let their imaginations run wild during the inaugural Camp Invention staged recently in Kalispell.
Campers were transformed into inventors as they exercised their minds with science, technology, engineering and math — known as STEM in education circles.
It’s important to give our children every opportunity to hone their skills in these crucial subjects. Kudos to Northwest Montana Educational Cooperative Director Eliza Thomas and Elrod Elementary School Principal Glenda Armstrong for organizing the local version of the national program.
Allowing children to tap into their creativity by using their imaginations is the springboard to shaping our next generation of movers and shakers.