Marissa Hays - Mother, Firefighter, Student IPSLEI 2023 Ronny J. Coleman Fire & Emergency, Leader of the Future Scholarship Recipient. ©2024 Marissa Hays High School Senior year is something most people tend to look forward to. Me? Not so much. I had just moved to Alabama from my home state of North Carolina. I had no friends, no aspirations, and no plans for my future. I was taught that women were meant to stay at home and tend to the children. However, that never felt right