- Aleya: My name's Aleya Stibbe
and I'm a senior at the Richland Center High School.
[cheering, movement sounds]
- Aleya was a star member
of her track team.
She had just recovered from an injury
she suffered in her junior year.
She was looking forward to competing at state
for the third year in a row.
- Aleya: Coming into this season I was looking forward to
because I worked so hard
to overcome that injury.
I did a lot of PT for it.
And I was coming back strong.
I was definitely upset when I heard
that the season was going to be canceled.
I wanted my last track meet,
my last state meet, whatever it was.
It was just, like, heartbreaking, I guess.
- Aleya turned her attention to another passion:
nursing.
She has been working as a CNA for two years
and has been facing the pandemic head-on.
- Aleya: At the age of 16,
I decided to get my CNA
at Southwest Tech.
Since I was very young, I've always wanted to become a nurse.
It just feels right.
Like, I enjoy doing what I do
and helping people.
The pandemic hasn't really affected
my decision to go into the nursing field because
I've always really wanted to go into the nursing field.
It's kind of made me realize
that I actually want to keep going
in the medical field and down this path.
I feel like I'm making a difference.