“Choir has always been a part of me ever since middle school, and I’ve kept it.
I’ve been doing it all four years of high school, and this year, I’m the president. I’m in a group above varsity that you’re able to audition for called Madrigal, and we recently went to San Antonio and competed. I’m the first-ever student director in the 20 years that Ms. Amy Solberg has been here. We’ve never had a student conductor before. I went to an HSPVA choir show, and I saw that they had a student conductor. I was like, ‘Wait, that’s pretty cool. I would love to do that.’ I mentioned it to her [Solberg], and then that’s when the whole role started. It’s such a blessing just to even be a part of that, actually leading a choir.
I’m an officer of the Hispanic National Honor Society (HNHS). It used to be a group of four, but it died out. We restarted HNHS this year, and it’s been a really cool experience, starting from zero and pushing up. We’ve volunteered around Bellaire helping ESL kids, making sure they understand English.
During junior year, I struggled a lot trying to balance everything, but I was able to make sure that I’m not burning myself out. High school isn’t how they picture it in the movies. In high school, you’re actually able to see this community built, even though you may not be out there that much.
My plan after high school is to go to Houston City College for two years to get my prerequisites, and then after that, I’ll go to MD Anderson to get my degree in diagnostic imaging, like CT scans, MRIs, X-rays and stuff like that.
I knew I wanted to be part of the medical program because I just love medicine, and I love interacting with people. That’s such a big thing about me. What led me to that is I actually had a friend from my church who did diagnostic imaging. I’d get to interact with patients and also do my own thing, so it’s really cool.
High school has changed me for sure, helping me become a lot more independent and making sure that I get my stuff done. It’s also inspired me to reach out to people because you never know. You could click with someone you’re right next to, and you don’t know that until you actually reach out to them. Bellaire has really taught me how to make really good connections with people. It’s really sweet.
The biggest lesson I’ve learned from high school is to always appreciate the small things and everything that’s around you, because those are going to bring you so much joy in life.”
