JESSICA DESLAURIERS

Home: Huron, SD

School: Northern State University

Career goal: High school biology education and tennis coach

Admired athlete: My brother

Favorite movie: Little Mermaid

Best book: The Last Lecture

I cherish most in others: Authenticity, honesty, and the ability to forgive and forget.

I've learned: Failure is not fatal. Success in not final. It's the courage to continue that counts.