Jaylen Rae Mendez is the son of Kari Mendez. He has three siblings and their names are Joseph, Kalisa, and Timothy. He is a senior this year at Moscow High School. Jaylen has a pet chinchilla named Flint. His best friends are Tina, Monica, Alexis, and Javi on the weekends. He participates in basketball, baseball, track, NHS, and Student Council.
Jaylen’s favorite movie is Fifty Shades Freed. HIs favorite subject in school is computers with Mr. Holt or shop with Mr. Traub because he says that they keep him working bell to bell. His favorite teachers are Mr. Holt and Mr. Traub. His favorite food is anything that doesn’t have onions. Jaylen’s favorite drink is water when he wants to be healthy, but usually Pepsi.
In Jaylen’s free time, he likes to hang out with all of his friends or go to Mezcal on the weekends. If he could travel anywhere he would like to travel to Germany. He thinks that Germany would be really pretty and fun. I asked Jaylen what is one thing he cannot live without and he said, “I could not live without my grandma.”
After high school, Jaylen plans on going to college at Ottawa University. He is going to play men’s volleyball. He is going to get a degree in biology and then go to dental school. In ten years he sees himself somewhere being successful and having a fun life.