School News
Albuquerque High School
April Magnificent 7
Delilah Heron --She made finalist at state, showed up, and did the right thing. Very trustworthy.
Jocelyn Diaz --Jocelyn always displays the trait of trustworthiness in her classes and in our program. She always does the right thing and sets a great example for all the other cadets. We are extremely fortunate to have her in our program
Destiny Aguilar--Destiny is a student aide for culinary arts 2 and my student in food service 1 I know that if I'm not there to help the students, she fully picks up where i can’t. I trust her for her honesty and her dedication. I always know she has my back.
John Sais--John models the character of trustworthiness through his commitment to his newspaper duties. He is highly reliable and dependable to complete his tasks without constant monitoring. When he checks out a camera to take pictures, he takes cares of the equipment and returns in promptly and in good shape. He does not require reminders or prompting.
Daniel Guerrero--Daniel is graceful in his personal appearance, behavior and exudes strong energy. He is graceful even admits his challenging SPED geometry class. Daniel's kindness comes naturally, because he consistently treats others with respect, and is sensitive to other's feelings.
Estevan Dodge--Estevan consistently follows through on his commitments and responsibilities, ranging from attending his zero hour class, following through on attendance expectations, showing up for scheduled appointments, and meeting assignments/homework criteria. In addition, he displays the same character traits and work ethics in my English class.
D'Shawn Smith--D'Shawn creates a sense of communit in the classroom. He is supportive of all students and cheers us on when tasks may be overwhelming.
Youth and Government
Kaya Perce
Engaged, resourceful, and hardworking people can be difficult to come by, especially in a high school setting. However, such students are abundant in Albuquerque High School’s Youth and Government program. Sponsored by Ms. Madueña, the club meets every Monday at lunch, and has been preparing for a conference in Santa Fe since the start of the second semester. There, they will participate in one of five branches: legislative, judicial, executive, or forum.
According to the Youth and Government website, legislative is the biggest branch. Participating students attempt to pass bills written before the conference. These bills can be about any matters under state jurisdiction that students feel passionately about. In judicial, delegates act as if they were attorneys in appellate court. Forum participants are introduced into the debate process, and media members either help to make a video about the conference or write articles about it. Executive members are either officers or cabinet members. All of the branches are organized and lead by students. Most Albuquerque High School students are part of legislative. However, Jessica Chong and Agustín Leon-Saenz elected to be part of legislative and judiciary. Ana Love, who is also the president of the club, is a member of the governor’s cabinet.
Anastasia Smith, a freshman, will be participating in the conference for the first time. “I’m excited because it seems really fun to work on the bills and create something that could work,” stated Smith. Her bill, written in collaboration with Lilith Clark, another first year participant, is titled “The Elderly Incarceration Act.” It aims to offer more parole opportunities to elderly people in the prison system.
According to the YMCA of Central New Mexico, the conference starts on April 14th and will run through the 16th. The Y sponsors the conference and facilitate its activities. Be sure to wish the delegates luck as they travel to Santa Fe!