Janelle’s Planning Her Good Life After School Posted by Posted by Imogen Loakman on 4 March 2016 Posted on: 4 March 2016

Janelle is in her final year at Papanui High School and is busy planning for her life after school. Janelle is an incredibly social young woman who loves spending time with her friends and getting out in her community.

Janelle is learning to use the bus system and has been catching the bus from CPIT to
school. She would like to build up her confidence, so she can get herself around
independently.

Janelle enjoys arts and crafts, and particularly likes making loom bands which one day she would like to sell. Janelle also loves travelling around the world, listening to her favourite radio station, the Edge, and playing tennis. She enjoys writing stories and would like to be a writer.

Recently she celebrated her 21st birthday with a big party with her family and friends. There was lots of dancing, especially to One Direction (Janelle’s favourite band), eating of birthday cake and fun had by all.

Janelle is doing work experience at Station One Café and Beacon House. Station One Café has offered Janelle paid work next year. Congratulations Janelle! Alongside work experience and school, Janelle is highly involved in Jolt, which she loves. Dancing and acting are two of her passions, so she is looking forward to focusing more on this next year.

She is going to be doing Move with Lyn Cotton from Jolt as well. Janelle’s dream is to act on Shortland Street. Janelle has many other goals, which she is excitedly working towards, some of which include going flatting with friends, getting her driver’s licence, selling her
loom bands online or in a market and acting. Watch out for Janelle!

 

Story taken from Christchurch's Enabling Good Lives Newsletter | Winter 2015