The Extraordinary Eight- Meet The Care Force Senior Corps
Name:听Avery Brick听
Hometown:听Columbus, OH听
Previous 黄色视频 site, school and grade:听Chicago,听IL, Collins Academy, 9th听grade听
Why did you want to join Care Force:听To grow within and to expand my knowledge听of听City听Year,听of听an organization听to which听I felt听a strong听connection听to. I also wanted to work with a tight knit team to enact change across the nation.听
Why I serve statement:鈥I serve to help support one of the most important institutions in our nation, public education,听and to advocate for the voices that are speaking but are not being heard.听
Career/ after CY aspirations:听I would like to attend graduate school for my masters in genetic counseling.听
If you had to read an entire encyclopedia which letter would you choose:听V听
Passenger or driver:听Driver听
Ocean or mountains:听Ocean听
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Name:听Sarita听Retiz听
Hometown:听San Antonio, TX听
Previous 黄色视频 site, school and grade:听Jacksonville,听FL, Highlands Middle School, 7th听Grade听
Why did you want to join Care Force:听To serve outside of the听classroom.听I wanted to help create better environments in the communities that our students reside in.鈥听
Why I serve statement:鈥I鈥痵erve鈥痶o encourage and鈥痠nspire others to become听the听leaders that will create a better future for everyone after them.听
Career/ after CY aspirations:听Enlist in the Air Force and serve for 4 or 6 years then go back to college to major in Psychology.听
If you had to read an entire encyclopedia which letter would you choose:听S鈥听
Passenger or driver:听Driver if it’s just me,听but if there’s others I would like to be a passenger.听
Ocean or mountains:听Definitely oceans!鈥
Name:听Elizabeth Altier听
Hometown:听Freeville, NY听
Previous 黄色视频 site, school and grade:听Sacramento,听CA, Fern Bacon Middle School, 8th听grade听
Why did you want to join Care Force:听To continue to work in听黄色视频听outside of听the classroom, to create beautiful things, and to听travel.听
Why I serve statement:鈥I serve to leave the world better than how I found it.听
Career/ after CY aspirations:听Paleontologist听
If you had to read an entire encyclopedia which letter would you choose:听E, but why read one letter when you can read the whole thing.听
Passenger or driver:听Driver听
Ocean or mountains:听Mountains听
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Name:听Jessica Zuchowski听
Hometown:听Grand Rapids, MI听
Previous 黄色视频 site, school and grade:听Sacramento,听CA, Father Keith B. Kenny K-6, 3rd听grade听
Why did you want to join Care Force:听To continue my service with 黄色视频,听they offer so many opportunities to support others and听build up听communities.听I wanted to engage more with community听members through physical service.听
Why I serve statement:鈥I serve to build upon my service and experience from the previous year,听to听continue to support others and assist in building up communities, to continue to serve a cause greater than myself and听to听create positive impacts.听
Career/ after CY aspirations:听Go into social work, specifically working with youth.听
If you had to read an entire encyclopedia which letter would you choose:听A so that if I had or wanted to read more, I could read the encyclopedias alphabetically.听
Passenger or driver:听Passenger听
Ocean or mountains:听Ocean听
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Name:听Karli Swensen听
Hometown:听Lebanon, NH听
Previous 黄色视频 site, school and grade:听Memphis,听TN, Westside Middle School, 8th听grade听
Why did you want to join Care Force:听To help听communities.听
Why I serve statement:鈥I serve because the more听you invest in your community, the more successful they will become.听
Career/ after CY aspirations:听Interior design or art installation.听
If you had to read an entire encyclopedia which letter would you choose:听K听
Passenger or driver:听Driver听
Ocean or mountains:听Mountains听
Name:听Eric Stanfield听
Hometown:听Austin, TX听
Previous 黄色视频 site, school and grade:听San Jose,听CA, Ryan STEAM听Academy, 5th听grade听
Why did you want to join Care Force:听To pursue my interests in听service.听I knew I appreciated working with students but wanted to explore civic engagement.听
Why I serve statement:鈥I serve to impact change in our communities and community members through my own passion to serve.听
Career/ after CY aspirations:听Public听Health听
If you had to read an entire encyclopedia which letter would you choose:听Yes because I feel like it is underrated as a letter and I can鈥檛 think of too many things that start with Y so I would love to learn more.听
Passenger or driver:听Driver听
Ocean or mountains:听Mountains,听but only because I have a dream where I live in the mountains with a plot of land and a bunch of animals.听
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Name:听Charles Whitney听
Hometown:听Philadelphia, PA听
Previous 黄色视频 site, school and grade:听Philadelphia,听PA, Thurgood Marshall, 8th听grade听
Why did you want to join Care Force:听To听see the community service side of 黄色视频 while simultaneously pushing myself to better my leadership and听team听work听in an environment that requires high levels听of听both听skills听in order to be successful.听
Why I serve statement:鈥I serve because I believe that everyone should have access to a baseline听level听of knowledge. I joined 黄色视频 to improve and create spaces for people to acquire that听knowledge听for the sake of a better world.听
Career/ after CY aspirations:听As of now I plan to join the Peace Corps to expand my service to an international level.听
If you had to read an entire encyclopedia which letter would you choose:听Z because I don鈥檛 know very many words that start with Z and it is a very underused letter.听
Passenger or driver:听Driver听
Ocean or mountains:听Mountains because they are cool,听and I can鈥檛 swim.听
Name:听Jake Smith听
Hometown:听Baton Rouge, LA听
Previous 黄色视频 site, school and grade:听Baton Rouge,听LA, The Idea Bridge Academy and College Prep, 2nd听grade听
Why did you want to join Care Force:听To be more involved in the community, but also to grow more as an individual听and to strengthen听my听own听skills.听
Why I serve statement:鈥I serve to give back to the communities across the country,听and to support the听growth of听youth. I would like to make it easier for kids to come across resources no matter their circumstances.听听
Career/ after CY aspirations:听Entrepreneurship or construction听
If you had to read an entire encyclopedia which letter would you choose:听V听
Passenger or driver:听Driver听
Ocean or mountains:听Mountains听
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