Launching a career as a medical flight nurse has Central Alabama Community College freshman Rylie Worthy excited about her future. The 2024 Benjamin Russell High School graduate loves working big traumas and knowing she’s played a part in saving lives and getting people the help they need.

The seed of caring for others was planted in her childhood when Worthy visited nursing homes with her biological mother, a physical therapist. She loved the environment. Later, she took a health science class in high school and interviewed an orthopedic nurse for an assignment.