{"id":1169,"date":"2021-01-18T07:45:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T13:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bryanisd.org\/BryanCollegiateHS\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2021-01-15T12:05:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T18:05:23","slug":"alumni-spotlight-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bryanisd.org\/BryanCollegiateHS\/2021\/01\/18\/alumni-spotlight-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each week, we will be spotlighting a Bryan Collegiate alumni and what they are doing now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Name:\u00a0<em><strong>Octavius Williams<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When did you graduate from Bryan Collegiate?\u00a0<strong><em>May 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What college\/university did you attend?\u00a0<em><strong>The University of North Texas<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When did you graduate from your college\/university?<strong><em>\u00a0December 2020 (After a few setbacks!)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What did you major in at your college\/university?<strong><em>\u00a0I earned a Bachelor\u2019s of Arts degree in Print and Digital Journalism<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are you doing now?\u00a0<strong><em>I currently work for NBC Universal as a news associate with Today All Day in New Your City.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What would you like to tell current Bryan Collegiate students?<br><strong><em>The advice I would give to students is to take advantage of the help that Collegiate offers to you because it&#8217;ll only really benefit you in the end. I would also say to try anything you&#8217;re interested in now so you have an idea of what you really want to do when you move on to university.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1021\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bryanisd.org\/BryanCollegiateHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/01\/79422611_214954539497238_4821429453542391808_o-1024x1021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bryanisd.org\/BryanCollegiateHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/01\/79422611_214954539497238_4821429453542391808_o-1024x1021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bryanisd.org\/BryanCollegiateHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/01\/79422611_214954539497238_4821429453542391808_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.bryanisd.org\/BryanCollegiateHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/01\/79422611_214954539497238_4821429453542391808_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bryanisd.org\/BryanCollegiateHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/01\/79422611_214954539497238_4821429453542391808_o-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bryanisd.org\/BryanCollegiateHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2021\/01\/79422611_214954539497238_4821429453542391808_o.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) calc(100vw - 50px), (max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 70px), (max-width: 991px) 429px, (max-width: 1199px) 637px, 354px\" \/><figcaption><em>Octavius at home in Bryan for the Holidays before heading off to New York City<\/em>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each week, we will be spotlighting a Bryan Collegiate alumni and what they are doing now! 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