Grace Heery

Grace Heery is a class of 2020 Nazareth Academy Roadrunner from Westmont, Illinois who has a passion for giving back to the community, playing sports, discovering healthy lifestyles, and traveling throughout the United States to Dave Matthews Band concerts with her dad. Athletically, on the soccer field she is a 4-year Varsity starter and has been awarded All-Conference, and Sectional awards, as well as 2019 Nazareth Academy MVP and Captain recognition. In addition to sports, Grace is involved in her community through various programs such as: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Nazareth Academy’s Kairos, Campus Ministry, and Youth Initative programs, Bear Cartage Thomas C. Urso Memorial Golf Outing, and Westmont Public Library. One of her most significant service projects was with PepsiCo Showdown Buddy’s Helper’s Christmas Drive. She spoke a little about this in a podcast, which can be found below. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-3-episode-3-grace-heery-amanda-decesare-sophia/id912355913?i=1000446122330

She has continued to support her passion for sports and giving back to the community through her jobs at Tip Top Training and Rehab as well as Joga Bonito Soccer’s Academy Program. She hopes to continue to pursue this passion as she studies Neuroscience in order to become a Concussion Specialist for young athletes.https://wgnradio.com/2019/12/11/cochrans-kid-of-the-week-grace-h/