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Courtney is the 15 year old daughter of Jeff and Suzie Grap of Dacula, GA. She is a sophomore at Dacula High School where she academically ranks 15th of over 700 students. Courtney is very involved in her school and community. She is the sophomore class vice president, on the Dacula Leadership Team, a Peer Leader, in the Women’s Advanced Gold Chorus, on the competition, football and basketball cheerleading squads, performs with the Dacula Talent Troop, Miss Freshmen Dacula, and is a member of the BETA club, Spanish club and an officer in Student Council. Courtney has received the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence in Math, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts, and has also received Presidential Gold Medals for Community Service for serving over 1,000 hours of volunteer service. In addition, her Miss Dacula organization just received the Georgia Parks and Recreation Community Service Organization of the Year Award.
Courtney has had the privilege of singing the National Anthem at an Atlanta Braves baseball game, the opening ceremonies of the GA Walk for Autism and Autism Speaks, and many high school athletic events. She has traveled throughout the state singing and performing at fairs and festivals and also played the female lead in her school’s musical production of “Into the Woods”.
Courtney’s passion is breast cancer awareness. She has developed a program for teens in which the focus is on true beauty coming from within. “Go Bare for A Cure” helps teens and older women deal with the side effects of cancer treatment such as loss of hair. Her Nana is a three time breast cancer survivor, so she is determined to help find a cure and in the meantime give aid and support to those suffering from this disease.
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”
-Anatole France |
