This week, let´s get to know the editor of The Blue and Grey, Makayla Ferguson.

• Makayla’s birthday is August 8, 2005, and she is in 11th grade.
• Her friends and family has given her nicknames: Kay, Kayla, and Fergie.
• Yellow is her favorite color, and she loves sunflowers.
• Her favorite season is summer, and her favorite holiday is the 4th of July.
• She enjoys painting, drawing, playing tennis, cheerleading, gymnastics, swimming and photography.
• Llamas are Makayla’s favorite animal.
• Her favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse and her favorite store is American Eagle.
• She loves her collection of shoes, and her favorite is her Platform Converse.
• She enjoys television shows’ “Cobra Kai” and “Maid” and her favorite movie is the live action version, “Cinderella.”
• “Tell Me Three Things” is Makayla’s favorite book.
• Her favorite food is Steakhouse Mac n’cheese from Outback and her favorite drink is Mango Pineapple Lemonade from Wendy’s.
• She enjoys chemistry and her favorite teacher is Mrs. Heaster.
• Makayla’s dream college is University of North Carolina.
• She hopes to pursue a career in Pediatrics or Neurology.
• Her biggest fears include snakes, suffocating and falling.
• Makayla’s hero is her grandma, Sharon James.
• If she could travel anywhere, she would visit the Maldives.
• If she could have any superpower it would be invisibility.
• Her best friend, Emily Lybarger, sunshine and wildflowers are all things that make her smile.
• Her pet peeves include people who think they´re above others and people who chew with their mouths open.
• In five years, Makayla hopes to be studying to pursue her dream career.
• She chose newspaper to share her creativity through words.