Swim instructor, soccer coach, and committed staff member at Commonwealth Senior Living Gloucester House, Haley Hamilton does it all.

Since graduating from Gloucester High School in 2018, the 21-year-old Gloucester native has found active ways to stay involved in the community where she has resided her entire life.

After completing her coursework at Rappahannock Community College in less than a year after graduating from GHS, Hamilton transferred to Old Dominion University. Her original plan was to attend Christopher Newport University and take online courses and commute for any in-person courses. Since the school was not offering any online courses at that time, Hamilton decided on ODU so she could continue working at Riverside Wellness Center while earning her degree online.

While she was in college and before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamilton also volunteered at Bethel Elementary School, where she attended elementary school.

At the wellness center, Hamilton h...