Abby Dutrow, Tyrone Class of 2013, is our next feature in our alumni spotlights.

Dutrow attends the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she is majoring in marketing with a minor in accounting.

“I chose my major because I loved business classes in high school, which helped to lead to my decision of what I want to do with my life,” said Dutrow.

Dutrow gives much of the credit of her success to Tyrone High School.

According to Dutrow, the most valuable lesson Tyrone taught her was how to write a good essay.

“English classes really helped prepare me for college essays, which are much harder than essays in high school. I wouldn’t have done as well on some of my essays without the Tyrone English classes,” said Dutrow.

“[Tyrone] helped me get where I am now by pushing me to get good grades. They taught me to get accepted into a good college, I had to continue to push myself throughout high school to maintain good grades. Because of that, I got accepted into my dream college,” said Dutrow. “It also helped me to have good studying skills.”

IUP was Dutrow’s dream college for a couple reasons.

“IUP was my first choice in a college because my mother graduated from there and they have a wonderful business program,” Dutrow said.

While in high school, Dutrow was a member of FBLA and the Dance Fusion Competition Team.

Some of her most memorable experiences at Tyrone were Friday night football games, the physics boat race, the snowball, and the prom.

“I am overall happy I attended Tyrone High School because I had a lot of fun, made a lot of friends, learned a lot, and had an awesome grade school experience,” said Dutrow.

Dutrow gives advice able to be applied to high school students today.

“Enjoy high school while you’re still in it. Don’t wish it away because before you know it, it will be gone,” said Dutrow, “You will look back and miss it, I sometimes do. Also, work hard. What you do now matters and effects your future. Most of all, have fun. It is some of the best years of your life.”