Heaven Cottemond

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools

Heaven Cottemond, a senior at KIPP Bold City High School in Jacksonville, is an aspiring orthodontist driven by a deep commitment to equity in healthcare. As president of the Student Government Association, she has organized school-wide initiatives including a campus blood drive. She also serves as a school ambassador and volleyball player. A family crisis during Heaven’s freshman year deepened her understanding of how access to support and opportunity can change the course of a life. She plans to pursue orthodontics with the goal of addressing the underrepresentation of Black women in the field and expanding access to quality dental care in underserved communities. Heaven plans to study biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.