By Ananda Kennedy ‘25
Evanna Stauffer, of Oregon, plans her future to be above the clouds as a pilot.
With plans to join either the National Air Guard or Air Force, she starts her gap year filled with travels through Japan and Madagascar. In order to balance work and study well, Evanna will do whatever it takes to achieve her dreams, from going to college in her favorite state to interning for whatever could be her path to the skies.
Evanna is a young lady with very high ambitions, as high as touching the sky. She would like to join either the National Air Guard or the Air Force by striving to be a pilot. “I plan to go into the National Air Guard or the Air Force,” she says with firm words and intonation.
Evanna pictures her gap year following high school as one of adventure and self-discovery. “I think having a break from school would be nice to finally live my 18-year-old life and then I’ll hop into college,” she said. During her gap year, Evanna would like to travel the world to go see Japan, Asia, Europe, and Madagascar.
She wishes to learn more about other cultures, acquire new perceptions, and get into various experiences that will shape her character. Such travels will also give her further insight into the world, which she believes is crucial for her future aviation career. She will also fundraise to go to college. After the gap year, she would like to attend college in Oregon. “I would go to college in Oregon,” she says, with evident love in her tone. Growing up around Oregon’s natural beauty has always been an inspiration to her, and she sees the state as a place she would fit into for personal and academic growth.
Her highest achievement and dream is the possibility of becoming a pilot-to fly high, keeping people safe.
“I want to be a pilot,” she exclaims. Evanna, thus, aspires to a life wherein one can balance career and personal aspirations. “Be a pilot, fly all around and keep people alive while flying, and hopefully be a mom while doing that, maybe not giving birth on the plane, but just, you know, my life,” she continues, laughing.
The passion, perseverance, and a want to live a life filled with all the right things-what epitomizes Evanna. A gaze into the skies, heart set on adventure, she was ready to take on the world. Evanna’s journey will be the testament to her ambition.
After the gap year spent exploring Japan and Madagascar, she will have gathered a lot of valuable experience and skills. She will be able to balance work and study during her travels and prepare herself for pilot training. Whether in some college in Oregon, or an internship that sets her on the path to her dreams, the future of Evanna is bright, filled with endless possibilities, ready to take flight.