MARTIN HIGH SALUTATORIAN听EMILIO REZA
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 Martin High School鈥檚 salutatorian Emilio Reza.
NAME:听Emilio Reza
SCHOOL: Martin High School
COLLEGE:听
INTENDED MAJOR:听Computer science
鈱猈hat is one piece of advice you would give an incoming freshman?
Have fun in high school. Try to do new things and see what stuff you like. Keep doing that throughout your four years. I meet a lot of friends through various competitions. We had a lot of fun working together. Also, don鈥檛 procrastinate. Everyone, including me, hears that and does so anyway. 听
鈱狪f you were a superhero, which one would you be and why?
I鈥檓 going to go with the Flash. He鈥檚 one of the most overpowering superheroes and with super skills I could quickly train and gain a ton of skills. I also tend to run late sometimes so that would really help.
鈱猈hat are you most excited about after graduation?
I鈥檝e heard a lot about Rice鈥檚 O-Week (orientation) so I鈥檓 looking forward to that. It鈥檚 the week before classes begin. I hear I鈥檒l have a great time and make a lot of long-lasting friends. I鈥檇 also like to see the Mavs maybe win the championship.
鈱猈ho inspires you the most and why?
My parents. Seeing them work hard to establish life in Texas as immigrants has taught me I can do anything I set my mind to. They鈥檝e been my constant supporters and remind me when I have missing assignments or usually when the teacher hasn鈥檛 put in the grade yet.
鈱猈hat鈥檚 been your favorite high school memory?
I鈥檝e had a lot of great moments. One of my favorites was winning the Lockheed Martin Cyberquest competition with my friends. We didn鈥檛 expect to do that well but got to grind for three hours together and took home a WWE-style championship belt.