People of Paola, Kansas

Lily Woolsey "Don’t be too hard on yourself. I judge myself a lot and I look at myself a lot and I think that I’m not doing good enough. I see myself as not perfect a lot. It just makes me really upset. I started realizing I was putting too much pressure on myself. I slowly started to relax and see myself for who I was. I started to become more happy with myself. I stopped being so hard on mys...

“Charge your Chromebook, just do it. I mean, I usually do, but if I ever don’t, it’s only because of work because I use it at home constantly. I look up to YouTubers because they are inspirational. They went from nothing to something, but it took a long time. They say to have a good work ethic. Don’t just sit there and do nothing, at least try to do something. All the time. I’m such a procrastinator....

To be a foreign exchange student, you have to be prepared for bad and good things. You have to be open minded and talk to everyone. You have to get out of your comfort zone or you’ll be shy. You have to try not to be shy. I talked to other people that have been foreign exchange students. I asked them how their experience was and for tips. I asked the people in the company that goes with us. I got...

Lillian Davis Carson Gleghorn is one individual in Paola that stands out for his big heart and passion for athletics. He looks up to his father the most for his same passion for sports especially football. His father has always said “keep your head Carson” words and advice that has always stuck in his head. On the football field especially Carson says “I can hear my dad saying that everyti...