How's this for a resume?
Desert View High School senior Kyla Kemp is valedictorian, a captain of the tennis team and a standout member in the community.
She plays five instruments in the orchestra and her favorite subject is math.
Earlier this year she earned a full-ride scholarship to one of the nation's leading universities and her career dream is to work with jet engines.
"It's not hard to stay motivated when you're doing something you love," Kemp says. "It's fun exploring every 'atmosphere' and every region of knowledge."
Kemp's future is bright, but she still has a little over a month of school left at Desert View. Here are the three "atmospheres" where Kemp excels.
1. Academics
Kemp has a 4.289 grade-point average, which ranks first out of a class of 358. She is currently enrolled in five advanced placement courses.
When asked which class was her favorite, Kemp's answer was as impressive as it was immediate.
"Calculus," she says. "It has the foundation for just about everything I want to do in the future."
Her academic prowess caught the eye of Stanford, and last fall she was awarded a full scholarship.
She says she wants to double major in aeronautics and mechanical engineering and eventually return to Tucson to work at Raytheon Missile Systems.
"I want to develop better and more efficient jet engines," she says confidently.
2. Athletics
Kemp captains the Desert View tennis team alongside Cynthia Ramirez. The duo has helped lead the Jaguars to a 6-3 record. The Jaguars are in the hunt for a 4A-I playoff berth, which would be the school's first in three years.
Desert View tennis coach Stacy Haines says Kemp's on-court smarts carry her during matches.
"You know, she's not the greatest natural athlete," Haines says. "But she makes up for it with her smarts. It amazes me how intelligent she is."
3. Extra Curricular
As if her workload wasn't heavy enough, Kemp is also a four-year member of the Desert View orchestra. She plays violin, but also enjoys the piano, cello, bass guitar and drums.
"Music is just as important to me as those other things in my life," Kemp says.
But what impresses orchestra teacher Neil McCallion most about Kemp is not so much her playing ability, but her leadership in class.
"She's a real good kid," McCallion says. "And a first-class leader."
