Meet Kari

For your ears:

For your mind:

This was my first Senior session ever, and it was my favorite shoot I've ever done! Our high school is on Spring Break this week, so Kari randomly texted me yesterday afternoon and asked me to do her Senior portraits, and I have never been so excited! We got together and did them that evening. It was probably the windiest it's been in Waynesboro in a very long time, but we definitely managed! Kari is one of my best friends and I was so unbelievably humbled and honored when she asked me. I decided that we should go to places that conveyed meaning to her life in Waynesboro, so we went on location to the high school, the soccer fields, her church, downtown Waynesboro, and Raven's Roost on the Parkway. I had the best time and I wouldn't have traded a minute of it! She made my first time so easy because, as you will see, she is SO photogenic and incredibly beautiful inside and out. This session was extremely personal to me, so I'm so happy that this was my very first, and I hope it's not my last! Enjoy!!!

Kari Elizabeth Washburn

Kari was born on January 17, 1994 in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is the daughter of Paula and David Washburn and has two younger siblings, Phillip, who is a sophomore, and Zachary, who is in the seventh grade. The Washburn family has lived in Wilmington, NC, Richmond, VA, and Earlysville, VA before they moved to Waynesboro, VA when Kari was in the fifth grade. Kari will be graduating from Waynesboro High School this June. She will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall where she plans to major in the Exercise and Sports Science (EXSS) specializing in Athletic Training with a minor in Psychology. She hopes to become a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) for a large high school or college, then to work her way up to a D1 school. She began gymnastics training in kindergarten up until eighth grade when she began to play soccer. She also started swimming her sophomore year and dove as a captain for Waynesboro her junior and senior years. In 2011, she was the regional champ and broke the district record and placed 8th at states. In 2012, she became the district champ and record holder, regional champ and record holder, and placed 6th at states. Kari began on Waynesboro's JV team her freshman year and was pulled up to the Varsity team during the season, and this year marks Kari's third full year as a member of Waynesboro High School's Varsity Soccer team. She has played for off season teams as well. Kari is a member and the treasurer of Waynesboro High School's National Honors Society, Key Club, Sports Medicine Club, and is a member of the Beta Club as well. She is a very active member in the ministry of YoungLife and her church youth group. Kari's best experience in high school has been  YoungLife Club every Wednesday during the Fall and Spring since her freshman year. Kari's final words are her favorite bible verse:

"Faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see."

Hebrews 11:1

For your eyes:

Congratulations, my Kiwi! I am so proud of you and so blessed to have such a wonderful friend and sister in Christ as you. Thank you for everything you have done for our school, community, and for me! I love you!!