Featured Students!

Katerina has a full house, with three cats and one dog!

Her favorite hobby and great talent is Art!

In her free time, she likes to draw.

Her favorite movie is The Witch.

Her favorite TV show?:  Violet Evergarden

Favorite Book:  Six of Crows

Favorite Class:  Chemistry

Favorite Food:  Macaroons

Favorite Season:  Fall

And, last but not least, Katerina speaks and studies three languages!:  French, English, and Japanese

Congratulations, Katerina!

Queen’s favorite hobbies are playing soccer, Fortnite, and dancing!

Her favorite memory with a friend is going to Scandia.

If she could have lunch with a famous person… “I would have lunch with Alex Morgan because she inspired me to be the soccer player I am today.”

Queen’s favorite movie is Napoleon Dynamite.

Her favorite class is P.E.

Her favorite food is Nachos, or anything Mexican.

Special Talents:  Dance, Soccer

Languages:  English & French

Jobs that she would like to have:  Soccer Player, Nurse, or Firefighter

Personal motto:  “Get up, and try again.”

Congratulations, Queen!

Nick has three pets: Jake, a Labrador Retriever; Thor, a kitten; and Gracie, a cat.

In his free time, Nick likes to listen to music, go shopping, garden, cook, and play board games.

Favorite memory with a friend:  swimming in Cancun, Mexico

Favorite memory with family:  visiting the botanical gardens in Wisconsin

Favorite class:  Science

Favorite food:  Lasagna

Future Job:  Nurse

One word that describes him?:  Funny

Personal Motto:  “Be your own advocate because you are more powerful than someone else being one for you.”

Nick’s favorite part about being a Choices student is “how supportive my teachers are and the flexibility I have in my schedule.”

Congratulations, Nick!

Lilya has two adorable pet bunnies, Prince & Choco.

She really enjoys reading, and her favorite book is Facing the Lion, by Simone Arnold Liebster.

Her favorite food is an Armenian delicacy called lamango.

Her favorite season is fall because it’s not too hot or too cold, and it’s very beautiful.

Lilya has been playing guitar for six years and can play both the electric guitar and the acoustic guitar!

She speaks four languages: Armenian, English, Spanish, and Russian (Wow!)

One word that describes her:  Organized

After high school, Lilya plans to become a medical assistant/phlebotomist, as well as an interpreter.

Her motto?:  “As a Jehovah’s Witness I am looking forward to the day when all suffering on Earth will be over and righteous people will live on earth forever. jw.org talks more about that. I really like the words in Mark 10:27 where it says, ‘With men it is impossible but not so with God, for all things are possible with God.’”

Congratulations, Lilya!

While Evan’s favorite hobby is hiking, he also loves to read in his free time, and his favorite book is The Great Gatsby.

He has too many great memories with friends to identify just one favorite.

But, he knows that, if he could have lunch with a famous person, he’d choose Robert Downey Jr.

Evan speaks English and studies Spanish.

His motto?:  “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill

One word that describes him?  Confident

Dream job for the future:  Loan Officer

What does he appreciate about being at Choices?  “My favorite part about being a Choices student is that I am able to create my own schedule and learn at my own pace.”

Congratulations, Evan!

Sequoia’s favorite hobby and greatest talent is dancing!

If she could have lunch with anyone, it would be Dylan O’Brien because he is funny!

Her favorite movie:  King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Favorite TV show:  Teen Wolf

Favorite book:  The Lost Causes

Favorite class:  English

Favorite food:  Spaghetti

Sequoia would like to be a nurse one day.

Her motto is:  “Focus on the solution, not the problem.”

Her favorite part of being a Choices student?  The teachers.  (Awwww, thanks Sequoia!)

Petranesia has koi fish and birds as pets.

Her favorite TV show is Hwarang – The Poet Warrior Youth.

Favorite food:  noodle soup

Favorite season:  spring

Her greatest talent is cooking, and she loves to experiment with cooking a variety of foods.

Petranesia speaks English and Bahasa Indonesian and is currently learning to speak Korean.

Her favorite memory with family is going together to church services with her parents.

If she could have lunch with one famous person, it would be Bang Chan (Stray Kids).

One word that describes her?:  Hopeful!

Her motto:  “Don’t run if you don’t have a destination.  Listen to your heart, and let it guide you, for the key is inside of you all along.”

Congratulations, Petranesia!

Exodus has two pet turtles named Ziggy and Marley!

His favorite hobby is running, and in his free time, he likes to read.

His favorite book is 1984, by George Orwell, and his favorite class is Honors English.

Favorite Food:  Pop Tarts!

Favorite Season:  Summer

Exodus is currently learning French at Choices, and knows some Spanish, too!

Motto/ Words to Live By:  “What is real will prosper.”

Exodus would one day like to be a Journalist or Reporter.

Kaitlyn has a cat and a dog, but they are more like younger siblings than pets!

Her favorite hobby is writing, and she loves to make up stories.

Favorite family memory:  Snowmobiling with family in Idaho. (“It was a blast!”)

Post-COVID19 Plans:  Kaitlyn looks forward to taking a long road trip across the country with a friend.

Favorite Food:  Homemade fettuccini alfredo, served with tomatoes and shrimp sautéed in garlic and olive oil!

Favorite Season:  Summer

Motto/ Words to Live By:  “This too shall pass.”

Career Aspiration?  Kaitlyn would like to become an FBI Special Agent working with SWAT, cybercrimes, or an analyst unit.

Biggest Dream:  “I want to help people and be in a position where I can learn something new every day.”

Favorite part about being a CCS Student:  “Being able to have a fun and respectful relationship with my teachers.”

Congratulations, Kaitlyn!

Lilly Walper is an artist whose favorite class is Art with Mr. Victor.

She has a dog, cat, bunny, and five chickens!

Hobbies? Horseback Riding & Dance.

In her free time, Lilly babysits and makes art to sell or to give away.

Favorite TV Shows: Heartland & Outer Banks

Favorite Food: Bratwurst

Favorite Season: Winter

Languages: Lilly is fluent in German and English, and is currently learning Spanish!

Lilly is not yet sure which career she will one day pursue, but she would like to work with children.

Congratulations, Lilly!

Mitzy has a Pitbull named Stitch and enjoys playing video games in her free time.

Her favorite memory with family was a trip to Santa Cruz with her sisters.

Post COVID19 plan? Disneyland!

Favorite book: Chain of Gold

Favorite class: Child Development
Favorite

food: Street Tacos

Favorite season: Spring

Talent: Special Effects Makeup

Favorite part of being a Choices student: Mrs. Javanifard!

Congratulations, Mitzy!

Favorite book: Little Women

Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite

season: Summer

Languages: Russian and English (And, she wants to learn Spanish!)

One word that describes Victoria: Optimistic

Victoria’s favorite memory with a friend? “I love it when we laugh uncontrollably until our stomachs hurt and we can’t breathe because something was very funny to us.”

Her favorite memory with a family member: Shopping with her mom, having a blast hanging out at the store and chatting together…

A famous person with whom she would like to have lunch? Millie Bobby Brown, because she is down to earth and honest!

Post COVID19 plan: To spend time outside, watching sunsets and playing music with friends.

Her favorite part about being a Choices student: “I love all the people here and amazing teachers and staff. People you meet become great inspiration, and the teachers are really helpful and motivational.”

Congratulations to Victoria!

Daryl has one pet dog named Duke.

His favorite hobby is football.

In his free time, he enjoys playing video games and editing videos.

Famous person he’d like to join for lunch one day?  Stevie Wonder!  “…because I love his music, and I also believe that he would be a chill person to hang with.”

Post-COVID19 Plan: Daryl will organize a big flag football game with friends.

Favorite Food:  Carne Asada Burritos

Favorite Season:  Summer

Motto/ Words to Live By:  “You don’t have to be strong all the time to be a strong person; the strongest people know when it’s time to be vulnerable.”

Daryl would like to one day be a Barber!

Favorite part about being a CCS Student:  “My favorite part about being a Choices students is that this is my first ever public school where the teachers have made me feel at home, and they have watched me grow into the student I am today.”

Congratulations, Daryl!