Three sisters prepare for their own futures

With a dozen siblings, Dyamond and Natalya Wilson might sometimes feel that they get lost in a crowd. Along with their sister Maliyah Johnson, they spend a lot of time together at Armijo, and only five of the children live at home, but even that can be a challenge.

“One of the best things of having a sibling at school is you always have someone to hang out with and one of them always has snacks,” said Dyamond. “At our old school people didn’t know [we were sisters] because we look different and were all in different grade levels.” Natalya, however, is used to being referred to as “Dyamond’s little sister.”

Although they are in different grades, they have sometimes had schools that overlapped. They attended Tolenas, Callison, and Cooper Elementary Schools, and Crystal Middle School, but after Armijo, they will not likely done sharing campuses. Dyamond isn’t planning to go to college, but will instead join the Air Force and Natalya is thinking about become a hair dresser.

Natalya’s passion is art, but Dyamond enjoys a number of things. She takes classes in piano and boxing and enjoys playing video games.

When she was asked what her siblings might say about her, Natalya said, “I think they would say that I’m bossy because, even though I’m the fourth oldest, they listen to me and Dyamond more.”

Maliyah did not respond to the requests for an interview.