McKinley's Life

  • Born in Winston-Salem

  • Moved to the Farm

    I moved to a farm in Cool Spring from Winston-Salem, NC.
  • Started Playing the Piano

  • Started playing Basketball

    I played for Cool Spring
  • Accepted into IB

  • Got Braces

  • Went to the Bahamas

    This was the first time that I had been outside of the country and it made me fall in love with traveling and want to go all over the world.
  • Mission Trip to Oklahoma

    After the tornados in Oklahoma in 2014, I left with my church and we went there to help with the disaster relief. This changed the way that I am today because it helped me realize that I love to help people and make an impact
  • Science Award

    In 8th grade I got the award for the science department and this made me realize how much I wanted to work within the science field.
  • Started High School

  • Worked with the Homeless in Atlanta

    I went on a mission trip to Atlanta with my church and I worked with the homeless. This made me realize how fortunate I am but it also opened up my eyes to how grateful these people are despite what little they have.
  • Went to see the 9/11 Memorial

  • Got Braces Off

  • Graduated MYP

  • Leadership Conference at NC State

    I went to a conference at NC State for leadership and it helped me realize that I might want to open up my own practice in veterinary medicine.
  • Toured the University of Tennessee

    I toured my first college and it was an eye opening to see that I would actually be going to college in a few years.
  • Got my Drivers License

  • Death of my Grandpa

    My family is very close so this was very traumatic and hard for us.