Student of the Week Greenon High School

Jaden Journell is the Student of the Week from Greenon High School. CONTRIBUTED

Jaden Journell is the Student of the Week from Greenon High School. CONTRIBUTED

Name: Jaden Journell

School: Greenon High School

Grade: 12th

Age: 18

Extra-curricular: Basketball and Soccer

Claim to fame/honors: 1st team all conference, county and district 9 for basketball, 2nd team all conference and 3rd team all district for soccer

Words you live by: “It’s not about what you have or don’t have. It’s about what you make of what you’ve got.” - Stephen Curry

Toughest challenge: playing Catholic Central in basketball

Biggest influence: my Mom and Dad

School-day rituals: wake up and relax or do things around the house before I go to my one class at 12:30 p.m.

What’s on your bedroom walls: quotes and basketball plaques

When I’m bored I like to... hangout with my friends, play video games, or go play basketball

Favorite movie: Sandlot

Person who would play you in a movie: Adam Sandler

Favorite TV show: Outer Banks

Favorite musical artist: Lil Baby

Favorite book: Surrender the Outcome

Favorite home-cooked meal: meat loaf and mashed potatoes

Favorite restaurant: Sakura

Whose mind would you like to read: Michael Jordan

Place where you’d love to travel: Bahamas

Talent you’d like to have: jump like Ja Morant

Favorite school subject: Math

Favorite athlete: LeBron James

Favorite team: Lakers

Something in the world I’d like to change: animal brutality

Favorite high school moment: coming back in basketball to beat Greeneview on our Senior night

Favorite junk food: Sour Patch Kids

Best thing about high school: getting to hangout and play sports with the guys I grew up with

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