Senior-to-be commutes from near Idaho state line to follow passion for rodeo, FFA activities
Mollee Gray will compete for a pair of titles at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo. in July.
What draws a high school student to give up the short drive or bus ride to local schools in favor of the freeway shared by 10s of thousands of commuters?
For Medical Lake High School's Mollee Gray, making the 32-mile, 40 or so minute drive allows her a continuation of the farm life she has known all of her 17 years.
And it's also giving her the opportunity to compete on the national stage this summer for the title of Miss High School Rodeo Queen, plus do some competition on the dirt floor of the arena as well.
"I grew up around horses," Gray said. The family lives on a ranch just east of Liber...
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