Meet LPS Focus Program Scholar: JaiXian, Science

January 10, 2025

Lincoln Public Schools Focus Programs are a customized high school experience rooted in connection and opportunities. 

LPS offers our scholars - like Northeast ninth grade student JaiXian  - almost a dozen focus programs to experience.  His love for animals led him to choose his journey with the Science Focus Program – our original focus program. JaiXian’s seventh grade visit to it and noticing its proximity to the Lincoln Children’s Zoo sealed the deal. 

Read more about JaiXian’s Science Focus experience in this Q&A as he is one of our featured Focus Program Scholars.   

 

Name: JaiXian

Home High School: Northeast High School

Grade: 9

Focus Program: Science 

Why did you choose the Science Focus Program?

I love working with animals and seeing the work the Lincoln Children’s Zoo is doing just fills me with so much joy. 

What do you like most about the Science Focus Program?

The small community makes making friends easy and teachers have more time to be one-on-one with you and help you more.

What makes the Science Focus Program different?

Like I said, the small, tight-knit community makes it great

How do you get to explore your passions or interests at the Science Focus Program?  

Since I love working with animals, always going outside to see the animals for lunch is absolutely amazing!

How has attending the Science Focus Program empowered you as a student?

It’s taught me how to be more punctual, make connections and learn to love animals!

What are your relationships with other students and staff like within the Science Focus Program?

The relationships in Science Focus are very strong. 

How has being a part of an LPS Focus Program added to your high school experience? 

Being in a smaller community with close friends has made it easier to branch out at Northeast and make more friends and connections throughout the school.

How has the Science Focus Program prepared you for the future?

The Science Focus Program has really solidified my dream of majoring in zoology in college. Also, the rigorous coursework has given me a glimpse of what work in the real world might be like.

Why are focus programs like the Science Focus Program important to high school students?

Focus programs let students pursue the general field that they want to go into in the future. Also, It allows students to have a closer community. 

What is the greatest thing you’ve learned since attending the Science Focus Program? 

I would say that the greatest thing I’ve learned is how to work efficiently with chances to work at lunch, after school and even some study blocks at the end of every other day.

Choose your passion. Choose your community. Choose your future with LPS Focus Programs. 

Learn more about the Science Focus Program by visiting its website at https://science.lps.org/.

Don’t forget also to explore LPS Focus Programs at home.lps.org/focus.

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