New Vision graduate Aliyah Crabb ready for Whitworth and see the world

Thoughtful and creative are among Aliyah Crabb’s primary descriptors.

New Vision High School advisory teacher Ann Rosenbaum has been the beneficiary of both.

Crabb, a senior at the Post Falls alternative school, painted a distant mountain scene, including a goat near a meadow.

“She’s very artistic, loves art and does well in her writing and discussions,” Rosenbaum said. “She’s focused.”

Focused enough to graduate a year early due to her dual enrollment at North Idaho College. She will attend Whitworth in the fall.

Crabb, who has a 3.2 cumulative GPA, was homeschooled until her junior year, but made a seamless transition academically to public school.

Introverted but active, Crabb plays guitar, sings in her church’s worship group and is a member of an outdoor club.

She’s also learning multiple languages: Korean, Japanese and Spanish.

Crabb wants to see the world.

“I wanted to be a missionary when I was a kid, and I knew I would have to learn different languages,” Crabb said, “I’ve always wanted to go abroad.”

That’s her plan after college.

Crabb will major in English and international studies at Whitworth, and hopes to teach English in Korea.

“I love learning language and teaching language,” she said. “I like to read, but I don’t think I’m a great writer. My older sister is the writer of the family.”

“No, she’s a wonderful writer,” Rosenbaum said. “She’s just humble. Her writing is well beyond her years.”

Crabb will join her sister at Whitworth, where they will be roommates on campus.

She’s excited for the next chapter of her life, especially with the way high school ended.

Due to coronavirus pandemic, the final two months of Crabb’s high school career have been solely online.

“It’s been interesting. I’ve had to get back into the swing of things, since I was I used to being in classes,” Crabb said.