Emily Caldwell

As the sun sets over Groveland and the South Lake High volleyball courts clear, Emily Caldwell is once again the last one packing up.

The senior right-side hitter, for eight years and counting, has built her life around volleyball, but her story stretches far beyond the court.

Emily is more than an outstanding athlete; she’s a scholar, leader, sister and dreamer with a precise vision of her future. She balances spikes and sets with knowledge and science as she prepares for a career not many high school athletes consider—forensic pathology.

“I’ve always been interested in the health field,” Emily says. “But when I found out what a forensic pathologist does, solving the mystery of how someone died, it just clicked. I would get to discover something about a person that no o

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