What do you call a kid who loves to laugh, play soccer and and has fun doing kid-things, but also enjoys learning and going to school every day? And what if you added well -mannered, high-principled, considerate and determined to the list? Garden Hills media specialist, Kellye Carter calls him “a really cool kid,” and she is referring to Garden Hills fifth grader, Jesus Omar Perulero Navarette.
APS Cool Kid, Jesus Omar Perulero Navarette
Jesus says he looks forward to going to school every day. Of course that’s partly because he likes seeing his friends, but he also looks forward to learning new things and being challenged.
For instance, his favorite subject is math. But for Jesus, the excitement comes when he learns something new in math, like long division. He loves the feeling he gets when he sees something that seems hard at first, but he sticks with it, figures out how it works and gets all the problems right.
“I’m really good at math. It’s not hard for me,” he says.
He also loves to read.
“Jesus is an avid reader who isn’t afraid to challenge himself,” says Carter.
“The last book I read was Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It was kind of hard, but I really liked reading it,” Jesus recalls.
The book was in an advanced reader category, so Jesus knew it would be harder to read than the books he was used to. But he says his love for reading pushed him to challenge himself and finish reading the book.
Jesus’ love for reading and taking on challenges will be very useful once he begins his career as a lawyer. He says he wants to be an attorney when he grows up, because he really wants to help people who need representation in court, but can’t afford it.
Jesus says writing up his schoolmates isn’t fun, but “everybody has to follow the rules.”
He explains that there are a lot of people who haven’t done anything wrong, but since they do not have money for a lawyer and do not know what to say in court, they spend time in jail anyway. Jesus wants to change this and make adifference.
But for now he will settle for making a difference by being a school safety patrol, a responsibility he enjoys, because he likes for people to follow rules and do the right thing. But even though Jesus is nice guy, he won’t hesitate to write up his peers if he has to.
“Sometimes, it just has to be done, because everybody has to follow the rules,” he says.
“Jesus is an all around great student,” says Carter. “He always pushes himself to do better. And no matter how his day is going, he always smiles, he’s very polite and he always has a winning attitude. He’s just a really cool kid.”
Jesus and Garden Hills media specialist, Kellye Carter. “Jesus is an all around great student,” says Carter.
APS salutes this week’s Cool Kid, Jesus Omar Perulero Navarette; the “really cool kid” with the winning attitude and winning smile.
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