January 2025 – Students of the Month
Congratulations to our January Students of the Month!
With the first month of the second semester now complete, 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.
January 2025 – Students of the Month:
- Quorra (Options Westfield Middle School)
- Jackson (Options Noblesville)
- Morgan (Options Indiana Middle School)
- Zach (Options with ABA)
- Gage (Options Indiana South)
- Jaylen (Options Westfield High School)
- Peyton (Options Indiana North)
Quorra
Options Westfield Middle School
Grade: 6th
When did you begin attending Options?
At the beginning of the school year
Away from school, do you have any hobbies or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
I like writing music and I also like playing Roblox with my brother and my friends. I have enjoyed writing music since I was like 10 years old and now I am able to use cell phone apps to fully create the songs I write.
What have you enjoyed most about the Options experience?
I feel like I really fit in here and I enjoy it a lot because I like my classmates and teachers.
What is your favorite subject in school?
I like science, math and history.
Do you have a favorite teacher or staff member?
Alex, Jason and Robert
Have you improved in any areas since starting at Options?
I feel like I have improved at reading
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
I either want to be a nail technician or an air traffic controller.
Jackson
Simon Youth Academy at Options Noblesville
Grade: 10th
When did you enroll at Options?
At the start of my freshman year
Do you have any hobbies, passions, or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
I like to play football, basketball and ride dirtbikes.
What have you enjoyed most about the Options experience?
I think the teachers care more here and they’re willing to help anyone who needs it.
What is your favorite subject in school?
I don’t have one
Have you improved in any areas since starting at Options?
I feel like I have matured and just have become a better person.
Do you have a favorite teacher or staff member?
Not really. I like them all equally.
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
I would like to go into automotive as a technician. I am planning on taking classes in that starting next year.
Morgan
Options Indiana Middle School
Grade: 7th
Hometown: Westfield
When did you begin attending Options?
6th grade
Do you have any hobbies or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
Fortnite and youth group
What is your favorite thing about attending Options Indiana?
There are fewer distractions than in the classroom so I get my work done.
What is your favorite subject in school?
Math, because I learn how to calculate things.
Do you have a favorite Options teacher or staff member?
Kiersten, because she is nice and answers my questions.
Have you improved in any areas since enrolling at Options?
My grades are better.
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
Right now, I think I would like to try to be a police officer.
Zach
Options with ABA
Grade: 7th
Which campus do you attend? Muncie
Quote from teacher about student’s successes and/or why student was selected…
“Zach consistently works hard and has made significant improvements throughout the first half of this school year. He is a warm, funny, sweet young man who brightens the classroom with his enthusiasm and humor.”
When did you begin attending Options?
About one year ago
Away from school, do you have any hobbies or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
I like playing Roblox and watching Youtube. I like to draw too.
What is your favorite thing about attending Options with ABA?
I like that the class is smaller.
What is your favorite subject in school?
I like Math because it’s easy.
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for when you’re older, or after you graduate?
I’m not sure.
Gage
Options Indiana South
Grade: 11th
Hometown: Needham
When did you begin attending Options?
About 1 year ago
Do you have any hobbies or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
I enjoy playing football and basketball. I also work on the weekends.
What have you enjoyed most about the Options experience?
I like going at my own speed and not feeling pressured.
What is your favorite subject in school?
History
Do you have a favorite teacher or staff member?
No, but everyone has been very nice and helpful.
Have you improved in any areas since starting at Options?
Yes. I’m completing all of my work and passing classes.
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
I’m still not sure what I want to do.
Jaylen
Options Westfield High School
Grade: 12th
When did you begin attending Options?
In August of my sophomore year
Away from school, do you have any hobbies or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
I like taking care of my animals and looking after them, but I also like hanging out with friends and I am trying to find a job.
Do you have a favorite teacher or staff member?
Probably Blaine and Amber
What have you enjoyed most about the Options experience?
It isn’t as stressful with it not being a really big school and there are less students here.
Have you improved in any areas since starting at Options?
I have grown in a lot of ways and am doing much better now.
What is your favorite subject in school?
Probably English
What are your plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
I would like to get a job that pays well, so I can have a nice car.
Peyton
Options Indiana North
Grade: 11th
Hometown: Arcadia
When did you begin attending Options?
August 2024
Do you have any hobbies or ways you enjoy spending your free time?
I like reading and playing video games with my boyfriend and brothers. Sometimes, I will draw, but that’s only like once every few months. I enjoy drawing sportbike parts and learning about engine types.
What have you enjoyed most about the Options experience?
It’s peaceful. Being online means no pressure or worries. I can get my work done at my own pace. Everything is stress-free, and it has made my mental health so much better.
What is your favorite subject in school?
History. I loved learning about the Roman Empire.
Have you improved in any areas since starting at Options?
My self-discipline has improved. When I was in person, I would procrastinate all the time and I was always so drained. When I got home, I knew I had homework to do, but I never did it. But being at Options, and doing things at my own pace, my procrastination has really gotten better.
Do you have any current plans or aspirations for after you graduate?
I have many things I want to be in this life. I wanted to be in C.I (Counter Intelligence) for the Air Force, and then I wanted to be a motorcycle engineer, mainly for sportbikes, and now I want to be a neonatal nurse.
* 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.
