Keri Callihan, Staff Writer
Keri Callihan is an integrated language arts AYA 7-12 major at Shawnee State University who lives in Wheelersburg. She is a 2020 graduate of Portsmouth High School.
Keri aspires to be an English teacher and hopes to challenge each of her future students to have confidence in themselves and to pursue their education either by going to college or to a trade school. She is the first member of her own family to pursue a college degree. Keri’s favorite book is The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. She said the book has been very meaningful to her because it helped her get through a tough situation in her life.
In addition to her parents, Christy and John, Keri’s family includes two sisters, Katelynn and Sierra. Keri attends Rubyville Community Church, where she enjoys singing as a soloist or in the choir. She also teaches Sunday school to children ages 5-9 every week and is passionate about doing community service with the outreach ministry at her church.
