Alyssa Rodriguez is a Senior at Cherokee Trail High School. She is the Volunteer Coordinator for the school's National Art Honor Society, Public Relations Manager for the National English Honor Society, and an officer of the Latino Student Union! She is also in the National Honor Society, Link Crew, and a Folklorico dance group!
She is in both the AP and IB programs, as well as leads and participates in many clubs and activities. With this, she has firsthand experience struggling to maintain a good balance. However, over the years, she has slowly developed strategies to help her manage stress and anxiety and hopes to help many others as well!
Fayanna Nguyen is a Senior at Cherokee Trail High School. She's the Communications Officer for the National Honor Society chapter in CT, Co-President for the AAPI Student Association at CT, and Social Media Manager for the Rocky Mountain Asian Student Coalition.
Being in both the IB and AP programs, Fayanna has first-hand experience with the difficulties of maintaining a balanced life, anxiety-free. However, with the years in both programs, Fayanna has slowly developed the necessary skills to maintain a healthier life and hopes to show her fellow students that it is possible.
Kylie Wiedeback is a Senior at Cherokee Trail High School and the public relations representative for the school's National Art Honor Society.
She is in AP classes and understands how challenging it can be to have a good school-life balance. She hopes this campaign will educate teens on the importance of mental health and allow them to feel comfortable while reaching out for help.
Aanya Sidhu is a Senior at Cherokee Trail High School and she is also part of the State President of Colorado HOSA! Along with that, she serves as the Guest Speaker Coordinator for her school's Science National Honor Society, President of IB Minority, Vice President of Rotary Interact, and Executive Officer for CT HOSA!
She is in both the AP and IB programs, along with a multitude of extracurricular activities. She understands the importance of having a balance between school work and life, and hopes to help her peers achieve balance too.
Gifted and Talented Counselor at Cherokee Trail High School.
She has a Bachelor of Arts from Boston University and a Master of Science from Creighton University with a specialty in School Counseling and Preventative Mental Health. She's worked in education for eight years, with this being her 6th year in counseling. She spent 3 years in middle school and the other 5 in high school. This is her 3nd year working with Gifted and Talented students, but she completed her internship working under a GT counselor, so she was directly trained to understand and support the specific needs of this population. She worked for several years in Douglas County before transferring to Cherokee Trail High School.
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