Kentwood — Bowen Elementary school fourth- and fifth-grade Student Council members will soon be interviewing community members who support their school as a way to build relationships. To prepare, Kent School Services Network community school coordinator Stacey Carson asked Erin Albanese, SNN managing editor and reporter, to share interviewing tips and what it’s like to be a journalist. Albanese had students interview each other about their dreams for the SNN Your Dream is Our Dream series.
Here is what they found out.
Benjamin Thang, fifth grade
By Jonah Cev, fifth grade
What do you want to be when you grow up? “An exterminator.”
Why is this your dream? “Because I like to kill bugs.”
What is your favorite thing about school and why? “Writing, because writing is fun.”
What bug would you be scared to kill? Queen killer bee
Jonah Cev, fifth grade
By Benjamin Thang, fifth grade
What do you want to be when you grow up? A soccer player
Why is this your dream? “Because it makes me happy.”
What is your favorite thing about school and why? “Reading, because it’s easy for me.”
What soccer player would you have as your role model? “Kylian Mbappé, because he is fast.”
Rebekah Par, fourth grade
By Angela Cer, fourth grade
What do you want to be when you grow up? A nurse
Why is this your dream? “To help and save people.”
What is your favorite thing about school and why? “Seeing my teacher, because she’s always there for me and she’s my favorite.”
What is your favorite color? Purple
Angela Cer, fourth grade
By Rebekah Par, fourth grade
What do you want to be when you grow up? A nurse
Why is this your dream? “Because I want to help people.”
What is your favorite thing about school and why? “Seeing my friends, because I like playing with them.”
What is your dream car? A white Jeep
Cheyenne Moore, fifth grade
By Raylan Martin, fourth grade
What do you want to be when you grow up? An actress
Why is this your dream? “Because you can be famous.”
What is your favorite thing about school and why? “Dismissal, because you get to go home.”
If you could go anywhere, where would you go? The Bahamas
Raylan Martin, fourth grade
By Cheyenne Moore, fifth grade
What do you want to be when you grow up? A baseball player
Why is this your dream? “Because baseball is fun, and I (have) played it since I was like 4.”
What is your favorite thing about school and why? “PE or gym, because I got the highest score on the Pacer (fitness) test.”
Who is your favorite teacher? “Miss Shaw or Mr. Dykstra”
Daniel Sang, fifth grade
By Chozen Tamang, fourth grade
What do you want to be when you grow up? “A person in the military.”
Why is this your dream? “Because my grandpa needs help fighting for his country.”
What is your favorite thing about school and why? “Recess, because I could take a break from learning.”
What is your favorite thing to do in your free time? Play soccer
Chozen Tamang, fourth grade
By Daniel Sang, fifth grade
What do you want to be when you grow up? “A person in military service.”
Why is this your dream? “To help the country.”
What is your favorite thing about school and why? “Math, because it is very easy.”
What is one way you would want to help your family? “I would help my family by giving them money.”
Emma Hall, fifth grade
By Erin Albanese
What do you want to be when you grow up? “A designer of clothes, houses and shoes.”
Why is this your dream? “Whenever I paint my room I always help my dad. I helped my brother design his room and he said I had really good ideas.”
What is your favorite thing about school and why? “I like reading and gym. I like reading because I feel like I am good at it. I like gym because I get to move around and play games.”
If you could design a shoe, how would you design it? “I would take my black Converses and add white flowers on them. For the logo I would put a flower in the middle where the star is and my name on it.”
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