DANIELLE WILLARS
Estrella Foothills High School Student and Community Leader
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Editor's Note: Danielle Willars is an awesome community member not only because of her dedication to service but overall positive personality. Thank you for answering our questionnaire! ~Madeline Lewis
Q. Tell me a little bit about you. How long have you lived in Estrella and where did you move here from?
A. I have lived in Estrella since I was one year old, and I remember my dad telling me about when our neighborhood was built, that the neighborhood was nothing but a lot of dirt and rocks. My twin sister and I was born in Illinois, and our mom was born and raised in the Philippines. She moved to America after marrying my dad, and we moved to Arizona when we were a couple of months old. I went to school at Westar Elementary, and even went to the preschool near the fire station. Q. What is your grade level?
A. I am a sophomore at Estrella Foothills. |
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Q. Can you please tell me a little bit about your interests?
A. I love everything that involves the arts. Books, plays, drawings, sketches, music, and more. I’ve wept over sad books, and laughed until I cried over a hilarious comic. I wish I could be Mozart, Leonardo, Shakespeare, and Picasso all crammed into one. Q. What clubs and activities do you participate in?
A. I am in Interact Club, and club that is devoted to giving back to the community, doing good for others, and interacting with the good people of Estrella. At the Goodyear Library I am a teen shelver (I shelve books), make displays and decorations for the library’s events with the Decoration Committee, and am part of the Teen Leadership Club at the Library. I also hope to be a part of NHS. |
Setting up displays is one of Danielle's duties as a volunteer at Goodyear Branch Library.
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Here is Danielle along with her sister, Dreanna, and their mother.
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Q. What leadership roles do you have in your various activities?
A. I am a Representative of Interact Club, someone in club that people can go to for advice or question about the club, since I have been there for a full year. At the Goodyear Library I hold a number of positions, I am a senior volunteer, having volunteered there since I was in 7th grade, and help train new volunteers around the Library, shelving and sorting books. In the Teen Leadership Club I am Captain, leading and planning events, and directing the meetings. Also, I am the leader of the Decoration Committee, and help plan the decoration we are making next. |
Q. What is one thing that you’d like to see at EFHS in the next ten years?
A. I would like to see EFHS get a McDonalds and a Panda Express on campus. I took Precision Manufacturing I and II, so I would also like to see the Precision Manufacturing lab get expanded so that it would have more CNC lathes and mills, and a wood working shop so woodworking could be an elective. I also want to see more girls doing these electives, as they are important skills, and can lead to amazing opportunities and careers.
A. I would like to see EFHS get a McDonalds and a Panda Express on campus. I took Precision Manufacturing I and II, so I would also like to see the Precision Manufacturing lab get expanded so that it would have more CNC lathes and mills, and a wood working shop so woodworking could be an elective. I also want to see more girls doing these electives, as they are important skills, and can lead to amazing opportunities and careers.
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Q. What do you like to do in your spare time?
A. I like to be outside and play sports with my friends, ride my bike everywhere, and one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen was the sunset from the top of a mountain after hiking forever. I’d never turn down a good book, and have a fine appreciation for a finely made cup of hot cocoa on a cold windy day. I have a notebook filled with tons of both sketches and poems, and have a dream about writing and illustrating my own book. Music inspires me greatly, and I am currently learning how to play the piano, and like to mess around with chords, writing my own songs while altering others. |
Danielle and her pet dog
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The Teen Leadership Club at Goodyear Public Library is a club for teens who want to be more involved in the community and learn leadership skills. Working with other teens, members of the club brainstorm, plan, and execute various events for the community that are held at the library. Some events that the group has hosted in the past are: Star Wars Reads Day, Hunger Arena, and Ravenwood Masquerade. Along with this group is Decoration Committee, which meets every Wednesday and makes different artistic elements for the library and its events. For more information about either group or volunteering at the library, visit www.mcldaz.org.
National Honor Society (NHS) is another club at EFHS. This group is limited to Juniors and Seniors with a grade point average over 3.5 and a history with volunteering and leadership. On campus, they strive to be good representatives of the school and help wherever they are needed.
Interact Club is a service-based club for high school students at EFHS and is sponsored by the Buckeye Rotary. Led by club officers and their sponsor, Mrs. Witzak, the students participate in community service both at the school and outside of it. Some places that Interact Club volunteers are Andre House, Ronald McDonald House, Adopt-A-Road, and many others. For more information about the club, contact [email protected].
Estrella Foothills High School is located at 13033 S Estrella Pkwy, Goodyear, AZ 85338 and can be contacted at: (623) 327-2400.
National Honor Society (NHS) is another club at EFHS. This group is limited to Juniors and Seniors with a grade point average over 3.5 and a history with volunteering and leadership. On campus, they strive to be good representatives of the school and help wherever they are needed.
Interact Club is a service-based club for high school students at EFHS and is sponsored by the Buckeye Rotary. Led by club officers and their sponsor, Mrs. Witzak, the students participate in community service both at the school and outside of it. Some places that Interact Club volunteers are Andre House, Ronald McDonald House, Adopt-A-Road, and many others. For more information about the club, contact [email protected].
Estrella Foothills High School is located at 13033 S Estrella Pkwy, Goodyear, AZ 85338 and can be contacted at: (623) 327-2400.
ABOUT THE EDITOR
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West Valley Families - Estrella is honored to introduce our new intern editor to help us continue our features about the great people and businesses in Estrella.
Madeline Lewis is a junior at Estrella Foothills High School. She is very involved with volunteering in the community both inside of school and out, participating in various clubs and activities. In her free time she likes to read, watch old movies, and work on adding to her collection of novelty socks.
Please send us a note nominating Estrella residents for Madeline to feature this year here.
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