Student: Alesia Plasencia, freshman

Nominating staff member: Mrs. Stephanie Bartels, science teacher

Nomination statement: “Alesia has been volunteering to help me with lab set up and data collection during homeroom. She does great work!”

Q&A:

What’s a “naughty” thing you did as a kid? “The naughtiest thing I did when I was a kid is that I took my mom’s keys off the table and hid them where she could not find them so she couldn’t leave.”

What was the last thing that made you feel like an idiot? “The last thing that made me feel like an idiot was spelling a word wrong in front of my friend.”

Whom is your hero and why? “My mom because she has been there for me when I am down, and if something is going on in my life, she is always there to help me get through it.”

If you could be a fictional character, whom would you be and why? “I would be Scooby-Doo because I just think being that character would be fun.”

Where do you see yourself in five years? “I think I see myself going to college and trying to become a nurse or a doctor.”

What is your secret talent? “My secret talent that I have is maybe that I can move my ears back and forth.”

*The student as well as the nominating staff member each receives a box of donuts.