Emma Clement’s Lion Story

I owe much of who I am to Intermountain Christian School. The people inside that building prepared me in my academics, pushed me on the volleyball and basketball courts, and encouraged me to try new things like debate and musical theater. Coming into my freshman year of college I was so nervously excited. There was so much newness and I didn’t know a single soul at Samford, but going to ICS equipped me to thrive in the real world. I have been given a great foundation of who I am in Christ by learning from people like Mr. Begg and Mrs. Jones. I am academically ready because of Mrs. Croswhite and Mrs. Schumacher’s English classes. Because I had learned how to make deep friendships on my sports teams, I was prepared to make the best friends of my life in college. The teachers at ICS taught me how to love my peers well, how to do well in my classes (sometimes learned the hard way, shoutout to college Anatomy and Physiology), and how to live out my faith daily, especially when times get tough. I am now a sophomore at Samford University and can confidently say I am thriving in the midst of a global pandemic, the irony! Some of the most important lessons I learned while in high school that have helped me be successful in college are: to not take yourself too seriously, spend time with Jesus every day, humbly listen to others, love people well and fully, and call your family lots, you’ll miss them when they’re 1,759 miles away. What I learned at ICS and the people who taught them to me are things I will never forget. I am extremely grateful to be an Intermountain Christian School alumnus today and for the foundation they gave me to succeed in college and beyond. 

Emma Clement, Class of 2019