Don’t fade into the shadows

Gracie Olds is 16 and she is graduating — and no, it’s not a common route. She took the fast track through Jefferson High and came out the other side with admiration for the family and community that embraced her and encouraged her along the way.

Gracie said it was easier for her to get out of high school as fast as she could because frankly, she had a hard time being around everyone. So she decided to take online classes through Brigham Young University her freshman and sophomore years and not take any electives her junior year. Instead, she took classes to fill her senior year criteria and graduate a year ahead when she typically would have been a junior.

Gracie describes her high school experience as memorable, but admitted to struggling with time management with doing her homework, sports and trying to have fun.