Scholar of the Week
Jordan Branch of Richmond Community High School
by Janeal Downs
Ever since she was little, viagra Jordan Branch has been going to the same pediatrician. “She’s been the only one I’ve ever gone to, cost so it’s like I have a relationship with her outside of just being my doctor, ailment ” Jordan said. “Just to have a bond with a pediatrician is really cool so I hope that I can do that too.” Because she plays such an important role in her life, Jordan’s bond with her own doctor inspires her to one day be there for her own patients as a pediatrician.
Jordan has always been interested in the health professions and the medical field. In her junior year of high school, she had the opportunity to do a health sciences program at Virginia Commonwealth University. She said this program was another influence for her to go into the medical field. In her last year of high school, VCU is one of her top choices for college because the MCV hospital is readily available. Because she and her parents have always talked about the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, that and a college in South Carolina are her other top choices.
While she is still in high school, Jordan prepares for a career in the medical field through volunteer work, one of her favorite things to do. She is currently a mentor through the MARS program where she mentors first grade students from November to May. She also volunteers with Chesterfield County Social Services, where her mother works. They worked with sponsors to get Christmas gifts for children in need. Jordan also works with children as a lifeguard. “Through lifeguarding I realized how much I enjoy being around kids,” Jordan said. “That helped me realize that I can do volunteer work and be around children.” She has even been on a swim team for ten years which has “instilled in me a strong work ethic, confidence in my abilities and sense of responsibility.” She also mentors the younger swimmers on the team. Outside of working and volunteering, Jordan maintains a 4.1 in school and is in the National Honor Society, FBLA and the Environmental Club.
Jordan named her mother and older sister her biggest supporters. With her older sister excelling academically, “it isn’t a competition type of thing but if she can do it, I can do it.” Jordan said her family has been a really strong base in her life and they always push her to do well. “Growing up in a female dominated, opinionated and very vocal household has proven to be difficult but also beneficial,” Jordan wrote in an essay. She has learned to speak up for herself and to be her own person. She describes herself as strong minded, outgoing and a caring person.
