Kseniya is a sophomore at Lindenhurst High School, and it’s her first year writing for The Charles Street Times. Kseniya is Ukrainian and Armenian and was born in Kiev, Ukraine. Kseniya is the oldest of two and a role model for her sister. Kseniya is on the school cross country team and plays volleyball outside of school on a travel team. She is a very outgoing person, and her interests include going to the beach, going to the city, working out, volunteering at animal shelters and spending time with her family and friends. Her goals for the future are to graduate early, in 11th grade, because she is ahead in multiple subjects. She would subsequently like to go to nursing school.