I Want To Be Hispanics

Growing up in a Hispanic household has shaped and built my values in life. At Appleton North High School, I am one out of the few Hispanic students. Knowing that my parents have migrated to America to give me a better future has motivated me to make it happen. Although, as a Mexican-American, I have felt out of place as a minority. However, with time I learned to accept my cultural differences. In fact, to this day, I thank my widowed father for the sacrifices and greater opportunities he has given me. My goal is to keep representing the few Hispanic students in college by working hard to achieve my career goals; not all Hispanics are fortunate enough to attend college. I also work to inspire young Hispanics to find their potential and follow

My whole life I have been invested in doing what I love, focusing on my true passions, as well as finding new ones. I have been very involved in my high school, and have been lucky enough to be a part of multiple clubs and activities. Without these activities, my high school experience and life would be a lot different. I have been an active drama club member, a part of ‘Bottlecappers,’ a club advocating anti-drug, alcohol, and bullying to younger students in my district, and many other community service opportunities. I am lucky to have the opportunity to be in these activities, as they have shaped me to be the young adult I am today.

I’ve been lucky enough to have experienced a tremendous amount of success and opportunity throughout my life. I had always performed well in school, I took advanced courses, I got into the private high school my mother went to, and because my parents owned a little Thai restaurant since I was four, I had an extracurricular that taught me people skills and offered me more work experience than any of my peers had. When I realized that I was exceeding the expectations of my parents and those around me, I became content with not reaching my full potential. It was until much later that I realized that adopting that mindset was where I went wrong. When my high school decided not to accept me into the National Honor Society during my junior year, I was devastated.

My Hispanic heritage shaped my life because I of what my family has overcome. My grandparents from both of my parent’s sides of the family picked cotton and vegetables in the fields to help their families. I have learned from my parents and grandparents stories that it is worth working hard in school to obtain a good job in the future. Both of my parents went to college and they have been a great inspiration to me. Not all of my aunts and uncles have had good jobs. Some of them only graduated from high school. For example, my Uncle Romeo become a construction worker after he graduated from high school. It is difficult for him to buy his kids what they want and need, and even provide for himself. Although he is a diligent individual, he wishes that he could have been able to attend college and have a different career. He has used

Learning, teaching, and keep moving forward were the attributes I can reflect to being Hispanic. The learning aspect was what it meant to be Hispanic. My culture has showed me to respect others as well as helping others in need. Which is why I have participated in extracurricular activities outside of school such as Trash Bash 2016. Also, I learned to help my younger siblings in their scholar activities and made sure they have a bright future. I focus most of my time around school, however, I cannot forget about my family. They are huge contributors to my accomplishments. The next component of being Hispanic is teaching. Teaching others what I have learned is very important. I teach my siblings what I learned in school for them to become smarter. Also, I help my friends in teaching the mistakes I have made so they can avoid problems. Since I have surpassed all my friends in an academic level, my friends come for advice while I provide my best answers. Lastly, I keep moving forward without letting negativity obstruct my life. I always think positive at my lowest and highest moments. Negativity can set you back and cause problems. However, if one keeps going around it, one can stay positive. These three main components have been the attributes I have learned by being Hispanic and that have helped me in my education. Overall, I am grateful to have been born Hispanic because it has showed me valuable lessons to help my

I worked just as hard, yet my test results were notably underwhelming in comparison to my ‘top 10’ classmates. What was different about me, I thought every night before I fell asleep. Then I realized, I was alone in my cherishment of extracurricular activities. While my classmates were up late Friday nights studying, I was cheering on the sidelines, exerting myself to pep up the crowd via backflips. When others were reading ahead, I was helping to feed outlying communities. While the ‘top 10’ was still cramming, I was at a Wednesday worship program. I’m committed to giving my complete impetus to everything I take part in, and sometimes, your best isn’t enough for what you want and there is almost nothing you can do about it. This taught me that in order to be truly fulfilled, you need to accept failure as part of your life and learn to move on. Thinking about it, I would not be happier if I quit doing the things I love to study more so that I could be in the ‘top 10’. In fact, I would most definitely be more miserable. Learning to accept failure, I have decided to cultivate my energy into simply giving my all and to welcome whatever rank, or not, I receive with open

As my high school career ends, I notice increasingly how much life that I have yet to live and the opportunities available to me in the years ahead. The past four years have been great preparation for my future endeavors, but college is the path leading to my full potential. In order to reach the end of this path, I utilize my most valuable trait—determination—to set short and long-term goals and achieve them. It is with this “can do” spirit—like the one my grandpa, a former Navy Seabee, evinces through his stories—that I have set my personal goals: to volunteer my time in service to others, further develop leadership skills through experiential learning, and excel at my school work no matter how challenging it may seem. Though these may

As the leader of the criminal justice honor society at ASU, I have created partnerships with volunteer organizations such as the 100 Club of AZ, and have continued partnerships with Free Arts of Arizona, the Rearley Foundation, and Release the Fear. As the leader of the school organization, I have been able to engage in volunteer actives that have raised awareness about abused children and families in need. I have also implemented a provisional membership program within our organization to promote academic successes with freshman through mentorships, counseling, and tutoring. I have contributed an average of 20 hours per week to the honor society. I have also created a mentorship program with the Mesa Police Department that allows students to engage with the department to prepare them for career opportunities. I have set up events at ASU with the ASU Police Department, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and Maricopa County Office of Public Defender to bring more resources to students. I have a high belief in doing the very best you can. I have seen many students who think they are unable to be as successful as other and I have attempted to mentor those students to help them understand their full potential. I personally never thought I would ever attend a university or pass classes with a high GPA. However, I have learned that we are only limited by ourselves, and all of us are capable of

It is my push to excel and use all of my potential to show that our rich culture produces talented, hard-working, and intellectual people; from the great words of Miguel Cervantes “I know who I am, and who I may be, if I choose,” and this is what it means to be Hispanic it is to choose to

As a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, my academics must be my highest priorities. However, even before I received the invitation to join the community of honor students and alumni, I was keen to educate myself. Unlike some, I did not continue my formal education immediately preceding high school. My family lacked the resources to get me there, so I had to work for it; I had to want it. The time between my schooling was spent working hard to eventually work even harder once I could afford to. Days off were spent reading countless books at public libraries—reference and recreational—dabbling in anything I

After attending Tarrant county college I decide to join the cornerstone honors program. I was accepted into the program and it charge my life. Over the course of a year I was exposed to the idea of being able to formulate my own ideas through intense writing assignments an assigned readings. I came out of the program much more confident which ultimately gave me the courage to run for an officers position for the Beta Delta Omicron chapter at southeast TCC. The introduction to speech honors course helped me develop the crucial public speaking skills I would need to stand before 60 dedicate Phi Theta Kappa members and prove, in 90 seconds, why I deserved the opportunity to help lead the chapter. During my speech I describe my dedication to my

Being Hispanic means that you are a determined person. As Hispanics we have many struggles that we must overcome if we want to keep fighting for our dreams. I was born in Mexico and was brought to the U.S when I was three years-old. Coming from Mexico, I only knew how to speak spanish. When I first went to pre-k, everything was going fine. My teacher spoke spanish, so we understood each other. Once I got to Kindergarten everything changed. My new teacher didn’t know spanish. One day I had to go to the bathroom, so I asked her in spanish because I didn’t know how to say it in english. She told me that she wouldn’t let me go until I learned how to properly say it in english. At first I struggled, but I was determined to get it right and eventually

I am honored to be a candidate for the National Junior Honor Society. This organization means a lot to me. In elementary school, I hadn’t really put much effort into my work because I didn’t know that it would make such a difference in my life. However, in the fourth grade, I realized that what I did would make an impact on the rest of my education. If I didn’t do well then, I wouldn’t make it into honor classes or AP classes, meaning I couldn’t get the higher education I desired. I then began to work harder and my determination increased. My hard work paid off because during my sixth grade graduation, I was one of two students that received the gold for the President’s Education Awards Program (PEAP). Knowing that all the effort was

When I was trying to decide whether or not to come to Mideast Career and technology center it was a tough decision. I didn't want to leave the comfort of my home school, I also didn't want to leave all the good lookin’ females at my home school because I knew there wouldn't be many here. But now that it’s all said and done, I think that this school has wasted 2 years of my life. 2 years that I could have used doing something productive, something that might actually help me get somewhere in my future. I took the welding program because I thought I would actually learn how to weld, but I was wrong. I was sent to my booth day after day to teach myself how to do vertical, horizontal and overhead 7018/6010 and that’s all I have learned. While my instructor sits in his chair and eats popcorn and rubs snuff all day long.

I had missed a great ordeal at school, academically and socially. Luckily for me, my counselor was able to register me to take all the classes I missed over that period online the following year! Due to this action, my Sophomore year has consisted of me taking all my normal Sophomore classes every day at school, and then working on the five remaining online classes in my spare time. After going through all of this turmoil, I am exceedingly proud to say that by the end of the second trimester this school year, I will have completed all five of my online classes from last year in addition to my normal course load! This school year, I was also able to return to the school band and color guard as well as joining the “Toasters” speech club, and I will be inducted into the “National Honors Society” this spring. When I first envisioned my freshman year of high school way back when, that daydream did not include hospital visits and feeding tubes. It was filled with school dances, my first homecoming, new classes- new freedoms; However, looking back on it all, I am thankful for the experience that I was given to conquer. I was able to grow intellectually as a person and further appreciate life more than ever before, and I would not trade my life experiences for anything.