Hello! My name is Ava George, a first year student studying Early Childhood Education at The Ohio State University. Although I grew up in Bowling Green, Ohio, I have always been a Buckeye at heart so it makes sense that I am here to become the person I am meant to be! I believe that my intended major says a lot about who I am because my goal in life is to make a positive impact on young peoples’ lives. In return, I know that my students will teach me so much more than I could possibly teach them. I’ve come to this point in my life through self-discovery during high school and in prayer.

I graduated from Notre Dame Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in Toledo, Ohio, with deep gratitude. I loved my studies and educators, was involved in a total of six musicals and my Faith In Action Team (FIAT). The most beautiful experience I had in high school was being an active member of Executive Student Council because I was able to discover my strengths as a friend and leader in this role. I realized that me being in this position was not for myself, but for each girl I’d interact with each day. I wanted each girl to know that I genuinely cared for and valued her.

Continuing my education at The Ohio State University excites me tremendously and this is my greatest blessing! I am a scholar in the Mount Leadership Society, specifically on the Recruitment, Outreach, and Welcome (ROW) committee. I want to be a part of the BuckeyeThon, Saint Paul’s Outreach and BuckeyeCatholic, and the Ohio Student Education Association (OSEA) at OSU. Oh, I’d also love to join an intramural volleyball team! Someone who I look up to is Mother Teresa as she says, “Do small things with great love.” I want to be responsible for living out her words today and always!