Nya Leigh Harrington

Your Name
Nya Leigh Harrington

What High School do you attend?
Lumpkin County High School

Please tell us a little bit about your family.
My mom runs two Anytime fitness’ and my dad lives in Florida and is a captain. I have a 30-year-old brother who is a mechanic. I am the only person in my immediate family to want and go to college.

What are your plans after graduation?
I plan to attend Georgia College and major is nursing or business, to possibly go to med school or law school.

What are two of your favorite restaurants in our community?
Monteluce and 19 degrees north

If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
The Maldives, it is made up of many islands and all of them are so beautiful and unique. It is 99% water and 1% land, and I love to be on the water!

What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
Masterminds or Homefront

If you were asked to give advice to your senior class and the younger students at your school, what would you say?
Study hard all four years of high school and don’t give up. I wish I would have been more focused on my school work, my GPA is good but it could have been way better if I applied myself better. Also take in every moment because time flies in highschool and you will not wish for it to end.

If you were able to be cast as yourself into a television show or series, what show would you want to be in?
Outer Banks

If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, who would you choose? Why? And where, locally, would you meet for this lunch?
Carrie Jernigan is a lawyer that I follow on tik tok. She is so strong-willed and so smart when it comes to law and I just want to know how she does it, how she got to where she is, and so many more things. I would probably eat at Monteluce

What is your favorite thing about our community?
I love how everyone knows everyone and everybody is nice to each other

Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Married, financially stable, Nurse or Lawyer

What is something on your bucket list?
attend the olympics or super bowl

What is your go to band / singer when you cant decide what to listen to?
Cody Johnson

Favorite month? favorite holiday? and best single day on the calendar?
I love July, the 4th of July is one of my favorite days to go on the boat, lay in the sun, eat and watch fireworks

What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
a sunny day on the boat in the ocean or just some yummy pizza

What is something you want to do as soon as this pandemic is finished?
go to another concert

Who inspires you to be better?
any fitness influencer on social media inspires me to better my health