PCHS’ Allison wants a career helping others
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.
Phil Campbell’s Trevor Allison has been very involved during his four years of high school.
The 18-year-old senior has served as president of the National Honor Society and Junior Civitan, treasurer of the senior class, parliamentarian of the Student Council, a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Yearbook Staff and he has been on the school’s football team since the seventh grade.
Being involved in many organizations and serving in leadership positions in most of those can be time-consuming, but Allison said it’s all worth it.
“I feel that if I come to school with a positive attitude and participate in the school’s activities, maybe I can set a positive example for other people that will encourage them to get involved,” he said. “When you get involved in things, you make more friends and you have a better high school experience.”
Allison has attended Phil Campbell schools since kindergarten and he said the friends he has made along the way are the best things about the past 12 years.
“I think that going to a smaller school like Phil Campbell is what allowed us to all be so close,” he said. “Everybody knows everybody and we all get along. It’s something I think I’ll miss when I graduate.”
Allison said he will also miss being on the football team.
“I’ve been on the team since the seventh grade so it will be strange not to be playing football this fall.”
Even though he will miss his friends and sporting events, Allison said he was looking forward to graduating and starting college at Northwest-Shoals Community College.
“Going to Northwest was just the best choice for me because I’m still trying to decide on my major and I can at least go ahead and get my basics done there,” he said. “Plus, I’m looking forward to meeting new people but it’ll be nice to still see some familiar faces for awhile.”
As for his career, Allison said he is still trying to decide between being a high school science teacher and a coach or being a nurse.
“I love football and I would love to be a coach someday so I could have a positive impact on the kids I would coach,” he said. “I also think I would like teaching science because it’s always been a pretty interesting subject to me.
“On the other hand, I know that nursing is a good career and I would still be able to help people, which is something that is important to me. I’ll just have to weigh both option carefully before I make my decision.”
Whether it’s coaching high school students or working as a nurse, Allison knows one thing for certain – he’d like to be close to home when he’s ready to settle down.
“I’ve loved growing up in Phil Campbell and I like all the people around here,” he said. “I feel like everyone is even closer now that they were before because of everything we’ve gone through since the tornado.”
Allison had family members that were affected by the tornado but it missed the home he shares with his immediate family.
“We were very lucky,” he said. “The whole experience just taught us about what’s important in life and not to take things for granted.”
Before he sets off for college in the fall, Allison said he plans to make the most of his last semester of high school by going to basketball games and hanging out with his friends.
“My advice to underclassmen would be to do anything you do to the best of your ability,” he said. “If you do your best, you’ll never regret it.”
Allison is the son of Michael and Sandy Allison. He has one older brother, Darby, and several foster siblings.
