October 2024 – Students of the Month
Congratulations to our October Students of the Month!
Already three months through the 2024-25 school year, these students were selected after impressive showings in their respective programs & in the classroom over the last month! Scroll down to read our Q&A with each program’s Student of the Month selection.
October 2024 – Students of the Month:
- Aisha (Options Noblesville)
- Ben (Options with ABA)
- Lillian (Options Indiana South)
- Stephen (Options Westfield Middle School)
- Jaylen (Options Westfield High School)
- Tanner (Options Indiana Middle School)
- Hinda (Options Noblesville)
Aisha
Simon Youth Academy at Options Noblesville
Grade: 9th
When did you enroll at Options?
At the beginning of this school year
Do you have any hobbies, passions, or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
I recently started going to the gym and I’ve enjoyed that.
What have you enjoyed most about the Options experience?
The teachers are pretty nice and I’ve met some cool people. The teachers also really do care and put in a lot of effort to see students succeed.
What is your favorite subject in school?
English because it comes easy to me.
Have you improved in any areas since starting at Options?
Maybe my grammar.
Do you have a favorite teacher or staff member?
Padam, Maria and Beck
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
I definitely want to go to college and enter the medical field, I am just not sure what area yet.
Ben
Options with ABA
Grade: 12th
Which campus do you attend? Fishers
Quote from teacher about student’s successes and/or why student was selected…
“Ben has worked hard at Options in a variety of activities and does his best daily. He is always so eager to get to school!”
When did you begin attending Options?
2021
Away from school, do you have any hobbies or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
Cooking and watching cooking videos
What is your favorite thing about attending Options with ABA?
When we cook recipes
What is your favorite subject in school?
Math
Have you improved in any areas since you first started attending Options?
I have excelled at task boxes and independent work.
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for when you’re older, or after you graduate?
I will use my skills I have learned at Options in the community and at home. I want to continue to expand my cooking skills.
Lillian
Options Indiana South
Grade: 11th
Hometown: Richmond, IN
When did you begin attending Options?
At the start of this school year
Do you have any hobbies or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
I really enjoy being with animals and baking seasonal treats.
What have you enjoyed most about the Options experience?
Options Indiana provides a good education and gives you the option of when you would like to complete your work making an easy and flexible schedule. The teachers and staff are encouraging, kind, and always lending a helping hand.
What is your favorite subject in school?
My favorite subject in school is relations and emotions, and learning a little more about peoples feelings and how people think about things.
Do you have a favorite teacher or staff member?
My favorite staff member/ teacher is Amber. She has been such an amazing advisor and so helpful with anything and everything I may have a question about. Overall, she is a very kind, caring, and understanding person who has been there for me since I started Options Indiana!
Have you improved in any areas since starting at Options?
I have improved mentally and academically, I can make my own schedule, learn at my pace and still have free time!
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
After I graduate I plan on moving to Shelbyville, Indiana, and being a full-time Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Currently, I am working full time taking CNA classes to make this happen!
Stephen
Options Westfield Middle School
Grade: 6th
When did you begin attending Options?
A couple of months ago when the school year started
Away from school, do you have any hobbies or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
In my free time I like to draw and play video games. I spend time with my younger brother also.
What have you enjoyed most about the Options experience?
The smaller class sizes because the teachers are able to focus more on all of the students and we can easily get their attention if we need help with something.
What is your favorite subject in school?
Science
Do you have a favorite teacher or staff member?
Probably Jason and Steve
Have you improved in any areas since enrolling at Options?
I used to be pretty bored and hyperactive at my old school, but I have been much more settled here.
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
Maybe become a video game developer, or scientist, or engineer, but that could change.
Jaylen
Options Westfield High School
Grade: 11th
When did you begin attending Options?
Last school year in October 2023
Away from school, do you have any hobbies or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
I like to watch movies and spend time with my dog and cat.
What have you enjoyed most about the Options experience?
I like how everything is a lot more calm, and there aren’t a ton of other students.
Do you have a favorite Options teacher or staff member?
Probably Hannah and Blake
What is your favorite subject in school?
English
What are your plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
Something that has to do with animals. Possibly as a dog trainer.
Tanner
Options Indiana Middle School
Grade: 7th
Hometown: Westfield, IN
When did you begin attending Options?
August 2024
Do you have any hobbies or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
Calling my friends and playing video games.
What is your favorite thing about attending Options Indiana?
I like staying at home and working at my own pace.
What is your favorite subject in school?
English because I like writing.
Do you have a favorite Options teacher or staff member?
Kiersten, who teaches English and Social Studies because she is nice and sweet.
Have you improved in any areas since enrolling at Options?
I have improved in English and now like writing.
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
I want to be a famous YouTuber.
Hinda
Simon Youth Academy at Options Noblesville
Grade: 11th
When did you enroll at Options?
Before this school year started
Do you have any hobbies, passions, or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
I like going to the gym and sometimes the mall.
What have you enjoyed most about the Options experience?
The teachers seem to care a lot and they will go out of their way to help anyone who needs it, and I feel like that extra help and support is really nice.
What is your favorite subject in school?
English
Have you improved in any areas since starting at Options?
I would say academically because my grades have improved.
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
I want to go to college and then either become an orthodontist or pharmacist.
* About Options Schools *
Founded in 2002, Options Schools are free, public charter schools serving grade 6-12 students in all 92 school districts in the state of Indiana. With a high-quality, individualized approach to education, Options Schools specializes in providing students with an inclusive environment, unparalleled support, and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15-to-1. With brick-and-mortar campuses in Noblesville and Westfield, Options also offers additional programs in virtual & in-person formats.
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