Polleen Coates is an IB Career-Related Pathway candidate, and AP student at Marietta High School. She is currently enrolled in her senior year as serves as the Social Media Manager for the school’s newspaper, The Pitchfork, Live Like Liv Co-President, National Honor Society Co-Secretary, Black Student Union Executive Board Member, FCA Leadership Team Member, Be Somebody Orientation Leader, Varsity Basketball Cheerleader, MFL (Mentoring for Leadership) Leadership Team Member, Cards With Compassion Leadership representative and Website Content Specialist for The Medical Tree. Polleen strives to make a lasting impact in her community, utilizing her compassionate and empathetic people skills to drive her relationship building throughout Marietta and beyond. Outside of school, Polleen is a Wellstar Volunteen at Wellstar Cobb Medical Center, who shadows and assists where she can on unit floors such as the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), or the ED (Emergency Department). Polleen is also a Sunday School Teacher at the Kenyan American Community Church (KACC). In her freetime, Polleen enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading books, or discovering new recipes in the kitchen. After high school, Polleen plans on attending a 4-year institution to receive her BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) and pursue a career as a Trauma Nurse Practitioner, hopefully obtaining her DNP (Doctorate of Nursing Practice).