By Cindy Peterson
Outstanding Student: Sami Zubowicz
FFA champion gallops toward career helping animals.
My greatest accomplishment: During my time in FFA I have earned many awards and accomplished much, but I’d say my top award would be earning my FFA State Degree, which is only earned by 1% of FFA members across the nation. I have competed in the FFA dairy evaluation team competition and moved onto the state level, placing 6th in the state as a team. I am now working on getting my American degree, which is only earned by less than of 1% of FFA members.
I want everyone to know that: I love animals, I love helping my community, I always want everyone that I meet to feel welcome, and I always work hard at everything I do.
A saying or mantra I live by: Always look at every bad situation as a lesson.
My greatest quality: Probably my work ethic.
My future plans are: To attend Santa Fe College, study Animal Science, and then transfer to the University of Florida and attend their vet school.
Topping my playlist: Anything by Morgan Wallen.
I admire: My mom. She works hard to provide for my sister and I, and I will always see her as the most hard-working person in my life.
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Extreme knowledge, because then I could help solve all the world’s problems.
My message to the world: Don’t look at a bad situation as something to push you back, but use whatever that situation is to learn and grow from it.
Favorite movie: Mamma Mia!, because I love to travel and that movie is based in Greece. I just love the overall vibes that the movie gives off.
Originally from the small town of Berryville, Arkansas, Cindy has become a multimedia specialist in journalism, photography, videography and video editing.
She has a B.S. in Communications from the University of Central Arkansas and is a correspondent for The Daily Commercial, LakeFront TV and Beacon College’s PBS talk show, “A World of Difference,” where she received an Anthem Award and Telly Award.
When she isn’t working, Cindy spends time with her husband, Ryan, and son, David, traveling and taking photos of landscapes and wildlife.
