Nelisa has been awarded the Perfect Attendance award many times, and an Academic Achiever since elementary school. She works hard to achieve good grades. Nelisa is honest, responsible, resourceful and a good listener. She has a 94% grade point average.

Goals: Nelisa wants to become a Flight Attendant.

Favorites: In school, she likes Filipino and MAPEH (Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health), She also enjoys playing badminton.

Family: Nelisa lives with her mother and two younger siblings. Her father does not live with them, has another family, but provides some financial support.

Income: The family of five lives on about $10 a day.

Housing: Their home has walls of wood. The roof is made of corrugated steel sheets. The floor is concrete and dirt. The windows are glass.