Shania Gillis-Johnson

Hello :) My name is Shania Gillis-Johnson, but my closest friends and family call me Nia. I have the most amazing mom ever, Charlene Gillis, who has shaped me in the best ways growing up. Even though my two sisters, Taelor and Sinead, and I very often fight and bicker over little things that drive my mom up the wall, she stays constant with her love for us, and it's because of her that I have grown to be the person that I am today. Throughout grade school, for as long as I can remember, we’ve moved every few years, dating back to third grade (that I remember), attending a few schools in Oliver, BC, Ponoka, AB, as well as here in Oyen. Because of moving around a lot, I’ve picked up some hobbies that require little to no attachment to a specific place, including reading, baking, and sewing. My favourite memory while at South Central would probably be when I made my first 3-pointer ever in the last basketball game of the season. A few of my favourite sayings would either be “Que sera, sera” which means “what will be, will be” or “it’s because i'm brown, isn't it?” which is what I always say when my friends and I are joking around with each other. I’m glad to be finishing off my journey through high school at this school. To end, I would like to give a shoutout to my twin!