Senior Spotlight: Elaine Vining

Favorite Subject: Chemistry

Favorite book read at WA: Screwtape Letters 

Favorite WA tradition: Graduation

What advice or encouragement would you give to younger students at Westminster? 
It is valuable to remember school is not the whole world. There are so many opportunities to experience life and become invested in a community outside the 8:00-3:15 window, don’t waste it.

Please share a funny memory or highlight from your time at Westminster:  Once I won Chick-fil-a for the entire tennis team after morning practice.

Senior Thesis Title: Let’s Talk (Chemical) Trash

Senior Thesis Statement: While the tagline “what you don’t know can’t hurt you,” does not always hold, we are able to alter and strengthen it to “what you know can help you.” Society is called to adjust awareness of casual chemicals in our atmosphere, dietary habits, and hygienic practices.

Brief Description of Senior Thesis: From formaldehyde-filled energy drinks to phalate-packed face wash we all are called to make a change in harmful habits. In our everyday lives, pollution is present and our world has become too casual with chemicals. We must realize that science is a helpful tool that is currently being used to pollute our bodies and the earth. We are all called to this mission of finding a solution to pollution not only by society but also by the Lord. 

Post Graduation Plans: To study Chemical Engineering in college

Favorite Bible Verse: “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2-4)

Prayer Request: Clarity and peace for the Class of ‘25  in our next steps of life, wherever that may be

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