As a part of our school culture and community, we have students who shine brighter in many different ways. We have people who take AP classes, take choir, and excel in athletics. With our school bringing communities together we are the definition of being kind, compassionate, and gracious. A student who shines brighter than the rest is Marielis Mejias. Meijas, a Senior at Wyoming, helps our school become more united and bright. Mejias said “I am an officer for the Senior Committee and my position is advertising and social media, I am also a part of AW11 Council, and I also do Peer-Mentoring,” she said. Marielis Meijas has definitely reached the pinnacle of our core values of being kind, compassionate, and gracious around the school. Mejias plans to go to Community College or Grand Valley when she graduates high school. Meijas states, “After I graduate high school I’m going to go to college, depending on how Financial Aid goes, I’ll probably go to CC but I did get accepted to Grand Valley so I am also looking forward to going there as well.” Not only does Marielis participate in clubs around the school she is also a part of the sports here at Wyoming, “In terms of sports I was in Volleyball and Track” Although with her busy schedule, Marielis knows how to prioritize and manage her time well. Marielis Mejias manages her time well where she has many interests and hobbies, not all students have the time, but she makes sure her youth is spent outside experiencing life to the fullest extent outside of school. Marielis said “I like to hang out with my friends and go to haunted mazes or even go to an amusement park, I love my friends so much, so honestly I like to do anything with them and just have fun, like going downtown and just in general being outside,” she said. Although Wyoming is sometimes looked at in the wrong way Wyoming to Marielis is a great school, “Wyoming gets a lot of hate for being diverse and different than other schools but in all honesty, it is not even that bad, AW11 may seem corny to some people but I feel like our school does a good job at putting us in assemblies and having us come together,” she says. These “corny” things that our school does is what is going to make us all learn and have memories of our experience in high school,” she says.

Choir has played a significant role in my life. It’s been my favorite class since 7th grade. I enjoy singing with my friends and making lasting memories with them. I also love Mrs. Miller. She has been very influential in my development over the past six years. She is the reason I have stayed in choir. Honors choir has been especially enjoyable because it has pushed me to become a better singer and make new friends. At home, I skip around, singing my favorite musicals. My current favorite shows to sing are Hamilton, Wicked, and Moulin Rouge. These shows are wonderful and I love to annoy my family by singing them. I would trade my firstborn for any ticket to any Broadway Show. Running has become a hobby of mine that I look forward to. I ran XC for the past two years at the school. I’ll treasure those experiences for the rest of my life. I love to run in the summer and to feel the sun on my skin. I love to plant things and then forget to water them. I have tried to keep many plants alive, but I can’t. My favorite flower is a Dahlia, and my favorite plant is the Monstera. I would like to plant both of these in my future greenhouse. One last thing: I hate writing.

Hello, I exist.  I go to school here in Wyoming, obviously, but I haven’t for very long. I’m a freshman.  But I’ve also kind of been here for a while.  Allow me to explain. I started out going to Parkview Elementary School, and I stayed there until third grade.  In fourth grade, I went to a school called JIA in Jenison. It was weird. Required classes included hand drumming, gymnastics, and yoga. Then when we heard they were swapping their program to three days in school and two days out, my parents realized that wouldn’t work with their schedules, so I had to switch schools.  Then COVID-19 hit. Everyone was at home all the time. I was enrolled at Vanguard Charter Academy until eighth grade. This was where I discovered my passion for band, but not until 6th grade. Then, I came back to Wyoming for high school. I have four pets, two dogs and two cats, and a little brother, PJ. I had two dogs, a cat, and a guinea pig before, but they’re dead now.  I don’t play any sports right now, but I was in bowling & ultimate frisbee in middle school, and I played soccer and football when I was a younger lad. I’ll leave you with one fun fact about me. I lost a fight with a mirror at Disney World when I was five.