By Joan Frances –
Robert “Bobby” Crow, a senior at George Ranch High School, has accomplished undeniable success in academics and athletics. Compassionate, caring and a valuable community volunteer, Bobby is committed to making our world a better place to live.
Bobby has taken diversified Advanced Placement (AP) classes throughout his high school career. He is currently enrolled at Wharton County Junior College in Sugar Land’s freshman English course. He is a member of the Technology Student Association (TSA), where his team’s engineering project advanced to state.
Bobby’s favorite teacher is Harold Reeves, his Geometry and Algebra II teacher. “Mr. Reeves is a great teacher who runs his classroom with authority, and I like that,” said Bobby. “He holds everyone in his class accountable for their work. He has two personality traits that I value most – his willingness to help others and his determination to keep people on task. Mr. Reeves does not allow anyone to fall behind in his classroom; he makes himself available most mornings for tutorials. He also doesn’t allow people to slack off in his class. His classroom is a great learning environment.”
Bobby’s forte is soccer. Since the age of five, he has played soccer at the city level, club level and now plays mid-fielder on George Ranch High School’s varsity soccer team. “Soccer is a great sport that brings people together in order to win. There isn’t a single game that has been won based off of one player. It takes the whole team to communicate and work together in order to win. I like playing with a team. It’s a great way to build relationships and make new friends.”
One thing Bobby will treasure the most about his high school experience is “the valuable time management skills I have learned. High school has taught me how to balance academics and extracurricular activities while still having time for my personal life. If I had not learned how to balance my time, I feel that college would be an incredibly difficult challenge.”
In addition to his commitment to academics and sports, Bobby donates his time volunteering at Attack Poverty in North Richmond, working with teams that have renovated several homes. They work on construction, clean up and prep work. He has also been a guest service host at River Pointe Church in Richmond for many years. He answers questions about the church, guides new children to the correct building and answers the phones.
Two values Bobby lives by are commitment and compassion. “I live by commitment to show loyalty and bravery in everything I do. Making a commitment is a promise to oneself, and when I honor that commitment, I can achieve my goals. I demonstrate compassion during school and at Young Life. As a senior leader for Young Life, one of my goals for the club is to build relationships with everyone. Being a leader allows me to influence people in a positive way. I have the chance to shape younger people into great, respectable people by setting good examples. I will be a camp counselor this summer, and I hope that I can become a friend to the kids at camp and guide them onto the right path.”
This fall, Bobby plans to attend either Colorado School of Mines or Texas A&M University to pursue an environmental engineering degree. Congratulations on your successes in school and life Bobby, and good luck as we continue to watch you make an impact on this world in the future.