Top area student has interests in art, medicine, literature and theater

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Top area student has interests in art, medicine, literature and theater

Rachel Cottrell explains the process she used to create her untitled anatomical drawing of a dissected cat, which is on display at Lakeview Academy, where she is a senior. - photo by Jennifer Jacob Brown

0821lakeview 4 — Rachel Cottrell explains the process she used to create her untitled anatomical drawing of a dissected cat, which is on display at Lakeview Academy, where she is a senior. - photo by Jennifer Jacob Brown

Jennifer Brown

Updated: Aug 21, 2014, 4:37 AM

Published: Aug 21, 2014, 4:39 AM

It was a passion for art that led 17-year-old Rachel Cottrell to her interest in medicine. Rachel, a senior at Lakeview Academy, has switched schools often as her parents moved for their jobs, but her artwork has been a constant. “That’s something I’ve been very passionate about.

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