Senior Tyesha High, 2024-2025 Miss UNCF, was recently featured in the December 2024 edition of HBCU Her Voice Magazine, a publication dedicated to celebrating the powerful stories and achievements of women within the HBCU community. Each issue highlights and brings a voice to the diverse experiences, challenges, and successes of women who are students, faculty, alumni, and supporters, showcasing their impact across various fields. HBCU Her Voice Magazine serves as a platform for empowerment, education, and celebration by connecting readers to the strength, wisdom, and legacy of women from the HBCU community, aimed to inspire the next generation of leaders and changemakers.
Miss High was selected to be featured in the magazine's section titled "Celebrating the Now of HBCUs," which features current HBCU students, their respective institutions, and their experiences, as well as other personal insights. Miss High's four-page feature in the publication, the largest spread of the students featured, detailed a multitude of items such as a brief biography, her career aspirations, her experience at Texas College, her challenges and triumphs that have led to her academic success, the importance of HBCUs and representation, her faith in God, as well as her motivation and role model—her grandmother.
"I am extremely honored to be featured in the December edition of HBCU Her Voice and to have the opportunity to represent Texas College," commented Miss High. "I absolutely adore Texas College. Genuinely, I love everything that Texas College stands for and everything that they have given me. I am truly thankful for this institution and the opportunity to serve."
Miss High, a native of Jacksonville, Texas, is a Social Work major with aspirations of becoming a social worker, as well as plans to found her own non-profit organization for young girls. In addition to her service as Miss UNCF, she also serves as Alto Section Leader of the Texas College Choir, as well as President of the Social Work Student Association. Miss High is also a member of the Alpha Tau Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
To read Miss High's feature in HBCU Her Voice, the publication is available for purchase at: https://a.co/d/fFgF9NU
