Mya Walker

Senior Mya Walker helps encourage her community during her senior year, with a bright future ahead of her. Even though this is her third year in Corpus Christi, she has found FBISD special in so many ways.

“I think what's very unique to Flour Bluff is how close knit the community is.
I think the teachers really care for their kids; I think the people here care for each other,” Walker said.

Another thing Walker appreciates about Flour Bluff is the variety of organizations catered towards the students interests.

“I think my favorite part of attending school here is how diverse the community is when it comes to doing different extracurriculars,” Walker said.

Walker is a part of the UIL Academics team, previously doing Current Events and now doing various Journalism events. She also participates in Academic Decathlon.

“I think my high school life is very memorable because of all the things that we'd done, like us making it to state. That was the first time Decathlon had made it to state with Flour Bluff in decades,” Walker said.

Recently, Walker received a graduation stoll for being a member of Triumph Over Kids Cancer (TOKC), a newly founded organization at the high school. Students a part of this club visit children in the hospital, help them out, and keep them company.

“I really enjoyed the club and I really enjoyed going to Driscoll, talking to the children, and doing the fun things with them,” Walker said.

There is a lesson found in every activity you do, whether it be small or large scale. Walker is no exception, and after participating in so many clubs she grew as a person.

“I think a lot of these activities that I participate in, they've helped me learn how to somewhat balance life, especially with UIL.” Walker said.

Walker showed a strong sense of leadership when she joined Stingline her junior year. Her exemplary attitude led to her position as social officer her senior year of high school, growing at maturing with lessons from the team. 

“I think these activities have given me a strong backbone, especially with Stingline,” Walker said.
“There are a lot of things where you just have to overcome; you have to continuously try to build yourself up.” 

Walker builds relationships with people who will lift her up and and have similar work ethics. She believes that they can be attributed partially to her academic and personal success.

“Being able to be around people that had the same goals as me, it helped me stay driven, and it helped me stay on a good track as well,” Walker said.

Many teachers, specifically from the English department, have made an impact on who Walker is today. Specifically Stephanie Irwin, Kimberly Jones, and Kennedy Hughes.

“I think they've impacted my life a lot, especially with Ms. Jones. 
I think she really made me realize how important English is,”

Academic Decathlon also impacted her experience at Flour Bluff, especially when Walker first moved here. Not only did she immerse herself in studying and learning more about her subject, she learned more about herself.

“I think decathlon has shaped me a lot. A lot of my close friends, now in high school, are through Decathlon. If I never did, I would have never met so many of these people that I think are very prominent figures in my life.”

Dancing is a very important part of Walker’s upbringing. Though college doesn’t hold dancing for her, the memories she had will remain with her for the rest of her life.

“I used to do competitive cheer when I was younger; I've always had a little love for dance in my heart,”

Walker plans to go to college or psychology, and eventually go into medical school to become a pediatric psychiatrist. 

“I think it's really interesting, (the) human brain, and the basic knowledge of it. Everyone's different, just because of those little things, like nature versus nurture,” Walker said, “You can see children that were in nature rather than being nurtured and how stunted their development is compared to children that have very active parents in their life.”

If Walker could describe her high school experience in three words they would be tiring, exciting, and memorable. 

“I think it was very tiring, because I was constantly struggling with the balance of doing multiple clubs, as well as trying to keep up with school, and then drill team, and also having a job at the same time,” Walker said, “I think exciting, too, because I think I had a great high school life.”

Walker wants to leave a legacy of kindness, creativity and someone with no regrets. She believes that she has made a long term impact and set a precedent for people with similar interests.

“I don't think I'll look back in five years and say, ‘Oh, I didn't have the high school experience that some had,’ I think I lived my high school life to the fullest,” Walker said.

Walker has one last piece of advice for underclassmen, and it is as follows:

“Sometimes it's okay to mess up. That's just part of life. You don't have to be this perfect picture perfect thing that people will try to make you out to be. 
It's okay to sometimes feel like you might not be where you're at, because everyone's at their own pace,” Walker said.