06/17/2026
Class of 2026: Tinnley Pidgeon
Tinnley's plans after graduation are to attend Texas Tech University to study Kinesiology. Her ultimate career goal is to be a Certified Athletic Trainer and Licensed Physician Assistant working with high level athletes in a wide variety of sports. Her favorite part of Ferndale High School is the community, both inside and outside of the school. When she states community outside she means the love and support from members of surrounding communities. Families come to sporting events even if they have no one to watch, they are supporting Ferndale students. When she states the community inside she means the family. She comes to school excited to see her friends that she has grown up with and her teachers that would sacrifice so much for her. In reality, Ferndale High School is incomparable to any place, the school, people within it, and what it means to the people outside of it are her favorite. Tinnley could say that almost every teacher or staff member at Ferndale High is her favorite. She has teachers that are like my second mothers like Mrs. A and Mrs. McDonald. Who has a teacher that would fly halfway across the country to visit a college with you? She did, Mrs. McDonald has welcomed her not only into her school family, but her real family. She has changed her life, not only impacting her future career, but the person she wants to be. Mr. Licona lets her rant all day long. Mr. Michael is not only a fantastic teacher, but to say the least, he is her support beam when she needs it most, high school would have been a real struggle without him. Mr. O'Day is her coach, mentor, hype man, reality checker, and travel buddy, school would be real boring without him. She has something to say about almost every teacher, there could never be a favorite for her.
Congratulations Tinnley!