At the top: Valedictorian Lindsey Hadley, Scott City High School

Parents: Rachel and Terry Hadley

What is your most notable academic achievement? Being valedictorian.

What is your favorite school activity and why? Homecomings. The spirit days throughout the week are so much fun, and the displays are always a blast to make.

What is your favorite high school memory? It would definitely have to be that our class always won everything. We always went all out for homecomings, sports and even academically. Scott City's class of 2010 is awesome and always dominated the other classes in our high school.

Describe your favorite cafeteria food: Chicken patty day: chicken patty, mashed potatoes and rolls. Who could ask for anything better?

What's your school mascot? Rams

If you could have a personal mascot, what would it be? Penguin

Complete this sentence: Without me, my teachers are likely to ... not have to answer as many questions in class.

Who is your favorite teacher and how did She inspire you to learn? Mrs. Lana Arnzen. She made learning fun and she was always so positive. No matter the situation she would find the good and preach it to her students. I still use learning techniques that she taught me in sixth grade.

Where do you plan to go to college and what will you study? Southeast Hospital College of Nursing and Heath Sciences, nursing

What is the biggest challenge facing your generation? Finding a job out in this crazy world.

How do you hope to address it? I hope that by getting a good education it will make my job search easier and give me an edge over others.

Sum up your high school experience in six words: Best four years of my life.