Natalie Lopez Natalie has been a Club member at the Colangelo Branch for seven years. Throughout these years, she has shown great character, responsibility and respect. Natalie has also demonstrated tremendous growth during her years at her Club. A dedicated and focused student, she is excited about her future. Natalie has been an active member of both Torch Club and Keystone. Thanks to her leadership, her Club has planned and executed many community service events with Keystone. She has always been extremely helpful with staff in Club, front desk and in the kitchen. She would not only help staff, but she would also help members during rotations and during Power Hour with their homework. She also enjoys learning and taking on new challenges.
Jerry Colangelo Branch Age 16 Junior Metro Tech High School
At Metro Tech High School, Natalie is taking Early Childhood Education classes that will prepare her for her future goals. She is looking forward to college in hopes of attending Arizona State University where she will earn her Bachelors of Science degree in Child Psychology. Natalie is passionate about becoming a teacher and providing a better education to her community. In her spare time, she loves to write and read poetry. She also enjoys painting, drawing and just simply creating art. Natalie has also participated in cheer and student government. Her overall biggest talent is doing make-up. She loves watching makeup tutorials and using all of her friends as practice models. Q: What excites you most about the future? I’m excited about working with youth in my future career. Being able to help younger kids and teens with life is something I have always wanted to do. Once I am able to work, I want to work at a community center or an organization like the Boys & Girls Club to help kids with social and mental issues they are going through. Q: What’s your favorite quote or saying? My favorite quote is “Fairy godmothers use gentle words until gentle words no longer work” from the book ‘Break Your Glass Slippers’ by Amanda Lovelace. It’s my favorite quote because I always try to use soft-spoken words before an argument can become too loud or a screaming match. By using gentle words, it keeps me calm and I know I’m not in the wrong if they yell at me. Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s Stars 2022
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