An accomplished second-grade student at Harney Elementary School is striving to add another achievement to her list, becoming the next National Wildlife Federation Junior Ranger.

Katy Foster is currently mastering three instruments — guitar, piano, and her favorite, drums. She is learning to speak Hebrew, Spanish and Greek, and she is a training gymnast and in her third year on the Witham Swim Team, according to NWF. But she said her deepest passion lies in nature.

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Ella Howell is a reporter at The Lebanon Reporter. Email her at ella.howell@reporter.net