Your Name: McKenzie Jernigan
What High School do you attend? Gainesville High School.
Please tell us a little bit about your family. My dad owns Southern Companions and my mother is a loan officer. I have 3 sisters and a brother.
What are your plans after graduation? I am enlisting into the Army Reserved and will be attending Virginia Tech in the spring to major in biochemistry on a pre-med pathway.
What are two of your favorite restaurants in our community? Consuelo and Yellow Fin.
If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why? I would go to Greece to try all the food.
What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows? “Vampire Diaries.”
If you were asked to give advice to your senior class and the younger students at your school, what would you say? Enjoy all the memories, it flies by!
If you were able to be cast as yourself into a television show or series, what show would you want to be in? Emma Watson.
If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, who would you choose? Why? And where, locally, would you meet for this lunch? Margo Robbie to talk about the Barbie movie and all the other movies she was in. We would meet at 2 Dog.
What is your favorite thing about our community? How everyone is very supportive.
Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years? Hopefully in medical school.
What is something on your bucket list? To go sky diving.
What is your go to band / singer when you cant decide what to listen to? Elton John or Billy Joel.
Favorite month? favorite holiday? and best single day on the calendar? Christmas, so I can see all my family.
What would you rate a 10 out of 10? Any kind of pasta.
Who inspires you to be better? My dad.
