Born: Frank was born on Dec. 17, 1998, in Kazakhstan.

Family: Mother, Lana, and father, Jeff; and pets, a tiny Pomeranian dog, Foxy, and cat, ?Kitty.

“Kitty, who showed up on our doorstep one day, is also a huge part of out little family,” she said.

Occupation: Frank serves as Library Aid I at Tonganoxie Public Library.

Dream job as a child: As a child, Frank wanted to be a teacher because she loved the first teacher she had in elementary school.

“Later I decided that teaching is not for me and switched to dreaming about becoming a translator because I have always loved learning languages,” she said.

Interesting fact: Frank is versed in various types of dance. She is a ballet, tap, and jazz dancer. She has been involved in dance for four years;

Digging deeper: Frank has been living in Tonganoxie for four years already and “have been loving every year of my life here,” she said.

“Previously to that I was living in Kazakhstan, a country where I was born,” she said.

Even though she’s a high school senior, she said she still is looking for the right college the suits her.

At this point, she said “probably KU or K-State,” but she hasn’t made a decision just yet.

“But I have decided on my major,” she said. “I am planning on becoming a pharmacist mostly because I love science, and chemistry especially.”

A senior at Tonganoxie High School, she said she liked THS because it’s “not too big and you’re sort of friends with everyone,” she said. “You know everyone.”

In her spare time, Frank likes to dance at Graves Dance Studio. She’s also excited to be a part of the THS Science Olympiad team.

And she likes to cook sometimes.

She said that in Kazakhstan, her family traditionally cooked a lot of salads and dishes on New Year’s Day.

As for working at the library, it’s been a good fit.

“I like the people I work with,” she said. “We don’t have a lot of people who work there. We all know each other and help out each other if they need it.

“And I like helping people at the library. People who come in.”