Outdoors important to BHS’ Blevins
Editor’s Note: Franklin’s Future is a regular feature spotlighting a high school senior in Franklin County and what they have planned for life after graduation.
You won’t have to look much farther than the great outdoors to find Belgreen High School senior Tyler Blevins.
The 17-year-old has been involved in several high school activities the past four years but his involvement in the Envirothon Team is what he has enjoyed the most.
“Envirothon is something I think everyone could enjoy, really, because you learn about different environmental problems,” Blevins said.
“It brings things to light you’ve never really thought of before.”
Blevins said Belgreen’s Envirothon Team has done particularly well the past several years in the county tournaments and the team came in second in the state last year.
“I’ve gotten a lot out of it and just really find it interesting,” he said.
In addition to Envirothon, Blevins has also been involved in the BETA Club, SADD, Annual Staff, Scholar’s Bowl and Faith Followers at school while also being an active in the youth group at First United Methodist Church in Russellville and being near completion of earning his Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts.
He has also enjoyed the elective classes, like carpentry, that he’s taken at the Franklin County Career Technical Center.
With so many activities, it’s hard to imagine that Blevins would have any spare time, but being a senior has it’s own set of demands like decided where he’ll spend the next four years once he graduates in May.
“I’m not absolutely sure where I want to go to college yet, but I’ve been considering Spring Hill in Mobile, Mississippi State and UNA,” he said. “I still have some things to consider before I make my decision.”
Even through the choice of schools is up in the air, Blevins is fairly certain that he wants to major in biology because he knows it’s something he’ll enjoy doing.
“Deciding on a career is a big step, but I feel more led to do something with biology than I do other things,” he said. “I think I would enjoy teaching biology, but not as a professor. I don’t want to just sit in the front of the class and tell the students facts. I would rather work with younger students who would get more out of it. I’d like to inspire them to live biology as much as I have loved it. It’s a fun subject and I’d like to convey that to others.”
Whatever college and career Blevins ends up pursuing, he knows he doesn’t want to do it too far from home.
“I really like Alabama,” he said. “It’s a nice place to live and I’ve enjoyed living here, so I can see myself still living somewhere in Alabama in the future.”
Before he moves on to pursue his future goals, Blevins hopes to impart some wisdom on the underclassmen who will soon be seniors.
“Stick to what you want to do and don’t falter,” Blevins said. “And also, don’t procrastinate. I do way too much of that and it’s better if you just get things done.”
Blevins is the son of Noel and Karen Blevins. He has one sister, Lauren, and an older brother, Nicholas.
