MADISON – Eleanor Grace ‘Ellie’ Cornett is a senior at Bob Jones High School.

“My favorite subject in school is Latin. I enjoy learning the language and discovering how much it influenced modern English,” Cornett said.

In academics, Cornett achieved a 3.9 GPA and a composite score of 33 on the ACT. She also performed on stage in Advanced Production productions in theatre. Cornett was a member of Latin Club.

Ellie’s mother is Brenda Cornett. Her father and stepmother are Vince and Jennifer Cornett. Ellie’s brothers are eight-year-old Austin and seven-year-old Asher.

Ellie will attend college at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She will major in business.

“Even though the Class of 2020 has faced many challenges and lost many opportunities, I know that we will take this chance to band together and come out stronger,” Ellie said.