Elizabeth Kemp

Elizabeth Kemp is a hardworking eighteen-year-old senior who loves to spend her free time fostering for youth kittens, working at the local RAC, and lifeguarding at local places.

Along with this, she also is the captain of the women’s lacrosse team at Hidden Valley High School while also working with the Student Athletic Training program. She plans to further her education in athletic training at the University of Alabama.

Kemp is a natural leader, and those habits started from a very young age. After trying multiple sports in her childhood, she eventually picked lacrosse. “I started playing lacrosse in the third grade… I only played because I really looked up to my brothers and both my brothers played for a really long time,” she stated.

At the time she never thought she would never stick to lacrosse, but eventually the success and the bonds she made caused her to stay. “We always struggled as a sport…but the only thing that can be set in stone is the chemistry on the team,” she said.

Kemp is very down to earth, and when she has free time Kemp loves fostering youth kittens. “I foster kittens, and we domesticate them so they’re ready for adoption. So it’s fun because we have them since they were little,” she expressed. Alongside with fostering kittens, she also babysits and lifeguards.

Unlike others she never sees the bad side and keeps pushing to pursue in what others do best. She said,” I think that there’s a lot of negativity these days, so I think it’s kind of cool to put a smile on people’s faces.” It’s really important to her that she is the only senior on the lacrosse team, and it makes her think about actions to be a positive leader for the team. She works hard to please everyone while sharing love to the team.

Kemp is a very selfless person that is very humble. She is a hidden hero because of characteristics that she shows daily in lacrosse, volunteering, and with the athletic training program.