By Mila Lira
Without any hesitation Superior Junior High eighth grader Andrew Lopez explained his upcoming freshman year: “We are going to be fresh meat.”
His other peers: Ariana San Miguel, Terrece Flowers, Elias Olmos and Jose Lira were also selected for the interview by Principal Billy Duarte. Their comments were not quite as humorous but all agreed that they were looking forward to making new memories and were anticipating more difficult course work at the high school level and they were looking forward to joining the other clubs and activities in high school.
Terrece Flowers, who plans on attending Princeton after high school, said that she plans on working hard on her academics and hopes to major in dramatic arts or become a special education teacher. Terrece expressed her concerns that too many of her classmates won’t take high school seriously and they will mess around. Her goals for high school are to continue to earn the honor roll so she can receive a lap top computer from the Optimist Club and that she wants to work hard in school so colleges will be looking at her for her academic success. She would like to try out for the Spiritline and be a member of National Honor Society, FCCLA and DECA.
Ariana San Miguel shared that she is looking forward to playing high school sports to help her play sports in college. She would like to go to beauty school and one day own her own salon. Ariana hopes to open that salon in Mesa. Her personal goals through high school are to continue being a good student, and not use drugs or alcohol. One of the things she shared is that she would never want to lose the respect and trust of her family. Ariana plans on playing sports in high school: Volleyball, Basketball and Softball; she also plans on being a member of FCCLA.
Andrew Lopez, in his interview, talked about how he plans on playing basketball in high school and he anticipates his school work to be a little more difficult. A little more humorous than his peers, Lopez talked about how when they are Seniors they will run the school and he will be the “beast.” After high school Andrew would like to attend Arizona State University then transfer to the University of Arizona to attend medical school. Andrew says he would like to a member of the Student Council while in high school. Andrew’s high school goals is to maintain good grade, make a lot of memories and stay out of trouble.
Jose Lira, in his interview, said that he was not expecting a big change physically as far as going to high school since they were just moving to the other hallway. He is looking most forward to taking journalism and marketing classes during high school. After high school he plans on attending the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism; he would like to become a sports broadcaster. While in high school he plans on joining National Honor Society, FCCLA and possibly DECA. His goal for high school is to earn the Promise for the Future scholarship from Central Arizona College and earn a laptop from the Optimist Club.
Elias Olmos said he plans on continuing to excel in athletics. He plans on playing football and baseball, he would like to wrestle if there was a wrestling team. After high school Elias plans on attending ASU where he would like to play college sports and he would like to major in sports medicine. He plans on joining student council and FCCLA. In order to succeed in high school Elias said that he will need to keep practicing in sports in have dedication to achieve his goals. His goal for high school is to graduate with a 4.0 GPA and receiving a lap top from the Optimist Club.
We wish the best of luck to these future high schoolers and look forward to visiting with them again in a couple of years to see how well their expectations stacked up with reality.