Who's Who: Haley Hegefeld

It's been a busy past couple of years for Haley Hegefeld. She's a dance major, on the newspaper staff, is the Student Council treasurer, French Club president, and Key Club secretary, is a part of the MAC Writing Center staff, and is involved with Young Life. Haley loves being involved in school activities because of the sense of accomplishment it gives her. "I'm just really proud that I got involved and helped with so many things," she said. "When all of the hard work I've contributed to the school has come to fruition, when I get to see it or hold it or see how it's affecting other people, is really exciting!" Haley's one regret is that she didn't become involved sooner because her favorite part about school is actually all her extracurriculars. For college, Haley hopes to attend Yale University and plans to major in psychology and minor in neuroscience. From there, Haley wants to get her masters degree in developmental psychology. "I kind of want to work with children who were abused and do research on how that impacts all the elements of their life as they get older," she explained. The thing Haley will remember most about McCallum is her friends, how they went through everything alongside her and how they have affected her life more than anything at McCallum. It was the welcoming environment that made her choose to go to McCallum over LASA or her home school, Bowie. Having fun with the girl she shadowed with at McCallum back when she was in 8th grade convinced Haley that McCallum was the school for her. The first few months of her freshman year, when she started to meet people, only solidified her decision. Haley is very appreciative of how accepting McCallum is and how everyone is encouraged to be themselves. She believes that going to this school actually taught her to feel more confident and embrace herself for who she is. "I really think that that is more important than any one skill that going through high school could have taught me," she said. "Because when you're confident in who you are you can make better decisions and you're happier in general and more able to go and do what you want."