Lamya is an eighth grader at Lakewood Middle School. At school, she is involved in Student Council and is on the volleyball, basketball and track teams. Her favorite part of school is having the opportunity to take different electives that push her to try new things. Outside of school, she is in the Xcel program, plays volleyball and assists with Sunday school at her church. After high school, sh...

Jaxton is a senior at South High School. At school, he is involved in NHS and is on the football, basketball and baseball teams. His favorite part of school is being able to build relationships with his coaches and teammates. Outside of school, he is involved in a youth group. After graduation, he plans to attend Kansas State University to major in business and finance. A fun fact about Jaxton is ...

Lucas is a freshman at Central High School. At school, he is involved in band, jazz band, chess club and is on the cross country and track teams. His favorite part of school is being able to meet new people and make new friends. Outside of school, he plays basketball and is active in his church. After high school, he plans to become an engineer. Some fun facts about Lucas are that he likes to run...

Giselle is an eighth grader at South Middle School. At school, she is involved in Student Council and Sensations. Her favorite parts of school are her advanced guitar and vocal classes because she loves music. After high school, she wants to go to Yale Law School and pursue a career as a criminal justice lawyer. Some fun facts about Giselle are that she likes to play guitar, bake, longboard, creat...

Jennifer is a math teacher at South Middle School. She has been teaching for 23 years, with this year being her fourth at South Middle. Jennifer was inspired to become a teacher by teachers in her life who taught her to enjoy learning. She wanted to help students discover their own unique skills and abilities like her teachers did for her. Jennifer’s favorite part of teaching is seeing the excit...

Nancy is an art teacher at Lakewood Middle School. She has been teaching for 29 years, with all of them being at Lakewood Middle. Nancy was inspired to become a teacher by the many different teachers she had growing up, especially her art teachers. Her favorite part of teaching is watching her students learn that art is for everyone. She loves watching each student improve their skills each day. ...

Lacey is a PBD counselor at Central High School. She has been a counselor for 15 years, with all of them being at Central High. Lacey always knew she wanted a career where she could help people. After she was hired as a student support counselor at Central, she knew her calling was in educational counseling. She credits Shanna Rector, Shelda Burger and Linda Benjamin for inspiring her to grow he...

Linda is an FACS and culinary arts teacher at South High School. She has been working in education for 28 years, with 14 of them being at South High. Linda was inspired to become a teacher by all the great teachers she’s had in her life. Her favorite part of teaching is watching her students gain confidence in their skills and discover a talent they didn’t know they possessed. A fun fact about...