Name: Nizhoni

Nickname: Shoni

Pronunciation: SHOW-nee

Age: 7

Nationality: Navajo

From: Chinle, AZ, USA

Favorite Subject: Astronomy

Favorite Hobbies: Star-gazing, studying planets, building model rockets

Dream: To fly in space

 

Shoni has her head in space—outer space. Almost every day after school she heads up to Lookout Peak, to the City Planetarium, and looks through the giant telescope at the stars and planets. She can point out all the constellations and even has a mobile of the solar system hanging above her desk at Quantum Elementary. When she grows up, she’s going to fly in the space shuttle and walk on the moon. (In fact, rumor has it she’s building a rocket ship in her backyard). Shoni and Mala are best friends, and while Shoni looks at planets, Mala paints pictures of them.

Even though she has her head in space, Shoni is very grounded and believes everyone on this planet should have a place to live. Her World Abundance Project is to help everyone in the world have a place they can call “home” by building houses for people who are without. She believes if everyone has a home, not so many people will feel so lost in this world.

Shoni is the oldest of one sister and two brothers. Her dad is a recycler technician at the City of Abundance Recycle Plant, renewing Abundant Island’s resources. Her mom is an astronomer at the planetarium.

Shoni is the eternal optimist. Her glass is always half full. Her cloud always has a silver lining. Whenever the Quantum Kids get discouraged on one of Mr. Rife’s fieldtrips, she boosts their moral and excites them about what they’re learning. No one is ever down around her. Shoni believes if everyone looks at the positive things in life, we will change the world.

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