May 25, 2006 Student Profiles

Christina Bean is a Clovis High School senior. She is the daughter of J. Frank and A. Sylvia Bean.

What is your theme song? The theme song from “Mission Impossible.”

What would you like printed on your gravestone? I want to be cremated so I don’t care whether or not I have a gravestone.

If money were no object, what would you do to make the world a better place? I would form a group of animal care facilities that would take stray animals off the street, make them better and find homes for them. It would be a place where people could take stray animals that would put the animals to sleep only if they were in great pain.

What’s your favorite TV show, past and present? “Desperate Housewives” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”

What is your greatest fear? I am very afraid of spiders and dead bodies.

Offices held: Former treasurer and current president of a church youth group.

honors received: Who’s Who Among American High School Students, All-District Band, All-State Band, Southwest Honor Band, All-American Scholar, Student Rotarian, New Mexico Honor Band, Best Actress, Outstanding English and History Student.

School activities: Band, Thespian Club, National Honor Society, French Club, debate team.

Church/community activities: Church youth group member, Zoocrew.

Hobbies: Band, dance, scrapbooking.

Future plans: I plan to attend New Mexico State University to obtain my animal science degree, and then continue on in veterinary school.

John Tranchida is a Clovis High School senior. He is the son of John and Lorry Tranchida.

What’s your favorite TV show, past and present? Present: “Dr. 90210.” Past: “Friends.”

What do you envision your life being like in 10 years? Hopefully, I will be just completing my medical residency and starting up my own medical practice in New Mexico.

If I could do anything, I would ... travel the world and visit as many places as possible.

What is your greatest hope? I hope one day to make a real contribution to the medical field. Discovering a new way to help people would be great, but I would be satisfied with being able to provide quality health care to my community.

What’s your favorite part about school? Definitely it would be math. It has real-world value, and it has always been able to hold my attention.

Offices held: Honor Society vice president, Spanish Club senior representative.

honors received: Student Rotarian, University of New Mexico Star Scholar Award for Outstanding High School Achievement, USMA National Science Merit Award winner, 2005 Congressional Student Leadership Conference invitee, member of the National Honor Roll, Who’s Who Among American High School Students, and University of New Mexico Presidential Scholarship winner.

School activities: Spanish Club, Science Club, Gifted and Talented Program, Honor Society.

Church/community activities: Volunteer for Help One Student To Succeed (HOSTS) program at James Bickley.

Future plans: Attend the University of New Mexico to pursue a doctorate degree in medicine.

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