Teen joins family as volunteer firefighter

 An 18-year-old from Naples received her firefighter certification, joining the rest of her family as a volunteer firefighter at South Boundary Fire Protection District. 

Alexis Vandecoevering has been a busy teenager for the last few years as she dedicated herself to achieving her goals. Vandecoevering attended homeschool to complete her high school education, but also took on dual credit college courses in pursuit of an associate degree in criminal justice. At the same time, she spent two years training with the South Boundary Fire Protection District, eventually taking the course to obtain her Firefighter 1 certification.  

During the pandemic, along with most students, she began attending remote school and found that this worked well for her, so when the rest of the world returned to school and work, Vandecoevering continued her studies as a homeschooled student.