I honestly don’t think I’d be where I am today if it weren’t for Beehive. — Alexander Straley The program also gave him a community of like-minded peers. “We went on trips together, earned our medals together—it was a very fun time,” he says. “I’m very thankful for all the opportunities Beehive gave me.” If there’s one message Alexander hopes future students take to heart, it’s this: passion is power. “My passion for paleontology and the natural world has carried me so far,” he says. “It’s the biggest tool that’s gotten me where I am today.” And where he is today is exactly where he wants to be — working at the Natural History Museum of Utah, surrounded by the very fossils that first sparked his curiosity. “This is the best job in the world,” he says. “I found my place at Beehive, and I believe future students can too.” 7
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