KCSTI 2009 STUDENT PROFILES
About Me
Hi, my name is Dante and I’m 15 years old. I will be a sophomore next year. A couple of hobbies of mine are sports(especially basketball) and playing video games.
My KCSTI Experience
What I like so far from KCSTI is meeting Johnny Rowlands from KMBC-9 News. Bessie Coleman and Jamail Larkins were pretty interesting people to listen to. Bessie and Jamail taught me how to be determined to get passed obstacles. I feel comfortable knowing that all new bus drivers will test out the bus simulator before driving on the streets. Ironwoods was a great experience for me because I have a little fear of heights. I felt pretty special when I got to see the 2010 Chevy MalibuWhat I like so far from KCSTI is meeting Johnny Rowlands from KMBC-9 News. Bessie Coleman and Jamail Larkins were pretty interesting people to listen to. Bessie and Jamail taught me how to be determined to get passed obstacles. I feel comfortable knowing that all new bus drivers will test out the bus simulator before driving on the streets. Ironwoods was a great experience for me because I have a little fear of heights. I felt pretty special when I got to see the 2010 Chevy Malibu and the phone that Garmin showed us. The concrete building was pretty competitive and informative. Wheelchair basketball was the highlight of this four week program. Our instructors in the wheelchair basketball had a good sense of humor. There is an old proverb saying that laughing is the best cure. I did a lot of laughing that day. and the phone that Garmin showed us. The concrete building was pretty competitive and informative. Wheelchair basketball was the highlight of this four week program. Our instructors in the wheelchair basketball had a good sense of humor. There is an old proverb saying that laughing is the best cure. I did a lot of laughing that day.
Career
Choice
When I grow up I would like to be an archaeologist. I’ve always been interested in history.
Contribution to the World
My contribution to the world will be to find out about the history of the world.
About Me
Hello. My name is Tara.
I prefer being called Tee. I have lots of different talents. My main two are
dancing and singing. I dance at Kansas City Metropolitan Dance Theatre
(KCMDT). I also belong to a dance cru at my school called Soon2B DanceCru. I
dance because that’s a way that I relieve stress. I feel freedom when I
dance. I am not really an athletic girl. The only sport I would actually
play is softball and volleyball. I love getting to know new people. I have 4
sisters and 2 brothers. I love Lil. Wayne.
My KCSTI
Experience
Honestly, at the
beginning of this camp, I didn’t think that I would enjoy myself.
Transportation just kind of didn’t interest me. Although, I am soooo glad
that my momma got me to sign up. Being here has taught me a lot of new
things and it’s only the end of the second week.
We have been on a lot
of different trips. My favorite trip so thus has been General Motors. I
really enjoyed this trip because I actually got to see how they make cars
from scratch. We took a tour there and it was GREAT.
I have met a lot of
different friends here.
Career
Choice
My career choice right
now would be a Pediatric RN. I have always said that I wanted to be some
kind of nurse. About two years ago, I finally figured out what kind of nurse
I wanted to be. I decided that I only wanted to work with kids and newborn
babies. My preference would be to work in the nursery when the babies are
first born.
I have a backup plan
that I just became aware of attending this camp. Mr. Derrick Willis has been
talking to me about engineering since day one. Almost all the trips we’ve
gone to have engineers. There are lots of different engineering jobs that
you can apply for. Derrick tells me all the time that nursing is a good
field, but engineering is awesome.
Contribution to the World
My goal is to share the
gospel. I want to teach the truth about God and the importance of obeying
his command. I want to bring everybody to Jesus Christ so that they can have
the opportunity to be saved and joined to the church family.
About Me
I am in 10th grade. My favorite hobby is basketball. My name is Cody.
I go to Delano school. I will be in 11th this fall.
My KCSTI Experience
I went to GM. Harley tour, MU tour and many other field trips. I enjoyed being with the group. I went to Ironwoods parks. I like field trips, Because it was fun. We have fun build with flag and balloon. We went to Garmin.
Career Choice
I want to be police officer. Because I want to be brave. I want to help people.
Contribution to the
World
I want to be safety. I went to Ironwoods parks. I like field trips. Because it was fun. We have fun build with flag and balloon. We went to Garmin.
About Me
Hello my name is Tony.
My KCSTI
Experience
What I liked about the program are the great people that I met.
Career
Choice
I am excited to learn about the opportunities that exist in the field of transportation.
Contribution to the World
One day, I want to change the world.
About Me
Good day to everyone. My name is
My KCSTI Experience
From my first day of KCSTI session I felt this vive, a type of awareness that told me that this program is something to take serious. The first week was spent getting to know each other mostly. Which is usually one of the hardest trying to do, but for some reason that change and it became one of the easiest things to do. After 4 weeks I still cant explain why, to guess, I will blame it on the way I was treated by not only the staff but peers around me, they are all good people in my eyes.
During these 4 weeks I have had wonderful time exploring the field of transportation and engineering. Getting the chance to tour places. Giving us the opportunity to learn not only about the job, but a little history of the job, and some experience of some the people who work there. My favorite tour many was the metro bus station. Me being a regular bus rider I was able to receive reasonable amount of needed information. We also got the chance to know it feel to actually drive a bus with their simulators.
Career
Choice
The career I chosen is broadcasting technology. I always love to how much technology haves advanced overtime in just my lifetime. Especially T.V. land, they way it haves changed in the way it watched and the quality it continue to release. I would like to be able to make that magic, by starting my own independent movie production company. With a degree in broadcasting/communication and with some experience from a internship at a news station
Contribution to the World
About Me
My name is Shaquille
I am a 2009 participant
of the KCSTI program. What I love to do is spending time with my family on
my front porch and I like drawing and working with numbers.
My KCSTI Experience
So far my experience has been great. We went to visit the
Bus Station and news reporter Johnny Rowlands. We also had a guest speaker
come in talk to us about her job at MoDOT.
Likes:
I liked it when the
people from the station let us play with their Bus simulators I thought that
was fun. I also liked it when Mr. Rowlands showed us the inside of his
helicopter and how he broadcast from the back seats of his helicopter.
Week two we went to Iron woods and climbed on these
towers that were about 100ft tall and built forts out of plastic tubes and
tied balloons to them.
We had a sergeant come
and talk to us about cars safety and how important it is to have seat belt
on every time you are in a car driving and making sure that you keep your
eyes on the road at all times.
We had two construction
worker who work for the
Career
Choice
After
Contribution to the World
It is my goal to contribute in any
place I go.
About Me
Hello, my name is
Nicholas and I 16 years old. When school starts I will be a junior in high
school at Liberty High School. My favorite things to do are write, eat, and
have fun. I am the best.
My KCSTI Experience
So far my KCSTI experience has been cool. I have only been here for a week
but we have done a lot. This week we went to the Metro Station, Johnson
County Airport, and today we are going to the downtown airport. Everybody
here is cool and I think the rest of this “experience” will be fun. My third
weeks experience was just as good as any other. Our field trips were black
and veatch , Harley tour , MU tour. My favorite trip was to MU because it
was fun to tour campus and get the idea of what to expect in college.
The last
week we went to MoDOT . I am kind of bitter sweet because this is the last
week and I will miss everyone, but I will be happy because of the
experiences that I have had. My KCSTI experience was GREAT!
Career
Choice
I will be
a journalist when I grow up. I will either write for a newspaper or
interview celebrities or something. An alternate career choice would
probably be acting or a principal I need that money.
Contribution to the World
My
contribution to the world will be that I will leave an excellent legacy and
be the best at what I do.
About Me
Hallo my name is Dreyon. What I won’t to do is play football if I don’t I will won’t to be a arties. Sometimes I like to play basketball with my friends and family members like to go to some party. I get good grades at school I work hard when I need to and sometimes I play games when I don’t have anything to do and that’s about me.
My KCSTI Experience
My KCSTI Experience I liked playing basketball and going on trips with my friends meeting Sandra Campbell she did a lot of work walk 8 miles her father said don’t ever give up what you won’t too do. I like to work on my life paper so I can talk to people about my life.
Career
Choice
I like work and play football all the time sometimes draw things like people talk to people don’t do bad things around people or by myself won’t to have a good long life so I can help my family and have a good job keep working hard don’t let anything hold you back and life.
Contribution to the World
Some people don’t give god no love like I do and life some people kill some people still some just do drugs. If god can help the people who do bad things and give them one more chance they maybe can change there life like am trying to. No matter if they fight or do anything use bad to other some people don’t care what they do just one day can we here something good on the news. Somebody dies everyday family member walking on the streets gets shot it all started about the color blue and red the hoods people ride up and get shot up by there friends or family don’t trust anybody trust yourself.
About Me
Hello my name is Jeffery and I participated in the 2009 KCSTI (Kansas City Summer Transportation Institute). In my free time I like to play sports, go to different events, hang out with my friends, and just chill and have a good time.
My KCSTI
Experience
My
Experience in KCSTI has been cool. We have been on a couple of field trips,
saw new places and met important people that contribute towards daily
transportation. In this point in are program we have been to two field trips
Johnson county air port and the metro center. We have had a lot of speakers
come in and talk to us about there jobs and what it took for them to reach
there goal. They have given us many tools and knowledge we need to
eventually reach our goals in life. I’m also good with my hands. I have also
been to iron wood challenge which I have complete a series of climbing
walls. I have also listening to an officer talk about the important of
wearing a seat belt. I visited Garmin I learned who created this new
technology and why is it important.
Career
Choice
My career choice is that I want to become an electrician. I would like to attend college for four years and graduate college to accomplish my goal. I would like to attend college because it will be fun and at the same time a life changing experience for the better. I would like to be an electrician because it deals with a lot of math and I like math and you can make a wonderful living off the pay.
My contribution to the world is making something out of myself. Adding to the good of America and not adding to the negative in the world.
About Me
Buenas dias from one of the KCSTI students! I am a rising Junior and I am looking to become an engineer. Currently, I don’t really know what kind.
I enjoy all sorts of things; I like: reading, playing videogames, climbing trees, listening to most kinds of music, crafts, building robots, drama and the arts… I don’t like it when people talk down on themselves, pessimists. I enjoy all sorts of things; I like: reading, playing videogames, climbing trees, listening to most kinds of music, crafts, building robots, drama and the arts... I don't like it when people talk down on themselves, pessimists...
My KCSTI Experience
I liked the tours a lot. I also liked the speakers, especially the Environment Justice Program speakers. They were very interesting. I also liked the staff and think they were nice. In this program, I looked up to the staff. I liked the way people treated me and having Down Syndrome was not a problem. The people that are interested in transportation will like this program.
Career
Choice
I want to go to college and my parents want to help me to do that. I want to be a special education teacher to kids who are between preschool and 5th grade.
Contribution to the World
I want to provide the world with a good education.
About Me
My name
is Ebony.
My KCSTI Experience
Well now I am in KCSTI meeting so many different people. Such as Chelle,
Tee, Nicholas, Denzel, Yesenia, and etc.
Career
Choice
What is important to me is for me to get a high school education, college
degree, my sickness and hope that one day it will all be gone and my family.
Contribution to the World
I want to provide the world with a kind outlook on life.
About Me
My name is Ianco. I like to play Basketball. I am in 10th grade. My hobbies are to write and read. My goals are to get done with High school and be a teacher and to go to college.
My KCSTI
Experience
My favorite thing that I enjoyed was to meet Johnny Rowlands who works for channel 9. What I’ve learned was about MoDot and different transportation careers.
Career
Choice
My career choice is to go teach in schools. Get my College Degree.
Contribution to the World
I want to do well in teaching. I had a good week. I enjoyed going to Field Trips. I went to the airlines and Ironwoods. I also enjoyed working with the bridges. I liked working with Mike McCarthy. I loved how Mr. McCarthy helped us to Focus on our goals. I loved how the airlines showed the Pilots how to fly. I also want to work being airline worker or a teacher.
About Me
My name is Jerel. I want be to a machine operator. I am 18 years old.
My KCSTI
Experience
Driving a bus. Being a machine
operator. Operating machines like a mobile crane and a dump truck, backhoe
and cement truck. I liked the iron woods, and went to the airport.
This is a good class. At MoDOT we
made cement and mixed it with water and rock and Derrick helped show us how.
Then we made cement and I liked the train.
We went to Garmin and in the rec center we played basket ball.
Career
Choice
I want to be a construction worker because it is a good job.
Contribution to the World
Help people get jobs.
About Me
Hello
Everyone! My name is Denzel, or you can call me Denz or Denny Den, which
ever suits your fancy. I am a very outgoing person and very easy to get
along with and I'm like the funniest person ever. Yea I’m funnier than
Ryechelle, who by the way happens to be a very good staff. Once you start to
hang out with me you will discover that I am very addicted to 24 and Prison
Break.
My KCSTI Experience
What I like
about KCSTI, is that it gives me something to day everyday besides sitting
at home and doing nothing. I t also lets me meet new people and go new
places. When I first started this program I thought it would be boring, but
I was totally wrong it is very fun!
Career
Choice
My career
choice is to be a veterinarian when I grow up. I want to be a veterinarian
because of my love for animals.
Contribution to the World
My contribution to the world is to help people
with their needs, but at the same time have fun with it. I hate doing stuff
the old and boring.
About Me
Hello my name is Yesenia. I am 18 years old, and I just graduated from high
school. I enjoy reading gossip
and listening to the Backstreet Boys.
I love talking on the phone with my friends
and teachers but most of all I like to take care of my little
sisters.
My KCSTI
Experience
What I like about my KCSTI experience is that it gave me information to
learn new things. We have been to different places and I liked MU tour to be
the best.
Career
Choice
I want to become a nurse. Most
people don’t think that I could do it because I am in a wheelchair but
still, I would like to try it.
Most people know that I’m a hard worker with a never say die attitude.
Being a nurse will allow me to lift kids spirits and make me feel
proud at the same time.
Contribution to the World
My message to the world is don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t reach
your goals. I would like to
build more playgrounds for kids with any disabilities.
About Me
Hello, my name is Tyler, and I’m a mentor in the Kansas City Summer
Transportation Institute. I am 20 years old and am going to begin my third
year of college in the fall. I study Biological Sciences and aspire to
become an orthopedic surgeon. In my free time I like to watch and play
sports (My favorite being basketball), go out with friends and family, and
listen to music (mainly country).
My KCSTI Experience
My favorite part about the KCSTI program is having the opportunity to help
and teach people. I’ve also enjoyed getting to know the kids in the program.
The field trips were really cool too, like seeing Johnny Rowland and getting
a tour of the KC Metro system.
Career Choice
I want to be an orthopedic surgeon someday, which repairs anything wrong
with joints (knees, elbows, back, etc). I really enjoy sports, so I want to
repair the injuries of people so that they can get back to doing what they
love as fast as possible.
I want to help people improve their lives.
About Me
Well hello there everybody my name is Ryechelle. I’m a 2008 graduate from
.I’m an upcoming sophomore. I’m Majoring in Physical Therapy. To all the
wanna be professional ball players (Daunte and Dreyon) I will be assisting
you when you break your leg and whatever else you break!! I am a fun and
laid back person.
My KCSTI
Experience
What I like about this program is coming and seeing the students.
Especially Yesenia. I love seeing her smiling and laughing that’s just makes
my day. I also like doing activities with the students they are so fun they
make me laugh and I enjoy my time that I’m spending with them. My experience
with KCSTI is a new experience for the simple fact that I have never worked
with people with a disability. I thought that it was going to be difficult.
I liked when the lady Sandra Campbell talked about Besse Coleman. I also
liked when we went to the Air Traffic Control Center. We saw the screens
that showed all the airplanes in the air at one time. I didn’t know that it
be as much airplanes in the air as much as it is. It was interesting and
seemed like a fun job to work with.
Career
Choice
My career choice is Physical Therapist. I choose that as a career because I
always wanted to have a career that had something to do with helping people.
I want to work with children when I become a physical therapist because I
love children and I think I’ll work better with them than the adults.
Contribution to the World
What is important to me is my family. I love them o so much. Also what is
important to me is finishing college since I’m the first person in my family
to attend college.
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