Lauryn Merritt was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. Her favorite thing about high school sports is how it has helped her be more organized and driven, forcing her to stay on top of her school. She also enjoys being a mentor to younger athletes. Lauryn is involved in basketball, track, cross country, FFA, National Honor Society, Sunshine Society, FCA, SADD, 4H, Miami County Junior Leaders, and volunteers for the Fairy Godmother Project. Lauryn also did “Harvest for Hunger” as her FFA SAE, a large fundraising initiative to help her local food pantry, raising over $36,000 that went towards purchasing food. For Lauryn, agriculture is more than planting crops and raising animals. Her school has a “Farm to School” program where classmates get to learn about agriculture and all the areas affected by it by raising cattle to be part of the school lunch program. Agriculture has touched Lauryn in many ways. She hopes to return to her hometown after playing basketball and studying agriculture education at Huntington University. Lauryn would like to be the middle school ag teacher and co-sponsor of the FFA program.

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