Flagler County School Board

During its September 1st meeting, members of the Flagler County School Board welcomed two new members. Lauren “Grace” Emery, a senior at Matanzas High School and Flagler Palm Coast High School senior Montgomery Russell will serve as Student School Board members for the 2014-2015 school year.

Lauren Emery is dual enrolled at Matanzas and Daytona State College. In addition to classwork, Emery has more than 250 community service hours. She serves as the vice-president of the campus Leo Club and is the team captain for the school’s 10th Annual Buddy Walk this year. Grace has also been a member of the National Honor Society since her sophomore year.

After graduation, Grace plans to attend a gap program at Impact 360 Institute in Pine Mountain, Georgia. She then will go on to work on her master’s degree in education and administration at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. Emery says she’d like to return to Flagler County to teach kindergarten with eyes on school administration.

Russell Montgomery is active on the FPC campus, where he is enrolled in the International Baccalaureate program. He’s also taking a number of AP classes.

Russell is the Group Commander of the Junior Air Force ROTC program, chairs the Student Advisory Council and was a district finalist twice for the Future Problem Solvers program. He’s also been a member of FPC’s JV basketball team and a member of the school’s track and field team.

Upon graduation, Montgomery wants to attend a 4-year university to study an engineering science. He also has plans to become an officer in the United States military with additional plans of pursuing his master’s and doctorate degrees.