Hannah Rigby
Heritage High School
College Plans:
Brigham Young University
Intended Major:
Psychology
At one time, Hannah Rigby thought
maybe she had a future in veterinary
medicine. A four-year member of FFA,
Born in Nigeria, Lone Star High School
senior Chizitere (Chizzy) Ukoha grew up in
Frisco and attended FISD schoo ls for all
but one year starting from the first grade.
For one year in middle school, he
stayed behind after a summer vaca-
tion visiting family and went to board-
ing school in Nigeria. The school lacked
many modern conveniences like hot and
running water.
“It taught me to be a lot more grateful
and humble because it is not nearly as
easy as living over here,” he said.
The experience also gave him a greater
appreciation for technology and the op-
portunities available in Frisco ISD.
“I used to jump around. I didn’t really
know what I wanted to do,” he said, ex-
plaining how he took both Survey of Law
and Computer Science during his time
at Lone Star.
“I used to want to be a lawyer, that
changed,” Ukoha said. “I used to want
to be a software engineer, that changed.
I think I wanted to be a paleontologist
she participated in com-
petitions that challenged
her to identify breeds of
various animals, large
and small.
It wasn’t until the
Heritage High School
senior took a practicum
course through the Frisco
ISD Career and Technical
Center that she began to
change her mind. She
interned at a local veter-
inarian clinic and passed
an exam to become a
Certified Veterinarian
Assistant.
“I really liked doing all the vet stuff,”
she said. “But when I was there, I realized
my favorite part was helping people cope
when they had to put their pet down or
were anxious because their pet was in
surgery. I thought psychology would be
a better fit.”
Rigby is among the first group of
Frisco ISD students to graduate with
at one point, but medical
school has always been in
the back of my mind.”
Advanced Placement
(AP) Biology helped him
settle on biology and pre-
med as a college major. At
Lone Star, he also took two
years of French and played
percussion in the band.
“I am grateful for every-
thing that all of my teach-
ers, from Boals Elementary
to Stafford Middle School
to Lone Star, have done to
help me prepare for the
outside world,” he said.
“They’ve made the classes
interesting, made learning
easy, provided assistance
when I was struggling and
were overall good people
who I could connect with.”
an Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone
Diploma. The program requires students
take two courses, AP Seminar and AP
Research, which are designed to help stu-
dents develop college and career readi-
ness skills.
“You learn that whole process of
researching, typing papers and doing
presentations in subjects that you are
interested in,” Rigby said. “You go about
it in your own way, so it is much more
personalized.”
During her time at Heritage, Rigby
has also been involved in choir, Key Club,
UNICEF and Partner’s PE, a physical edu-
cation class that pairs students with peers
with special needs.
“I have learned to talk and work with
people from all different walks of life,”
Rigby said of her high school experience.
“I’ve been able to try out a lot of different
things and interests and decide which
ones I love and which ones I don’t like
as much. There is a program or class or
club for everyone and if there isn’t, they
can make one.”
Chizitere (Chizzy) Ukoha
Lone Star High School
College Plans:
The University of Texas
at Dallas
Intended Major:
Biology
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