Galloway soars to new heights

COURTESY PHOTO: Galloway stands in front of an airplane

By Ava Giovannettone

BlueDevilHUB.com Staff–

The Oxford Dictionary definition of “aviation”, is “the flying or operating of aircraft.” For Davis High senior Samantha Galloway, aviation means “to be free, having freedom and feeling like myself.”

Galloway has been invested in aviation since she was 14, but she remembers flying with her dad when she was a baby. She eventually grew a love for it and started asking her dad to teach her how to fly. 

“Some of my earliest memories with my dad was talking with him about planes and him teaching me the basics… eventually after talking with him so much I guess I just realized I might want to be a pilot when I grew up,” Galloway said. 

Although aviation is one of Galloway’s passions, it’s not the only thing she wants to pursue as she goes into college. Galloway has been involved in DHS’s “Future Farmers of America” (FFA) program since she came to DHS her sophomore year, and it is where some of her favorite high school memories have been made.  

“That’s one thing I’m going to really miss about high school…the FFA conventions and all the people I’ve met through the program, all the things I’ve learned, I’m so grateful for the experiences and memories it brought me,” Galloway said. 

Being involved in FFA made Galloway realize how much she loves working with agriculture and plans to major in Agricultural Business when she attends Chico State University in the fall. 

“Chico State was my first choice in colleges because of their amazing agricultural program, and I’m so excited to go and meet new people who also share my passion for agriculture,” Galloway said.

Galloway plans on using her major in Agricultural Business to go into the wine industry, and maybe even start her own winery one day. 

Although Galloway is excited to leave high school and attend college, part of her is also afraid and sad to be leaving her hometown and her friends.

“I am excited for college, and I am excited to meet new people and make new friends, but it’s just hard because I’ve been with my friend group since eighth grade. And I hate that we’re all going separate ways,” Galloway said.

Some of Galloway’s favorite memories with her friend group are eating lunch at school together, sleeping over at each other’s houses, and going on picnics together.

“It’s going to be a big change not seeing them every day,” Galloway said. 

Galloway plans to take a lot of things she’s learned from FFA into college and after, including her experience working with and raising animals, the public speaking it’s forced her to do, and the way it’s trained her to be a leader. 

“I would not be the person I am today without the leadership skills I’ve obtained through FFA,” Galloway said.