ACHS salutatorian Vanessa Trejo
It鈥檚 graduation season and we听are celebrating the Class of 2024 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight 91制片厂 high schools. Meet Arlington Collegiate High School鈥檚 salutatorian Vanessa Trejo.
NAME:听Vanessa Trejo
SCHOOL: Arlington Collegiate High School
COLLEGE:听
INTENDED MAJOR:听Nursing
鈱猈hat is one piece of advice you would give an incoming freshman?
Don鈥檛 stress yourself out too much. In high school, you don鈥檛 have to worry too much. It鈥檚 not the end of the world with grades. Just try and make the best out of everything. You have to enjoy it while it lasts.
鈱狪f you were a superhero, which one would you be and why?
I think Batman. I would want to stop crime at night. That resonates with me because I鈥檓 more effective at night as a person than I am in the morning. I think that resonates with Batman because he鈥檚 always out fighting crime at night.
鈱猈hat are you most excited about after graduation?
Being able to find myself and my sense of individuality and try and live by myself. I want to see how that goes. I鈥檓 ready to be by myself and not be surrounded by my family. I want to see what the world has to offer me.
鈱猈ho inspires you the most and why?
My sister Alexandra. She inspires me because she鈥檚 my older sister, and I鈥檝e been looking up to her ever since I was a kid. She鈥檚 one of the reasons I鈥檓 the salutatorian because she inspired me to persevere and not give up. She鈥檚 been there for me every step of the way and has been a big inspiration to me. I look up to her a lot. She鈥檚 the person I strive to be a lot. She鈥檚 my role model.
鈱猈hat鈥檚 been your favorite high school memory?
Whenever I would help with the adopt-a-street mile cleanup. It was for my community and with people who wanted to volunteer. I liked the whole thing. It was the first time I was able to help in the community. I got to meet the volunteer coordinator and she was great. I looked up to her. She was passionate about what she was doing and why she does it. I liked the sense of being able to help the community knowing how much it鈥檚 given me.