Maeve Stipkovich is a graduating senior in the Legal and Protective services vocational program. (Photo courtesy Southeastern)
Maeve Stipkovich of West Bridgewater is recognized as a Southeastern Regional Class of 2024 Senior in the Spotlight.
Southeastern’s Senior Spotlight honorees are chosen based on their high academic and vocational achievement. Seniors are selected from each of the nine communities Southeastern serves and are highlighted before graduation, which will be held this year on June 5.
Stipkovich is a senior in Southeastern's Legal and Protective Services program.
When she first came to Southeastern, she wanted to go into the medical field, but once exploratory came around, she realized medicine wasn't for her. Legal and Protective Services felt like a match for Stipkovich because it provided her with the action and movement in the field that she enjoyed, but also included a good combination of research and a desk job environment.
Her favorite experience at Southeastern has been all of the opportunities for networking and conversations with various experts and professionals in the field. She enjoyed the opportunity to create lasting professional relationships that can serve her well after high school.
After graduation, she will be attending UMass Lowell and majoring in Criminal Justice at the Honors College. She would like to go into law enforcement and possibly the US Marshals Service.
Throughout her time at Southeastern, she was involved in the National Honor Society and also helped to establish a chapter of the Kyle Cares Foundation at Southeastern. Kyle Cares is an organization that focuses on destigmatizing mental health in students and teaching students how to offer peer support. She has also participated in varsity cross country, indoor track and spring track. During her senior year, she worked an internship at the Mansfield Police Department, while also holding a part-time job.
Her advice to new students at Southeastern is, "Always keep an open mind. You will be in a totally new environment with a lot of different people and you should always try to take opportunities that come to you."
She adds, "Don't rely on others to help you with everything, and don't let others' opinions influence what you want to do. At the end of the day, it is your life and they cannot control that."
Hannah Sammut, John Guilfoil Public Relations