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Every summer, we take a look at some of the freshmen who will be joining the Baylor family come fall. The incoming Bears in this sneak peek include students who reached milestones and earned honors that resonated in their hometowns, across the state and across the country. Here\u2019s an early look at the class of 2021:<\/p>\n
* Killeen (Texas) Ellison High School graduate\u00a0Alexandra Davies<\/a>\u00a0comes to Baylor this fall after spending the last year as a study in determination. Disappointed at having fallen just short of making All-State Choir as a junior, Davies\u00a0decided she’d do better as a senior. She spent her early mornings over the past year in the choir room, working with her directors and taking voice lessons; not surprisingly, she earned that All-State Choir nod.\u00a0Davies described the selection as \u201csurreal\u201d and says singing has been her passion since third grade. She plans to study music education at Baylor with hopes of possibly becoming a choir director herself.<\/p>\n *\u00a0Jada Holliday<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0one of only 161 high school students nationwide to be\u00a0recognized as a U.S. Presidential Scholar, one of only five such scholars from the state of Oklahoma — and a Baylor Bear.\u00a0The Broken Arrow High School senior co-led a club for AP students and participated in Health Occupations Students of America, a student leadership development organization that promotes health care careers. Not surprisingly, she plans to enter the pre-med track at Baylor and major in biochemistry.<\/p>\n * After home-schooling for most of his elementary years,\u00a0Jake Kanyer<\/a> started at Veritas School in Newberg, Oregon, as a fifth-grader. He’s leaving\u00a0the school eight years later as co-valedictorian and a National Merit finalist to head 2,000 miles south to Baylor, where he’ll\u00a0be part of the Honors Program while studying political science.<\/p>\n