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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Angelica ‘Turtle’ Canales Emily Pickernell Kylee Secena

Fifth grade 10th grade Sixth grade
Grand Mound Rochester Rochester
Elementary High School Middle School
Angelica “Turtle” Emily Pickernell Kylee Secena
Canales wants to be wants to be a nurse aspires to be either
a stay-at-home mom when she grows up. a therapist or a
when she grows up. If she were mathematician
Her favorite class chairwoman, Emily when she grows up.
is math. The only change she would would make sure to offer more Her favorite sport is soccer. She is
make to her school is the addition of culture classes. confident in her skills and the game
an ice cream bar in the cafeteria. She loves her history class and comes naturally to her. If she could
Although she doesn’t know what playing volleyball because she is good have a superpower, she would choose
she would do as chairwoman, she at it. teleportation.
said her superpower would be to go Emily’s favorite animal is a dog. If she were chairwoman, Kylee
back in time and replay moments. If Erika, her mom, is her favorite said she would help improve the
she had a million dollars, she would person because she is funny and education system. If she received a
take a bath in it! awesome. million dollars, she would donate it
Turtle’s favorite dinosaur is a Emily likes the thought of having and give it to her mom and dad.
pterodactyl because they fly. In her telekinesis – the ability to move Her social studies teacher is really
free time, she loves to play soccer and things with your mind. nice, sarcastic and funny, making it
learn to play the piano. She really With a million dollars, she would her favorite class.
enjoys playing the piano because it’s buy her mom a new car. Although Kylee enjoys school, the
something she can do year-round. When asked how she would improvement she would make is to
Her big brother, Brandon, is her change or improve her school, decrease the amount of fighting and
favorite person because he is nice to Emily said she wants to see drug use drama.
her. reduced. Her favorite animal is a panda
because it is cute and deadly. Her
whole family is her favorite because
they all love and support her.
To nominate your child, contact K-12 Program Counselor Makayla Ortivez at mortivez@
chehalistribe.org. Students of the Month is contributed by the Chehalis Tribe K-12 Program