{"id":301,"date":"2015-12-01T02:39:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T02:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/?p=301"},"modified":"2015-12-01T02:39:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T02:39:29","slug":"reaching-for-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/2015\/12\/01\/reaching-for-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaching for the Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Aimee Lynch is probably one of the most Christlike and\u00a0humble\u00a0girls on campus. She remains unassuming, while possessing an unusual mix of interpersonal and intellectual talents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Goddard-Picture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-453 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Goddard-Picture-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Goddard Picture\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Goddard-Picture-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Goddard-Picture.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Having had a strong interest in science from an early age, Lynch completed two summer internships at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center while still in high school. Even before attending Grove City College, she knew she wanted to minor in astronomy.<\/p>\n<p>This semester, she&#8217;s taking\u00a0Observational Astronomy, where she enjoys utilizing\u00a0the campus observatory. &#8220;I love being able to identify constellations at night, and to be able to actually understand what is going on in the sky,&#8221; she enthuses.<\/p>\n<p>As a communications major, Lynch also directs Lambda Pi Eta, the honorary for senior communication studies majors. In October 2015, the group hosted Anna Watson Carl, a GCC alum and author of <em>The Yellow Table<\/em>, an award-winning, Paris-inspired cookbook. According to Lynch, &#8220;the honorary is a great way for motivated students to get involved in the department and to have an avenue to put [their]\u00a0ideas to work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Roomies-First-Day-of-School-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-454 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Roomies-First-Day-of-School-002-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Roomies First Day of School (002)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Roomies-First-Day-of-School-002-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Roomies-First-Day-of-School-002-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/Roomies-First-Day-of-School-002.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Lynch has had plenty of practice being a leader. As an RA during her sophomore and junior years, she\u00a0enjoyed great\u00a0friendships with\u00a0staff and students as well as the constant learning opportunities that came with the job. &#8220;Our weekly staff meetings were filled with interesting discussion, learning how to live reflectively, and affirming our first responsibilities to the Lord,&#8221; she reminisces. This year, although she misses being a resident assistant, she has decided to explore her other interests, one of which is learning Farsi.<\/p>\n<p>With a passion for language, Lynch is considering graduate school for linguistics. She has also applied to the State Department&#8217;s competitive Critical Language Scholarship, where she aspires to further develop her\u00a0Farsi skills\u00a0in Tajikistan.<\/p>\n<p>If that doesn&#8217;t pan out, she&#8217;s also applied to a study-abroad program in New Zealand and for a product innovator position at ThinkFun. &#8220;It\u2019s exciting to think that I could be absolutely anywhere a year from now!&#8221; she says. &#8220;I know that it can often be stressful for seniors to try to decide where to go after graduation, but I am enjoying the process of brainstorming right now and I know that the Lord has it all planned out already.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Aimee Lynch is probably one of the most Christlike and\u00a0humble\u00a0girls on campus. She remains unassuming, while possessing an unusual mix of interpersonal and intellectual talents. 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