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Kamryn Sallee takes senior footage in Marietta. (Picture Supplied)

PARKERSBURG — As a younger woman, Kamryn Sallee seemed as much as the Parkersburg South Excessive Faculty Southern Belle dance group and hoped she would in the future dance alongside aspect them.

“Dancing is one thing I’ve at all times liked, and I at all times seemed as much as the Southern Belles after I was just a little woman,” mentioned Sallee.

Sallee has been part of the Southern Belle group all 4 years of her highschool profession and has carried out at house soccer and basketball video games, in addition to parades and different occasions. Sallee feels blessed to be part of the group because it has helped her develop. This 12 months, the Belles bought second place within the Nationwide Dance Alliance Nationals competitors.

“The Belles group has been a blessing to me. It has in the end taught me who I’m as I’ve grown by the years,” she mentioned. “I really like my group a lot and it is going to be exhausting having to depart them after I graduate.”

Sallee finds consolation by dance, artwork and images. She took artwork as a filler class throughout her junior 12 months and fell in love.

Kamryn Sallee, middle, stands along with her dad and mom Tammy and Kevin Sallee throughout Parkersburg South Excessive Faculty Senior Evening. (Picture Supplied)

“I like my trainer,” she mentioned. “Mrs. (Stacey) White launched me and was my largest critic after I first began, she knew that I may create wonderful artwork earlier than I did.”

Sallee likes to create artwork that’s enjoyable and vibrant. She feels impressed by Impressionism and the artwork of Claude Monet.

“I consider that if you happen to don’t have enjoyable creating the piece of artwork, then you definitely gained’t love the end result regardless of how good it could be,” she mentioned.

Sallee gained “Greatest Use of Colour” within the PSHS Artwork Present with one in every of her items and first place within the Wooden Whispers contest with one other.

Sallee is a 3.8 GPA pupil at PSHS. She has taken a number of honors and school programs to assist her put together for her school profession. This 12 months she is taking images and graphic design school programs on-line at West Virginia College at Parkersburg.

Kamryn Sallee has dreamed of being a Southern Belle since she was a younger woman. This photograph was taken at Ohio College. (Picture Supplied)

Sallee will proceed her training at WVU-P after commencement. She plans to main in enterprise.

“I’ve at all times been a frontrunner and somebody who takes cost, and the considered working my very own enterprise is one thing that has at all times me,” she mentioned.

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Kamryn Sallee loves caring for her little sister, Tayler. (Picture Supplied)

This piece of artwork by Kamryn Sallee gained “Greatest Use of Colour” within the Parkersburg South Excessive Faculty artwork present. (Picture Supplied)

This piece of artwork by Kamryn Sallee gained first place in Wooden Whispers. (Picture Supplied)

Kamryn Sallee and the Southern Belles competitors group after receiving their second place trophy on the NDA Nationals competitors. (Picture Supplied)