Alumna Profile - Kris Cindric

With Wright State starting back next week, we wanted to highlight one of our many students who have gone on to attend Wright State University for their bachelor’s degree. Today we interview Kris Cindric, DRSS Class of 2015, who was getting her textbooks this week in anticipation of classes starting next Monday. While at DRSS, Kris was in the Junior Council on World Affairs and the National Honors Society. She is now entering WSU's Biomedical Engineering program’s “traditional path” and is hoping to do work with prosthetics when she graduates.

DRSS Alumna Kris Cindric starts her first year at Wright State next week!

When we asked her to share a bit about her experience at DRSS, Kris had much to talk about. Her favorite subject? Biology. When asked why, she explained that she really "enjoys learning about the way things work in the body and why certain things in nature work the way they do." She added that “lots of questions aren’t answered up front in Biology either, and you have to do a lot of research that might last months - or even years - to come up with an answer.”

While she has a passion for science, she also developed a passion for the social sciences during her time at DRSS. One of her favorite projects that she worked on was Matthew’s Bill, a project that current Government students are continuing in which students are seeking to pass legislation (which Kris’ class drafted) that would mandate the inclusion of adult changing stations in public restrooms across Ohio for individuals with disabilities. She loved the project because "it required so much from us and empowered us by knowing that you can make a difference with such a small community, and that it can start with one person and a determination to get something fixed.”

Kris and her class with Matthew, his mother Jennifer Helton, and Senator Peggy Lehner.
You can join them for their Call to Action Rally next Monday!

As for what she’ll miss most, she says it’s the “sense of community you get at DRSS. There’s always someone willing to give up their free time to help you.” This has served her well at WSU already, and after a grueling week of 12-hour days at Wright State taking math placement tests and performing well on them, she is thrilled to find just how much DRSS helped her prepare for college - “I knew study tactics from math that I didn’t even know I had!” Kris explained.

This past summer her educational journey began to come full circle. As a teaching assistant for pre-schoolers at the Jewish Community Center, she was excited to be able to teach the children of one of her former teachers from DRSS. She hopes to continue working there while attending WSU.

Kris still has time for fun, of course, and enjoys listening to music (her favorite band is "We The Kings"), watching movies (favorite movie is "Back to the Future"), and hanging out with her parents and four siblings. She’s also hoping to be able to continue playing soccer, having played in the Huber Heights Soccer Association throughout high school.

Good luck at Wright State, Kris!