by Georgia Jeffries
Back Home “Brandy Mary Marlene Sawyer” was announced as MHS
senior, Brandy Sawyer, walked across the brightly lit stage to receive her high
school diploma. Sawyer was walking through MHS one last time… or so she
thought. Sawyer had been a star athlete at MHS, competing in
volleyball, basketball, and softball, all at the varsity level. But come June,
she and along with the rest of the 1995 graduating class, had to say goodbye to
the small town that most had called home since a young age. It was time for
college and the pressure was on. Sawyer had to face the decision of which university or
college to attend. After some thinking and evaluation, she decided to further
her education in Terre Haute, Indiana at Indiana State University. Sawyer then
spent her time as a sycamore by studying to become an educator. Sawyer
graduated from ISU in 1999. After graduating from college, Sawyer became a P.E.
teacher in 2002 at Benton Central High School in Oxford, Indiana, wher…