“When I grow up, I want to be a …”

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Kindergarten students at Helen M. Knight Elementary share with Moab Sun News readers what they want to be when they grow up.

Mrs. Crane’s Classroom

Allyssa: I want to be a policeman because I want to turn the lights on and drive a cop car.

Ashely: I want to be a pirate because I want to find treasure. I like treasure!

Danny: I want to be a construction worker because when I was in a baby I liked to take things and stack them up.

Dixie: I want to be a teacher because they get to tell kids what to do, and they do it. Teachers get to make stuff every day like lions, zebras and mamas.

Efrain: I want to be a worker at the tire shop because I want to fix cars and bikes like my dad.

Emily: I want to be a teacher so I give my students Friday Free Choice.

Harley: I want to find dinosaurs because I like dinosaurs.

Israel: I want to be a soccer player. I like to score goals.

Ivan: I want to be a dad so I can drive a car.

Jerias: I want to be a soccer player because I like soccer and I will play with my friends and win games.

Kalvery: I want to be a fireman because I want to help people.

Kamber:  I want to be an artist because I like to draw trucks, and I am a good artist.

Kaydence: I want to be a mom and work at Poison Spider so I can work with my mom.

Kelon: I want to be a cop because I want to drive a cop car.

Makenna: I want to be an animal doctor because I want to fix cute animals.

Marin: I want to be a dentist because I want to fix people’s teeth.

Max: I want to be a paleontologist because I want to dig up dinosaur bones and wrap them up in paper so they won’t break, and send them to the museum.

Mya: I want to be a mom because I want to get all my kids fun stuff and give them lots of toys.

Oscar: I want to be a policeman and a scientist because I am really into chemistry and my one true dream is to have a gun. I want to also be a movie maker because I like to tell stories.

Peyton: I want to be Cinderella because she dances and I am in dance class.

Sulma: I want to be a princess like Cinderella because I like to dance.

Trinitee: I want to be a Moab dance teacher because I am good at dancing.

Zoey: I want to be a ballet dancer ’cause I like ballet and dance.

Teacher Deb’s Classroom

Jules O.: I want to be a vet because I like to animals.

Leon B.: I want to be a cop because I can give a bad guy a ticket and take him

Kaydance K.: I want to be a hygienist because I want to clean people’s teeth. It’s fun to me.

Dayton R.: I want to be a firefighter because I can spray out water and put out fires.

Nick S.: I want to be a cop so I can wrestle and arrest people. I can ride a cool cop car.

Natalie W.: I want to be a vet because if animals hurt themselves I can make them better.

Gabby J.: I want to be a school teacher because I like to learn kids and they will be smart. I am smart!

Sophia H.: I want to be my own self so I can take care of my kids and go on bike rides.

Taylin M.: I want to be a cowgirl cop because I want to be like my aunt Veronica.

Quinn P.: I want to be a cow girl so I can see horses and ride them. I love horses.

Jesus V.: I want to be a policeman because you can put handcuffs on people.

Preston Y.: I want to be a cop because my Uncle Danny is a cop and I like him.

Gabe Y.: I want to be a skateboard rider because I can go to the skate park and jump on the jumps.

Havoc L.: I want to be a cheerleader because my Grandma was a cheerleader.

Juan F.: I want to be a speed hero because I like to run fast.

Trenton N.: I want to be in the Army because they keep the world safe and they never die because they wear camo.

Jaxon K: I want to be an ambulance guy because I like ambulances.

Kage R.: I want to be a cop because they have guns and I like guns. They have taser guns too.

Mia B.: I want to be a teacher because my best teacher is a teacher. It is Teacher Deb.

Milla P.: I want to be a cheerleader because it sounds fun and I have never been one, I’m still a kid.

Kasey V. : I want to be a vet because I can help animals like little kittens.

Kylee F.: I want to be a cop because I want to take people to jail if they are bad.

Chloe B.: I want to be a scientist because my brother thinks I am smarter than his friend and he knows everything. But I can play the piano and he can’t.

Cassius F.: I want to be a cop because they help people and I like to help people.

Mrs. Guerrero’s Classroom

Andy: I want to be a teacher because I want to read to the kids.

Adelaide: I want to be an engineer because I like to build stuff and figure things out.

Trayson: I want to be a cop because they lock bad guys in jail.

Hailey: I want to be a vet because I want to help animals.

Laikn: I want to be a bus cop because it is fun and you get to tell people what to do.

Danica: I want to be a teacher because I would like to teach kids.

Sherif:I want to be a doctor because I want to make people feel better.

Mia: I want to be a doctor because they do surgery on the heart.

Hadlee: I want to be a cheerleader because it is fun and takes out your energy.

Jharick: I want to be a chef because I want to make food.

Yuliana: I want to be a teacher because it seems fun and I could be like Mrs. G.

Auria: I want to be Elsa because she is pretty.

Christian: I want to be a firefighter because they get to spray water.

Cloey: I want to be a doctor because I would like to help people when they are injured.

Preston – I want to be a cop because they help keep people safe.

Keaton: I want to be a Park Service worker like my dad because you get to go hiking and camping sometimes.

Javlen: I want to be a baseball player because my big brother was one and he is big.

Olive: I want to be a doctor because it is important to make other people feel better.

Giselle: I want to be a veterinarian because they help animals.

Jostlyn: I want to be a ballerina because it would be fun.

Russell: I want to be ice plant worker like my dad because I have went with him before and it is fun.

Sophie: I want to be a dentist because I want to brush kid’s teeth for them.

Syluee: I want to be a doctor because I want to be able to check people’s hearts.

Mrs. Jenkinson’s Class

Kendra: I want to be a 911 operator because I can multitask.

Jessalynn: I want to be firefighter because when someone’s house is on fire I can water it.

Fernando: I want to be a firefighter because I like to put water on fire.

Jameson: I want to be a dentist because I want to check teeth.

Brianna: I want to be a teacher because they help you learn.

Jayden B.: I want to be a dentist because I want to help teeth.

Sierra: I want to be a veterinarian because I like animals and want to help them.

Harley: I want to be a paleontologist because I want to dig dinosaur bones.

Jesse: I want to be a police officer because I want to wear a uniform.

Jayten: I want to be a cop and a firefighter because I like to drive fast with a big horn.

Jayden M.: I want to be a dirt bike racer because I like going fast.

Joel: I want to be a Ninja Turtle because I like to help people.

Edwin: I want to be a police officer because I want to work with a dog and catch bad guys.

Rozlynn: I want to be a singer because I have music in my head and I can’t stop.

Lucelia: I want to be a firefighter because I want to drive the fire truck.

Tavian: I want to be Batman because I want to fight bad guys.

Tyrell: I want to be a police officer so I can arrest people when they do something wrong.

Bailey: I want to be a dance teacher because then I get to dance.

Edgar: I want to be a boxer so I can wrestle guys.

Ayllpha: I want to be a tractor driver because I like tractors.

Gemma: I want to be a veterinarian because I want to help animals feel better.

Jazlyn: I want to be a firefighter because I can help people not get hurt from fire.

Shayli: I want to be a princess because they’re beautiful and proper.

Madelyn: I want to be a police officer because I want to see car wrecks.

Ms. Sheila’s Class

Elliot wants to be a cop because he really loves cops.

Kielyn wants to be a dentist because they check peoples’ teeth.

Kinley wants to be a cop because she likes how they have handcuffs.

Chaney wants to be a doctor because her mom is a doctor and she really loves her mom.

Dylan wants to be a park ranger because he wants to work for the park.

Zella wants to be a teacher because she thinks teachers are fun.

Kai wants to be a cop because he likes cops.

Makayla wants to be a teacher because she would get to teach other kids.

Noah wants to be a Native American Flute player because he is learning how to play it, and he wants to work at Milt’s because his mom and dad own it.

Ethan wants to be a cop because they are fun.

Henley wants to be an artist because she loves artists.

Liam wants to be a fireman so that he can stop fires.

Blake wants to be a firefighter because his dad is one.

Alondra wants to be a teacher because she likes school.

Bailey wants to be a doctor because she wants to help people.

Natalie wants to be an artist because she loves art class.

Betty wants to be a doctor because she likes pretending to be a doctor.

Joley wants to be a dentist because it’s fun.

Terry wants to be a grownup because he likes grownups.

Jaxith wants to be a gamer because he likes to play video games.

Eddie wants to be a military guy because he likes to play military games on his PS3.

Miley wants to be a grownup because she wants to.

Jackson wants to be a swamp police man because he has one of the lego sets and it looks really cool and they have jet packs.

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