I’m crazy about this girl!  Meet Autumn Hyatt, Class of 2017 Senior from Pekin Community High School!

Autumn would describe her personality as fun, uplifting, compassionate, and thoughtful.  Perfect characteristics for what she wants to do for a career.. She plans on attending college after high school to get a degree in Elementary Education!  She loves helping people and making a difference in their lives.

A moment that Autumn is most proud of was when she experienced helping a child by teaching them something new. “Seeing the expression on their face was priceless”

When she was a little girl, she wanted to be a hairstylist.

Advice to incoming freshman: “Don’t be scared to ask questions, it makes a huge difference! Also, be nice to everyone!!”  Autumn loves to travel, play with her dogs and has fun doing crafts. She is a cheerleader an sits on the Peer Advisement Committee.

“My perfect day would be waking up and eating a plate of pancakes with peanut butter on them.  I would be on a beach in Bora Boar with some of my best friends and family.  After breakfast, we would go hiking or ride bikes all over the island to explore. Afterwards, we would soak up the sun on the beach and then watch the sun go down while sipping on a strawberry banana smoothie”

Three things on her bucket list: 1. Go to Niagara Falls 2. Go Parasailing 3. Go Flyboarding

“My hero is my older brother, Austin. He has proven to me not to care what others think of me and to do what makes me happy, not what makes others happy. He comforts me when I’m sad and always checks up on me. I couldn’t live without my brother, he is my hero.”   Best thing about my parents: “They have raised me to believe in myself with whatever I’m doing and have always made me feel important and loved. They are the reason I am who I am today and I can’t thank them enough!

Some fun facts about Autumn:

1. Greys Anatomy and Friends are her favorite tv shows to binge watch
2. Favorite type of foreign food: Lo Mein
3. The most unusual thing ever eaten: Frog legs
4. Most daring thing ever done: Swam with sting rays in the Cayman Islands
5. Favorite holiday: Christmas
6. Favorite holiday tradition: For the holidays, we all go to grandmas to play card games, have lots of laughs and eat way too much food. Spending time together with the entire family is definitely my favorite tradition
7. Favorite family trip: Going on a cruise to a bunch of different islands. It was so fun seeing all of the beautiful sights. They also went to some of the poor areas in Mexico on that cruise and it taught me to never take things for granted which is something I still reflect on today
8. Favorite childhood memory: Making lemonade stands with my best friend, Sam outside of my house
9. Favorite family recipe: Dad’s famous tortellini soup
10. If she could eat only one meal for the rest of her life, she would eat mashed potatoes and mint ice cream
11. Something interesting about Autumn that most people don’t know: She has been to 9 different countries!

Autumn – you are genuinely sweet (and drop dead gorgeous)  It has been AWESOME getting to know you!!   You are going to be THE BEST TEACHER EVER and will touch the lives of everyone you meet with your caring, compassionate attitude and goal to make a difference!   XO ~ Cindy