Regan Angers | Baton Rouge (Senior at St. Joseph’s Academy)
Reagan Angers is a cancer survivor who rises above adversity and brings joy to others. She is a hardworking student, full of school spirit, and passionate about serving her community. She is a talented public speaker and a master conversationalist. When Reagan was nine, she was diagnosed with an osteosarcoma and spent a great amount of time at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital having major limb-sparing surgery to remove the tumor and much of her femur. After a year of chemotherapy and physical therapy to help her learn to walk again with an internal prosthetic, and despite homeschooling for a year, she was fully prepared for the academic challenges in high school.
SJA teachers, students, and family wearing matching red t-shirts for the St. Jude 5K was a testimony to how she inspired others into action. Reagan serves as Student Body VP, volunteers as a math and science tutor, earned over 50 hours of community service last year, and has served as a Special Olympics volunteer. She finds the most gratifying aspect of student council to be bringing classmates ideas to life. She sees her leadership position in student council as an opportunity to make a positive impression on her school community. She is also involved in Beta Club, Spanish Club, NHS, and Mu Alpha Theta, and faculty selected Reagan to serve as a student ambassador. During her junior year, Reagan had to have another surgery to make hardware adjustments to her prosthetic, and she remained both courageous throughout her recovery.
