Grabbing life by the horns at age 15

I first met Charleigh Cornett when she was a cute, freckle-faced eight-year-old with a brilliant smile and an adventurous spirit. From that very first meeting I had a friend. Since she loves to cook, I was able to get to know her a little when we visited two to five minutes at a time at the grocery store check-out counter.

Fast-forward seven years and that cute freckle-faced girl has grown into a beautiful high-school freshman who plays volleyball, is on the track & field team, plays flute in the band and participates in FBLA. She still has a brilliant smile and has not lost her adventurous sp...