Original article published in the Mower County Independent, Thursday, February 29, 2024. Reprinted with permission and gratitude.
By Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy
Kiwanis Club has honored Catie Emig as a Kiwanis Academic Award recipient. She is the daughter of Chuck and Maranda Emig.
The Kingsland senior is active in band, choir, robotics, drama club as a stage technician, and National Honor Society (NHS). “I enjoy robotics the most,” she commented, adding that she “used to be in dance when the school still had a team.” “My favorite subject is math, and my least favorite subject is English.”
Outside of school, she’s chosen not to take on so many things that she could be overwhelmed with them. “I’m usually so busy with school activities that I don’t do much outside of school or extracurriculars. I don’t have a job because I’m focusing on school and extracurriculars. I enjoy reading, knitting and listening to music, and I once knitted a large 60-inch scarf in three days while I was sick. My favorite movie is ‘Spirited Away’. I don’t really have a specific reason for liking it – it’s just a really good movie. I could never choose a favorite book out of all of the books I have read, but ‘Dracula’ was the most recent book I have read that I enjoyed. I listen to almost every genre of music, but my favorite genre is rock.” She continued, “I hate it when people talk unnecessarily loud near me. I could live on pasta for the rest of my life, but I’m not a fan of super spicy foods.”
If she could travel to any country in the world for free, she’d choose Spain. “I would travel to Spain to see if can actually remember anything I learned from my three years of Spanish classes, and if I could travel to any state, I would travel to Hawaii because I’d enjoy the warm weather and I want to see the ocean.”
The 18-year-old most admires her parents. “I admire my dad because he is always able to help me when I need it. I admire my mom because she is able to stand up for what she believes and understand the emotions of others.”
Catie’s career aspirations have changed since she was little. “When I was a kid, I wanted to be a teacher. I want to go into computer science after I graduate because I enjoy working with computers.”
The Kiwanis recognized Catie and her parents during a late January luncheon meeting.
Courtesy of the Mower County Independent, 135 E Main St. LeRoy, MN 55951, (507)-324-5325
