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Student Spotlight

Eleanor Bentley, 2nd grade

Name, age, grade and school: Ellie Bentley, 7, Chalmers Elementary.
What is your favorite thing to do and why? My favorite thing to do would be drawing, because I feel creative.
One word to describe you would be ____? I think caring, because I care about my family, friends and bugs.
What advice would you give your parents?
I would tell them to feed me McDonalds! What do you think you will be doing 10 years from now?
I think I will be an Entomologist!
What would you do with a million dollars? I would take care of all of the bugs and I would buy a pet praying mantis! If you could get rid of one food forever, what would it be?
I would get rid of burritos! If you had to change your name, what would you change it to?
I would change my name to Bella. If you were a superhero with one super power, what would it be? My super power would be to spawn whatever I wanted to with just my mind.
What is something you’ re good at? I am good at being artistic.
If stuffed animals could talk, what would they say?
They would say, I LOVE YOU! If you were the president, what rules would you make? I would make the rules to be nice to all bugs and all animals.
What is your favorite part about school? My favorite part of school is being able to go outside and play with all of my friends.
What is your least favorite part? My least favorite part I would say would be maybe MATH!
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I would go to a place with an Orchid Praying Mantis.
What is the cutest animal in the world? The cutest animal would be a baby Golden Retriever.
What is your favorite thing to do at home? My favorite thing to do at home is play video games with my sister and brother!
What is the weirdest thing grown-ups do? I think the weirdest thing a grown up does is ask me to do my chores!
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