Alumni Achiever

Published April 11, 2014

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Daniel McGinley - Franklin High Class of 2000

Dr. Daniel McGinley currently works as a physician at the Heritage Clinic in the Grassland area of Franklin. While growing up in Franklin, he attended Grassland Elementary, Walnut Grove Elementary, Grassland Middle and Franklin High.

Dr. McGinley graduated with honors from Wake Forest University in 2004 and completed medical school at East Tennessee State University before moving to Washington, D.C., for residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

Seeing so many familiar faces from my childhood and now getting to be their doctor!

What did you enjoy most about your high school experience?

Marching in the band and being a basketball cheerleader.

What WCS teacher made a difference in your life and how?

Franklin High Biology Teacher Dreama Stapleton was both a fine teacher and friend during high school for me and all my sisters. She was always just an honest lady... showing her enjoyment of what she was teaching or in leading frog dissections. She also gave us advice about life and reminded us that there's a lot more to high school than books alone and that we should work hard on relationships with others as well.

Do you have any advice for current WCS students?

Find what you love to do and then make it a part of your routine and then love it all the more because you've found others to share it with.