Meet some East Central kids as Kindergarten Confidential kicks off.

This past school year, Rome City Schools sat down with a few of the city’s rising stars, the kindergarten class that will graduate in 2030. Tiny students have big dreams and, if these students stay the course, the world will be a better place because of their contributions. If folks have never stopped to speak to these little tykes in their school hallways, they are missing out. Lucky for us, these bright and ambitious youngsters opened their world and invited us all to take a peek inside. This week we hear from East Central Elementary students

“I want to be a doctor when I grow up, a nurse doctor! I think it is fun to be a doctor. My dad is my hero because he is special. My favorite thing to do here at East Central is math because math is so much fun to me.” Jessica Morales Portuguez

“I want to be a scientist because I love, you know, doing something really cool. My hero is Spider-Man because I love that he shoots webs out of his fingers. My favorite thing to do here at East Central is writing, because it lets you trace. I love tracing.” Kenyon Esmé

“I want to be a doctor when I grow up. I want to be a people doctor. I want to help people. My mama is my hero because she is nice and she lets me go outside when I ask. She does a lot of good things. My favorite sport is football and my favorite football team is the Atlanta Falcons.” Douvian Dukes

“I am going to be a scientist when I grow up, because when you do a scientist, you can make a mistake and do something really cool. My heroes are Daddy and Jesus. I look forward to training dogs when I grow up.” Mary Grace Drummond

“When I grow up I want to be a doctor because when kids get sick I can help them. My heroes are my parents because they protect me from danger. My favorite things to do at school are recess, run around and talk to my friends.” Maverick Sy

“I am going to be a doctor when I grow up, a regular doctor. If people don’t feel good they can come to me and I can help them to feel better again. My daddy is my hero because he plays with me, and when I get scared he makes me not scared of something I am scared of . ... my favorite subject is math.” N’Zihya Hutchins