Cristopher Paul Alkire Jr, otherwise known as CJ, is someone you may know. CJ was born into a family consisting of her, her mother Carie, and 9 other siblings.
CJ was born in Oregon, after she was born her mother moved her from Oregon to Florence, South Dakota. After a while, they realized that Florence wasn’t the place for them so they moved to Madison, South Dakota. CJ plans on living with her mom after high school. Eventually, she hopes that she can travel and learn Japanese culture and language. After that, she wants to become an art commissioner. She loves art. Art is something that comes naturally to her, and she loves to sit down and draw with pencil and paper.
She believes that you shouldn’t worry about what others think, stating, “I recommend doing what makes you happy, and be who you want to be,” she says. She thinks that if you worry more about yourself then you can live your life knowing that you were always your person and not what other people wanted you to be. She loves to focus on the now and not worry about what is going to happen tomorrow, the next day, a week from now, or even a year from now.
Although she has been through a lot, and you might not know much about her, she is still a very passionate, outgoing, and kind-hearted person. If given $5 million to spend, she would rather spend it helping out her family. She wants her family to be happy and live their best lives possible. Following her beliefs helped her discover who she is as a person. She hopes to bring that mindset into the world when she is on her own after she graduates in May of 2022.