Meet Nellie Cuddy: Highlander

About Me:

Name: Nellie Cuddy

Hometown: Kennebunkport, ME

College attended: Ithaca College

Major: Sports Studies

Siblings: Older sister, Debbie Older brother, Mark

Pets: Jax- cat

Favorite Color: Blue

Hobbies: Writing Poetry, Singing, Drawing

Favorite Subject in School: Writing

Service Year:

Grade and School that you serve at: Highlander, 6^th grade

Why did you choose to serve a year with Americorps:

I chose to be a part of Americorps because I enjoyed my service year last year, and I wanted to keep helping out the community.

What has been your favorite part about working at Highlander:

My favorite part about working at Highlander is that I feel so welcomed by all the students and teachers there.  My teacher has really made me part of the family, and an asset to the class.

What do you hope to gain from your year of service:

I hope to get more experience on working with youth in and outside of the classroom. I look forward to finding a way to continue my passion of working with youth in the future.

Meet Nicole Nowak: Times2Academy

About Me:

Name: My name is Nicole Nowak.

Hometown: I am from Portland, Maine.

College attended: I attended the University of Southern Maine.

Major: I majored in Psychology.

Siblings: I am an only child.

Pets: I have Molly, an Irish Setter. A cat named Callie, and Stewart the Betta fish. 

Favorite Color: My favorite color is purple.

Hobbies: I enjoy Zumba, Yoga, cooking, and reading.

Favorite Subject in School: A favorite subject of mine is Science.

Service Year:

Grade and School that you serve at: At TIMES2 I assist in 7^th grade Science and K-1 Art.

Why did you choose to serve a year with Americorps:

I chose to serve a year with Americorps to prepare and make decisions for graduate school, while gaining work experience and contributing to a great cause.

What has been your favorite part about working at Time2Academy:

Getting to know all the kids, and their very unique personalities.