During her days at Mill Creek High School, Fallon Perlino was certain of her next steps — she planned to attend Emory University and pursue a career in medicine.
But one visit to the Atlanta campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design threw a happy wrench into the Buford resident’s plans.
“I thought I was going to pursue medicine because I had family in the medical profession,” she said. “My grandfather, who passed when I was young, was a highly celebrated doctor of infectious diseases and I was impressed with his drive and his dedication to one thing. I didn’t take art classes in high school; I was creative but I didn’t see that as something I could really pursue…