Katie Fierce is a junior at Downers Grove North High School. She is also a member of Downers Grove Church, along with her parents Cheryl and Dean.

Katie is very involved in both school and church. At school, Katie especially enjoys the science and biology programs. She is also in the school choir and in the ensembles. This leads to many unique opportunities to share her faith. Katie is upfront with her teachers, letting them know from the beginning that she is not available for Friday night or Saturday performances. As a church member, Katie finds herself pulled into leadership, coordinating the Friday evening youth meetings.

Katie plans to attend college after graduating from high school, but she has not settled on a major. Her advice to others is, "Whatever you are going to pursue in the future, if you feel down, sometimes, by circumstances, pray about it. Being involved with church activities helps you to keep a positive outlook."

Colin Garner is a member of Springfield First Church, along with his parents Dave and Tammy. Colin is a junior at a Christian high school. He really enjoys his science classes, especially chemistry, physics and biology. As an Adventist student, Colin has numerous opportunities to share the unique perspectives of his faith. In the required religion classes, he tries to choose carefully when to comment and when to hold back.

Since friends do not observe the Sabbath, social events are often great witnessing opportunities. At one point, when friends challenged him, he told his friends to ask their religion teacher about the Sabbath. The religion teacher explained that Colin was right about which day was the Sabbath.

Colin spent his first eight years as a student in Springfield Adventist Christian School. He sees his time in the little one-room school as a blessing, since the ratio of students to teachers and resources gave him an edge in the learning process. He is now in the top ten students in his class of 80.

Colin plans to attend Southern Adventist University after graduating from high school. He hopes to be an anesthesiologist one day.