Hailey Kelly

"I was born in Fort McMurray, I never actually left. I was in the Catholic school system from kindergarten right up to grade twelve and then I got started with the Bachelor of Education through Keyano College it's a collaborative program through the U of A. It was really nice for me to get to live at home and not have a lot of student loans. I was also able to work as a lifeguard part time which really helped.  

I love the opportunity Fort McMurray offers. I know that if I wasn't living in Fort McMurray I probably wouldn't have gotten this job right away. Fort McMurray definitely offers opportunity to lots of us.

​This is home for me, it's definitely what you make of it. The people are what I like most about Fort McMurray. I’ve grown up here so I know a lot of people in the community.  

I graduated in May, I wasn't even really looking for jobs yet then all of a sudden I got the call I got a job with the Fort McMurray Catholic School District."