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Because of my love of mysteries, I find myself trying to figure out how they did it, why they did it, and when. I am caring, fair, a thinker, with a need to ask questions. My mother always tells me “You don’t want to go to the left. You want to go right.” —Michele S.

I want to be a policeman when I grow up because I like the shiny shoes and blue shirt. I also want to stop crime. I will be a policeman in Carnegie. I would like to be the policeman that rides a horse. —Jeremiah

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When I grow up I’m going to be a football player, and I’m going to help

my family with something and I’m going to help homeless people. Why I want to be a football player is because I can let all my anger out on tackling. If I don’t make it to sports, I’m going to be a policeman because I want to help kids. What I can do to become a football player and policeman is I got to be good at school, be honest and respectful inside and outside. —Larenzo B. Adrian

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I believe that in about five-ten years I will be an artist and finish school. I hope I can make a huge change in the world with my art, like Leonardo Da Vinci.

He impacted the art world with Mona Lisa. He showed beauty in his art. I want to show that everyone is equal and should be treated that way with my art.

I want to make art that would be like 1000 words. My art would be meaningful, my art will have a purpose. I love illustrations, and making new things. I want everyone to be happy in the world; I want everyone to experience happiness. Everyone deserves happiness. My art will only be happy, nothing including war, violence, sadness, etcetera.

Everyone should be peaceful.

Peace is everything. We are the future, we are the new generation. —Brandon B.

Jackie B. Malik G. Joanie C. In ten years I want to be in high school playing basketball and I want to be a police officer when I grow up because I want to keep people safe and help my neighborhood. In order to be a police officer I will have to be a good person and be calm and go to the school so they can teach me how to be a great police officer. —Denim T.

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What I want to be when I grow up is an F.B.I. because I want to help lots of people in the world and actually be somebody in the world. I will get to the place I want to be because I’m inspired and confident I will finish college. The person I want to be like is all the people around me that inspire, make you believe, understand what’s really going to become an achievement. I have one thing really important that I always hear: “Never give up on your dreams.” —Emily A.

The plan for my future is to be a singer. I think it will help me express my feelings. I always loved making music and listening to it. I want to be a singer because I could be a voice for people who are too afraid to speak for themselves. I hope to raise money to When I grow up I want to be an eye doctor because give to people who are less fortunate. I will raise the money by my I went to an eye doctor before and it was cool. —Amshag music! I also want to have a charity for the homeless. —Josie H.

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My hope is that the world will become peaceful so that everyone can have a happy life. My dream is to become a professional NBA basketball player. My goals are to have a family, have a great future, and be healthy. I hope that my hopes, dreams, and goals will come true.

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In five years I know I’ll be in high school but I don’t know which! But in ten years I would like to be at MIT, Northwestern or Penn State. Penn State because my dad went to Penn State and my dad’s dad went to Penn State! When I grow up I want to be an engineer or inventor. I will get a lot of money for inventing something, I don’t know what—but something! With that money I would open an amusement park and invent all the roller coasters.

Yes my goals are high, but my dreams are bigger! —Nina P.

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I see myself in high school. In ten glorious years, I want to be in college. My hopes and dreams and goals are to get a great job, a house and family, travel to new places and just be happy. When I grow up, I want to be a chef, a physical therapist, a swim coach, and a teacher. I want to be a chef because I like to cook. I want to be a physical therapist because I want to help people and be active; I don’t want to sit at a desk all day. I would like to be a swim coach because I love to swim and I want to teach others to swim. I want to be a teacher because I love children and I want to help kids learn. I want to be a very hands-on teacher. —Isabel W. voice actor What I want to be when I grow up is either a s love friend my of all se or impersonator. I like this becau on carto ent differ of tions rsona all of my voices and impe S. a —Luc characters.

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When I grow up, I want to be a doctor or a biologist. Like my mom, studying volcanoes and tornadoes always interested me. Being a doctor will be great because I will be able to find many cures, or help people with sicknesses. But most importantly, I want to work hard to become a doctor and a biologist because I want to succeed my mom’s dream. She has always loved to help people; being a doctor suits that. Sadly, my mom was never able to do that since she had to drop out of school to help her family. Now, I will achieve my mother’s goal. Not because I HAVE to, but because I WANT to! My mother’s dream really interests me, and I’ve always wanted to do this myself. —Esmeralda C.

My hopes, goals and dreams are to graduate middle school, high school and college. Right now I want to pass 5th grade. In the future I hope to be a designer when I grow up because I love to do arts and crafts and to sew. My mom and grandma showed me how to sew, and I would want to thank them and also them to be proud of me. Once I did a dress for a doll when I was little. Now I want to do a dress for a real human.

My hobby is to sew and do arts and crafts, and I want to achieve that goal for my family to be proud of me.

It would be amazing if I would be a designer and I hope to be one. I also want to have straight A’s in fifth grade and in other grades. I want to have straight A’s because that would make me and my family proud to have straight A’s and also that would help me in the future and in my dreams when I grow up. Those are my hopes, dreams and goals, and I hope to accomplish these dreams, hopes and goals. —Viridiana V. My dreams are going to Mexico and building my own house in the woods. There I can go outside and feel proud of myself and what I built. I also would love to be a lawyer and give some money to Mexican people like me. This money would help people in Mexico who want to build their own stores and not a garage. They will have a great job and be thankful to me for giving them that opportunity. Sometimes people have no home in Mexico. They have to go on long days of work. Kids don’t go to school. The schools don’t give lunch if you eat at your house good. But if you don’t eat at your house, well too bad, you don’t eat in the rest of the day. Kids only eat one meal a day, not like here, you get 2-3 meals.

This is my dream to help people. —Mario M.

Janessa H.

Many people have visions of what they plan to be when they grow up. As I grow older, I plan to become more mature and more selfconfident. I plan to be the girl who is responsible, neat and will always take her schoolwork seriously. This is my vision of what I plan to be in five and ten years. What is yours?

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My first goal is to go to sixth grade. But I would go to college too. I would love to learn about animals.

I would also love to have a dog. I would like to have a big house with a big bedroom but no kids because I wouldn’t like them to mess up my house. I would love to stay in Chicago and have a great job. —Andrea V.

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In five years, I see myself a year away from graduation at one of the top-ranking Chicagoland high schools. I have moderate experience in computer programming, chemistry and cartooning. I have lots of experience in 3-D modeling and game art programs. I’m good at working with a group but better working alone. I am working towards getting a scholarship to one of the world’s best computer art & tech colleges. In ten years, I see myself graduating from four years of college at one of the best computer art & tech colleges, preparing for four more years at MIT. I have experience in chemistry, engineering, robotics, and cartooning. I major in computer 3D modeling. —Ceasar S.

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I want to be a legendary hockey player like Wayne Gretsky with a combination of Warren Buffet. I would want to start my early life going to college for four years. Then focus more on hockey and become a NHL hockey player. I know it will be nearly impossible but I will try my best to become one.

When I retire from hockey, I will focus more on politics. I will try to run for alderman, try to become mayor/governor, and try to be the president of the U.S. I know that there is a long way from becoming a president or mayor or even anything but I’m willing to give a try at it.

Also during my life, I will become involved in stocks. Basically stocks are the definition of money working for you in your sleep. It is risky though because you can also lose money, but I’m willing to give it a risk.

When I’m retired and my kids are in college, I’ll move to Florida with my future wife and some old friends. I might spend my last years visiting places I have never been to before too. I would love to have grandchildren if I have children, or a wife. Maybe I won’t be alive or maybe I’ll live a long healthy life. Nobody knows....Nobody knows if my dreams will come true either....Nobody knows if I’ll even go to college....Nobody knows.... —Max S.

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In about five to ten years, I see myself as a detective for the NYPD. The reason why I want to be a detective is because the TV show “Blue Bloods.” That show is amazing, it teaches you a lot of loyalty, and also teaches you to be a great cop. I know I’ll have to go to law school for many years, but it’s worth it. I also would want an awesome partner; we can catch bad guys together and get gold medals for fighting crime. The reason I want it to be in New York is because that’s my hometown, and New York has so much crime and murder.

When I’m about 30 or 40 I would be a police commissioner because I would be in charge of all police officers, and if I have kids I hope they will be police officers. Or if I don’t become a police commissioner, I would be a lawyer, because I’m good at a debate, and if any annoying person stands in my way they’re going to have to get through me. —Zahria C.

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My plan is to graduate high school in Chicago, then move to Texas and go to the University of Austin or move to Florida and go to the University of Miami.

Then, I will go to law school and become a lawyer and have a cute little family. If that doesn’t work out, I’m going to become a drifter in Brazil. —Elle N.

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In five years from now I will be 16 and almost 17, and my goal is to go to a school where they can teach me how to be a better writer. After that I want to go to a good college where I will get a chance to be published like now!

I would like to write about teen romance novels. I would love to do this because when you write things for teens you can write from your own experiences, especially when you are a teenager yourself. I would like to write fiction books because you can put all your creativity into the story and because you can also end up teaching people things you don’t learn at a school.

It also can change people’s lives and that is the main reason I want to be a writer when I grow up. So that I can change people’s lives. —Vivianne R.

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When I grow up I want to be an artist. I want to be an artist because I like to draw and paint. I would paint things that look real. I would do that because I think that people will pay more attention to it. Then I will get more money to buy cats! Plus, it would be fun to paint! I would love it! I really hope I can get the job. I will probably draw cats! —Claudia D. Amoni

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In my future life I want to have 8 kids and a husband. I want to have a big house with a chocolate fountain, candy clocks, marshmallows as pillows, Airhead blankets, and I live with my friends JJ and LL. —Angel G.

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When I grow up I will be a super star surgeon. I always wished I could be there when I save a person’s life. That is my dream. I want to be a surgeon because it was my dream since I was three years old and now I am ten years old and I still want to be a surgeon. Another reason I want to be a surgeon is because I want to heal society and help society! So you see I have to work for it because in ten years I will be in the first year of college and I want to inspire people with all this. —Bisma A.

Where I see myself in five or ten years is singing in concerts and being famous and singing in Spanish and English but mostly Spanish because I think it is better and I have a good voice in Spanish than in English but also I would like to help out poor people or people with sickness.

My goals and dreams are to sing amaz- Ameir R. ing, just like Jenni Rivera and Chiquis Rivera cause Jenni Rivera got far in life and Chiquis Rivera started and she is following her mom’s footsteps, which is Jenni Rivera and I really love that even though you’re big, little, huge or medium, you’re still valuable. —Tiffany H.

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I would like to be like my grandpa. He was a lawyer that was very good. I want to be like him because in the future I want to be a judge. To be a judge you first have to be a lawyer. If I am like my grandpa then I could become a judge. I would want to have this job because first, you get to have that little hammer and are in charge. Also I like trying to solve mysteries. —Sarah C.

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Michaela S.

In five years I would be in my 2nd year of high school, either at Lane Tech or Von Steuben. I would be studying hard, as I always do. However, I would be on a sports team. During my free time, I would be working at my part-time job in order to help out my family. Also in five years, I would have gone to Mexico for a few months and then come back. I would also be thinking of becoming a philosopher when I grow up or a therapist. A philosopher because I look at the world with different eyes. A therapist because then I can help kids with problems they are having. In five years, I expect not to have finished my journey to find who I am. I expect that because I am and will meet challenges that will prove if I’m worthy or not. —Vianca Z.

I want to have a happy family. I want to work as a pro softball coach or a primary grade teacher. I don’t want to be rich and mean. I want to live a good and peaceful life.

I want to make sure to graduate college first. I want to go to IU College for 4-6 years. And before that go to high school at Lane or Taft. While I am there I will have a side job as a baby sitter and work at either Culver’s or like Wendy’s. And even before that I have to graduate 8th grade. While baby sitting.

But before that I have to get through 6th grade. —Lindsay C. Summer C.

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In five years I will work and be in school and in ten years I would like to open my own restaurant. As my hopes, dreams, and goals, I would want to be a chef. When I grow up I want to be a chef because my mom is a chef and what she does I think is cool. I also will like to feed the homeless. —Mariyah J. Cornelius H. Kevin R.

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I have many hopes, dreams, and goals for my future. One hope I have is to get into a good high school and college and finish both. One dream I have is to become a lawyer and then become a judge. Finally, my goals for the future are to volunteer at many places including the animal shelter and a soup kitchen and more. —Penelope S. Summer 2015

I have many hopes and dreams I want to accomplish. In five years I’ll be in high school and I hope to continue getting good grades.

My good grades will help me get into medical school. I want to go to medical school to learn how to be a doctor and help people.

My mom and dad are excited for me to become a doctor. If my WITS volunteers break their arms, I will be able to help them.

—Diana H. I would like to play football because I like to play a lot. All the time, every day, 24/7. Even though it’s a sport that boys play, me playing football can show girls that we can do whatever boys can do. —India B.

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When I grow up I want to be a music producer because I like hip-hop music.

Also I like to make beats and compose music. Music producers get to work with many different artists and they own their own studio. To become a music producer I need to learn how to write and understand music notes—in addition to learning how to work the music equipment such as sound boards, mixers and keyboards.

—Jerjuan M. What I want to be when I grow up is a hair stylist. I will be able to braid, put track in, and flat iron hair. How I am going to get to be a hair stylist, I have to go to college.

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Where I see myself in five years is in my third year of high school, with good grades, maybe with some C’s. I would be helping my family. I would be helping out people (volunteering).

Where I see myself in ten years is in college with good grades. Also, staying in college to get my master’s degree. I will have a good job and help my parents with things they need. I may be in another state or country.

My hopes, dreams and goals are to have a great job. Also, have a lot of money to help out my parents so they don’t have to work anymore.

What I want to be when I grow up is so many things like being a lawyer, doctor, police, FBI and etc. There are many options to choose from. I know one thing is that I will always be helping people out no matter what my job is. —Katie G. I would like to be a singer because I was inspired by Beyonce and my mom. They inspired me because when I was 3 years old my mom was really into Beyonce. So she put on one of her videos called “Single Ladies.”

I started dancing and singing to the beat, and she started video taping me. She showed me the video and I was nervous but also happy. In conclusion, I want to be a singer because I want to inspire other people just like my mom and Beyonce inspired me. —Mya A.

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I want to learn all the languages. The main languages I want to learn are Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese and Russian. My dream college is Michigan State. My dream is to get more than two master’s degrees. My goals are to study computer science and engineering. My other goals are to travel to New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Miami and Canada. I hope to have a wife and kids and live in Chicago. —Dejon B.

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In five or ten years I hope to still be an A student attending class studying animals. I will be ready for college. I want to be a zoologist when I grow up because I love animals. They are important to me and I care about their health. In order to be a zoologist I will have to study hard, watch the animals, stay in school and listen to my teacher. —Jurni B.

In ten years I hope to be a senior in high school preparing for graduation and getting myself ready for college. I want to be a police officer when I grow up because I want to stop crime and keep the city safe. In order to be a police officer I need to graduate college and go to a police training academy. —Jaden C.

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I see myself in ten years, traveling around the world writing books about the places I go. But before I travel, I’m going to be learning about the places I want to go. For example, before I go to Rio de Janero, I would need to know what the culture is Henri F. like. Which is what food they eat, what the people wear, and what they celebrate. Another thing I would need to know is what animals they have there.

My goal is to save up money for plane tickets to where I am going. One of the ways I’m going to earn money is by working at a shelter. That’s one of my dreams because I love animals.

I also have plans to make my own recipes and put them into a cookbook and sell them to earn travel money. The first place I am going is Montana to make a documentary on horses. Right now I am getting money by doing chores and making recipes.

One of my snacks is sugar ham rolls. All you have to do is get a slice of ham, put sugar on it, and roll it up. —Nora P. I want to be a man who drives a snowplow. I can get there by getting my CDL. I have to take two tests—driving a truck and I have to take a hand written one and I have to study for it and go to college. —Elijah D.

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My plan for the future is to go visit Cambodia for six months, so I can visit my relatives and then live in either Japan or Korea with one of my friends. There I will live in an apartment and take classes for dancing and for learning four languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean. My dream job would be something relating to art and drawing, or maybe a graphic designer.

If I live in Japan, I would live in Tokyo, where there will be a lot of nearby shops and maybe festivals. There, I could buy posters of my favorite anime shows, go to anime/cosplay cons, and buy nenoroids or figurines. If I live in Korea, it would be easier for me to go to k-pop (Korean pop) concerts such as Girls Generation (GG) and EXO. Even if I’m not able to live in these countries, I will want to visit them for six months or less, if I am able to. I will visit my mom and dad and friends every year. —Monika S.

I see myself in my junior year of high school.

I would be taking classes in Math and Accounting, ELA 2 and Chemistry 1 and 2. Also, I would like to have a part-time job to help get a car and help with my college savings. I would want to go to the same high school as my friends and get McDonald’s breakfast at 4 in the morning. Also, I would like to travel to different countries and try new foods and go to parties with my many bros.

I see myself in my junior year of college.

I would get my master’s in Accounting and get my minor in Chemistry. I would be traveling and doing stuff on my bucket list. I would Jocelyn C. have a part-time job preparing for my career.

I would go to parties and move into a frat house. I will be on the baseball team as a I want to make and design shoes. I will second baseman. I would be going to Illinois go to a high school that teaches you State or Florida State. I like to be an accounhow to design shoes and prepare for tant because I am pretty good at math, I can tell what people can and can’t put on their when I get older. —Deonna B. budget, and I’m good with money. I also might want to be a chemist. —Danny O. I want to be a neonatal nurse because I like babies and I am good with babies. I am interested in neonatal nursing because it isn’t that much work, and they make a good amount of money. I would have to graduate high school and go to the University of Pennsylvania or Vanderbilt University. These universities are the top schools that provide neonatal nursing programs. I would also have to have at least two years of experience in neonatal intensive care. —Zaria K.

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My hope is that after I finish school and college, I will become a professional gamer. I think it would be fun to test games before they go on sale. From the salary I’ll earn, it is my goal to give some of the money to the poor. Hopefully, I’ll be a success and be able to start my own gaming company. From this I’ll be able to hire other people who want to be professional gamers and help them be successful. —Joshua M.

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Rida The two jobs I want to be in the future are: math teacher or accountant. I would be a math teacher because in 2nd grade I learned many math operations.

I want to be an accountant because my cousins and brother want to make a company in their future so they suggest me as an accountant for their company.

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I want to be a surgical nurse. The nursing field would be a good fit for me because I like to help people and I have an interest in medicine. Surgery makes miracles happen and I want to be a part of it. In that setting I would like to be a nurse because I like to make people calm, happy and comfortable. I learned this by playing doctor with my siblings and I enjoy the role of the nurse. I also know I am good at taking care of my family. Often times I help my sister perform surgery on her teddy bear. We are all excited to save the bear. —Litzaira P.

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When I grow up I would like to be an architect or a special education teacher. I would like to be an architect because I always have had an interest in engineering and design. My dad is also an engineer. Ever since last year when I became good friends with a girl who had severe down syndrome, I have enjoyed being with people with disabilities. Even though they may not be able to talk or do certain things doesn’t mean you can’t have a friendship with them. I now understand that special education people are just normal people with disabilities holding them back. I want to help these kids learn and make friends. I wish other people would know that they can have friends and live normal lives. This is why I would like to be a special education teacher. —Catie C.

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In five years, I would be in a good high school, tenth grade to be exact. I can’t really explain myself because I don’t know what American high school is like. I don’t even know how French high school is like either. However, I am positive that I would be a very serious student with straight A’s. I can see myself when I’m 16, not very tall but older. I’m sure that I would still be in America, but closer to going and studying in Paris than I am now.

In five years I’ll have more advantages but more responsibility. My little brothers will be older. Daniel will be 14, and Yoni 11. I think that the house would be much calmer than now because my brothers will be older and more mature, I think.

I hope. —Maya

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When I grow up I want to be a pro basketball player because it’s my dream and I’m good at it. Also because it pays a lot of money, but I am not in it for the money.

In case I don’t become pro I want to be a police officer to keep the violence out of Chicago. —Roosevelt C.

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What I hope is that I go far in life. I dream that my family will have a lot of money and be OK. My goal is to work hard throughout the year to take care of my family When I grow up I want to be the President and help them out with the things they need help with. of the United States. I want to be presi- —Asiyah M. dent because I want to give back to my Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I will be a zoologist. community and help make the world a betThursday and Friday I will be a game designer. Saturday ter place. Another reason I want to be the and Sunday I will have breaks. I like to play games, so I man to run the country and I want all eyes will be a game designer. I like animals, so I will also be a on me. I can help make the world a betzoologist. —Steven T. ter place by doing something about gun violence and making sure that all kids get an equal and the same education as other kids in other countries. —Nicholas G.

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I want to be a doctor when I grow up because I love helping people in need. I’m very nice and gentle, also I’m always prepared for an emergency. I want to work with kids during my job. I work really fast. Lastly, I know to be a doctor you have to love school because you have to spend 8 years in school. —Ke’Avia J. Where I see myself in five years is at a Chicago college that offers a dance program like Roosevelt University. When I grow up, I want to be a dancer because it is a way I can express myself and I’m very good at it. I can also do it my way. —Tamiyah C.

In ten years I will be driving a cop car with flashing lights with When I grow up I want to be an OB/GYN. An OB/GYN is a doctor really good gear. I will be stopping bad people or criminals that delivers babies. I want to be an OB/GYN because I would get or wanted people. Also, I will go under cover with a partner to bring new life into the world. In order to be an OB/GYN I need to passing the speed limit. —Justin V. do good in math and science in all the years I need to be in school.

Then go to college and study to be an OB/GYN. Finally, I would When I grow up I’m not 100% sure of what I want to do. I plan to either go to fashion design college in London or Parson’s New have to go to medical school and study really hard. —Aure G. School of Design in New York City and become a famous fashion Hmmm....where will I be in ten years? Where will I go? What will photographer and designer. Or become a professional dancer I be? Who would I be? Well let’s just say I’ll be out of this world. and dance for the Alvin Ailey Company or American Ballet comLiterally. In ten years I will be on Mars collecting rock samples and pany which is also in New York City. I want to travel the world, jumping really high. I also wish I could go to Deimos, one of Mars’s so I can experience different cultures and societies around the moons because if I am light enough, I could jump into the orbit of world. I have a long life ahead and plan to be successful and make the most of it. —Mya C. Mars. I only want to be like myself—unique. —Evan B. My dreams, hopes and goals for when I’m older are to be a nurse and to buy my parents a house.

I want to be a nurse because I can help my family when they’re sick. Also I can get a good amount of money for a house or apartment.

Also I want to buy a house for my parents. My parents always dreamed of buying a house but they can’t. I want to be the one who buys them their house. —Melanie S.

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When I grow up I would like to be a security guard like my dad. But that is not why I want to be a security guard.

I want to be one so that I can protect people’s homes.

—Destin G.

When I’m older I want to be like my amazing teachers.

I want to teach a math class in 5th-8th grade. I would like to do this because my favorite subject is math and I love school! My teachers are all amazing! This is where I’m going in my life! —Olivia S.

My hopes are to make the world a better place and get criminals out of the streets. The criminals shouldn’t be on the streets if they are killing innocent people and children.

Well Martin Luther King died for equal rights so we should be able to keep the world clean from violence and injustice.

My dreams are to be a teacher to help kids improve on their life goals and to be able to use math lessons in the real world and to be positive. My goals are to improve in school more, be positive and get to the college I like to be at. And I will like every weekend to give the homeless food. I want to give the homeless food because I feel like helping somebody and I’m giving back to others and I will like to give a place like a home to the homeless so they can have shelter. —Camyriah W.

Summer 2015

I like to have fun, When I grow up.

I like to play in the sun, I’ll shoot for the stars.

In five years, I’ll go really far.

I might not have fears, In the world where I live.

But when I grow up, I’ll go to Mars.

I might be a cook and use a measuring cup, In a flying car.

Or I might play a sport, That I invented.

And I might not be short, I’ll be crazy.

It doesn’t matter to me, Not very lazy.

As long as I’m free.

Forever and ever.

—Kyle N. I’ll be the best I can be.

You’ll see.

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I want to be a garbage man when I grow up so I can work for the mayor and help clean up because some people don’t want to pick up trash, so I can be someone to help my city.

—Cory M.

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