College classes as a senior, busy after school job for a local appraisal company, a Make a Wish meeting in Estero, then home to edit photos for her own photography business (One, Two, Snap Photography) … just a typical Monday for Cape Coral resident Taylor Wilson. That is until June 5th when she graduated with honors from North Fort Myers High School with a weighted GPA of 4.5 and 41 hours of college credits.
If you ask Taylor what she enjoys most: growing her photography business by taking photos almost every weekend for other seniors, one wedding so far, a local judge’s swearing in ceremony, soon to be parents for baby announcements, families (and even pets) for Christmas cards, local youth sports teams, and probably her favorite, live sporting events OR raising money be part of a child’s wish thru Make A Wish, it would be a tie. She loves capturing memories with her favorite accessory, her camera. After being on the football field as a senior maid for Homecoming Court, Taylor could not wait to change out of her formal dress into blue jeans and grab her camera and sports lens to snap some great shots of her beloved Red Knights in action on the football field.
After serving 6 years at her middle school and high school in various leadership roles in student government, Taylor wanted to serve a broader audience. She interviewed for and was selected for the Youth Leadership Committee for the Make a Wish organization. She was also chosen as the Marketing Chair for the Executive Board of the Youth Leadership Committee. She has worked tirelessly to promote Make a Wish and truly believes in their Mission Statement: “We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.” Through fundraisers she organized at school with the assistance of her administrators and the donations she personally raised for the Walk for Wishes held in February at Florida Gulf Coast University, she met her personal goal of $5000. Taylor is eagerly anticipating being involved in the granting of a very special child’s wish in the upcoming months.
Some of her many other accomplishments include Yearbook Editor and Student Body President at Trafalgar Middle School, Student of the Year at TMS Graduation ceremony, National Honor Society, History Fair February 2015, Junior Class President, two time recipient of the Do the Right Thing Award through the Cape Coral Police Department, Service Before Self Award May 2016 from the North Fort Myers Rotary Club, and the Ronald Reagan Student Leader Award which was nominated by the administration at North Fort Myers High School.
And last but certainly not least, Taylor has donated her hair FOUR times to Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from medical hair loss from any diagnosis. Each time, she made sure she had 10 inches to cut which is the minimum length needed for a hairpiece for a child being helped by Locks of Love.
Taylor has an eye for great photographs and a heart to serve others.
