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Meet Your Neighbor: Pigeon Forge teen enjoys her summers as lifeguard
Shareece White, who’ll enroll at ETSU this fall, is in her third summer as a lifeguard at Pigeon Forge Community Center. (Ellen Brown/The Mountain Press)
BY ELLEN BROWN
PIGEON FORGE — Soaking up the sun is not a bad way to spend your summer — just ask Shareece White, a lifeguard at Pigeon Forge Community Center.
“This is my third year at the pool,” said White, who recently graduated from Pigeon Forge High School. “I had a friend who had worked here and told me it was a good job.”
Not that it’s an easy job — White, the daughter of Reece and Sharon White, had to go through training that involved CPR education and passing a swim test.
Fortunately, the pool has remained catastrophe-free so far this summer.
“We try to prevent things before they happen,” White said.
The teen is headed to East Tennessee State University this fall, where she’ll major in elementary education and cheer on the cheerleading squad.
“I liked the teaching program they have there,” she said of her college selection. “My cousin also went to school there.”
Before the summer is over, she’ll head to cheerleading camp at the school, where she’ll learn new routines and compete against other schools’ squads. She’s also looking forward to a cruise in the Bahamas with her family.
Along with cheerleading, her hobbies include snowboarding and tumbling — and going to see summer blockbusters like “Eclipse,” the third installment of the popular “Twilight” series.
“It was the best of the three,” she said.
White, who is active in her church The Gathering, was also selected as a finalist in the Miss Tennessee Homecoming Queen Pageant, which recognizes young women for their academic achievement and community service.
Before she takes on college life, she’ll make the most of her summer — and her lifeguarding job.
“I like how cooperative and friendly the staff are here, and I like working with the public.”
ebrown@themountainpress.com
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