Photo courtesy of Myles McGee.
Myles McGee
Myles McGee
Q: How would your friends or teachers describe you?
A: Based on notes I’ve been written and words that have been said to me over the years, I am described as charismatic, compassionate, a natural-born leader, thoughtful, dependable, well rounded, extremely kind, intellectual and joyful.
Q: What subjects or activities do you enjoy most at school, and why?
A: I really enjoy history because my brain is constantly focused on time and how quickly it goes by, which is why I try to make every moment as memorable as possible because every moment we live ends up becoming a part of history.
Q: Are you involved in any clubs, sports or programs that have been especially meaningful to you?
A: I’m in Chamber Choir, and I served as a leader on the 2025 leadership retreat. Chamber Choir to me, just like any kind of choir, is a symbol of what great things can happen when any group of people are joined together with the goal of creating and executing. The leadership retreat, having experienced it from an attendee to then a leader, has further ingrained in me the beauty in the differences we share and how important it is that everyone’s differences are highlighted individually — but then being able to put those differences aside and be something better than the sum of our parts.
Q: Is there a class or teacher that’s had a big impact on you?
A: It just so happens that the class that’s having a big impact on me is taught by the teacher that has had a huge impact on me. Mrs. Deshazo teaches AP literature. She is the embodiment of grace, warmth, beauty on the inside and out, and what it means to be a person that lets love engulf your character and constantly lets it be seen by others in a way that can’t help but to be inspiring. The class resonates with me so much because I value intellectualism. It forces myself and my peers to understand just how deep everything really is, and with the current state of the world, I think that’s so important.
Side note: I have Mrs. Deshazo seventh period, which is my last class of the day, and I always tell everyone she is my light at the end of the day.
Q: What is your favorite thing about attending HTHS?
A: My favorite thing about attending HTHS is that it has a strong support system within it because the city runs on community.
Q: What motivates you to keep going when things get difficult?
A: There [are] a few things that keep me going when things get difficult.
I imagine the life I want to have for myself in the future and the world I want to create for others.
I love Beyoncé, and she’s never given up on her dreams and she’s done that by consistently pushing forward, and that inspired me in so many different ways.
As an African American child who, like I stated, values history, I just imagine what my life would be like in the present day if specific historical figures and people whose name I don’t know stopped in the face of difficulty. I then take that thought and understand [that] the future of myself and others in the world I plan to reach is determined by how I push forward in difficult moments.
Q: What is something people may be surprised to learn about you?
A: I value alone time A LOT.
Q: What is next for you? What are your plans following graduation?
A: I am attending the University of Alabama in the fall of this year to study communications and journalism. I plan to build and rebrand my internet personality “sociallymyles” into a household name that will consequently be something that brings people together without them conceptualizing it.
