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Diana Garcia /The Panther Post
Diana Garcia | Gr. 12The Panther Post
Life brings with it a number of memorable people, but none so memorable as Alexis DiPrima. Alexis is someone I became acquainted with last year in our AP Language and Composition class. From the moment I met her, to the last opportunity I have gotten to speak with her, she has been a kind and hardworking individual even with a tremendous amount of responsibility and work.
Alexis is a 16, soon to be 17 year-old senior at Rosemead High School. She describes herself as a truly passionate and academically applied person. She takes part in a lot of activities, both on and off campus, that mostly concern advocacy for marginalized groups, celebrating youth voices, and education. “I want to make the world a better place,” she told me.
When asked about what activities she has taken part in at school, Alexis listed 8 clubs and 2 sports: Hispanic Youth Leadership Council (10-12th grade), Sagaths (9th-12th grade), Link Crew (11th-12th grade), ASB (9th-10th grade), Key Club (9th-12th grade), CSF (10th-12th grade), GATE (9th-10th grade), Speech and Debate (9th grade), Track & Field (10th grade), and Cross Country (11th grade). Currently, she participates in five clubs and no in-school sports and serves as the founder and current president of the Hispanic Youth Leadership Council and Vice President of Sagaths. She’s clearly been a very busy student during high school, but states, “The things I’ve done have all been things I’m super passionate about.” Alexis explained in detail how participating in all of these clubs have influenced her growth as a leader, and as a person. Once an incredibly shy person, she has been able to find her voice and help others find theirs.
Besides her school activities, Alexis is very busy academically, having had 12 AP classes over the last three years in high school. She is taking 5 this year, took 5 last year, and 2 during her sophomore year. Alongside expressing her enjoyment during this year’s AP classes, Alexis explained, “I chose them really deliberately because I wanted to concentrate on subjects that would relate to my future major, political science, and balance some subjects that I had yet to explore.”
Alexis also has a lot of hobbies, including, but not limited to, writing, pilates, reading science fiction, and, in general, art projects. On the topic of writing, Alexis explained, “I wrote about swings and how they actually symbolize the life cycle: you play on the playground swings as a kid and, if you end up being an introspective elder with a porch, you might have a porch swing when you’re retired. This other time I wrote about why smiley faces on Costco receipts are really cool. Deep stuff.” As Alexis explained her hobbies, her exceptional passion for some of them was prevalent as she talked about them. Unfortunately, as a consequence of her busy schedule, she has been missing out on some of the hobbies mentioned above.
Alexis is obviously incredibly busy with everything in her academic life, so a big question I asked of her was how she balances everything and maintains a social life. However, she started by opening up about the difficulties and the stress that came with her schedule. “I haven’t had the chance to go out with friends since this summer,” she stated, adding on, “Weekends are almost never free, and if they miraculously are, I’m doing homework or college apps. While I do love the work I do, I’m definitely excited for things to calm down next semester…” She describes a very packed schedule and a somewhat familiar experience. While not everyone has five clubs and five AP classes to worry about, some students will relate to having to go to club events instead of getting to hang out with friends. Seniors especially should relate to the hectic nature of college applications, and the general sacrifice that comes with trying to do well in classes.
First and foremost, Alexis is most memorable as an incredibly kind and calm person. I asked her how she continued to be such a kind person while under so much pressure and responsibility, and she explained in detail. In simple terms, it is both a result of her nature and the environment around her. “[I] was instilled with a lot of morals growing up and overall raised to simply be a kind person, so it comes naturally to me to want to spread positivity and uplift other people,” she stated. “I treat others the way I want to be treated!” She also cited her extracurricular activities as other reasons for her friendliness; “The things I involve myself with all have intentional missions of spreading inclusivity, positivity, advocacy, equity, etc., so I really try to embody what I stand for.” Kindness seems to come easily to Alexis, even when she’s under such stress.
While Alexis is busy now, she’s a senior soon to be graduating, and heading to college. With her future ahead of her, she explains that she created an organization called “Vuela”, which stands for “Visionaries Uniting & Empowering Leaders of America.” She explained, “It’s essentially an online mentorship program that helps middle and high school students get involved in advocacy and community service-based organizations as well as raise money for humanitarian causes. I’m hoping to continue growing this organization beyond high school and into my adult life, maybe even making this my job in the future!” Beyond that, Alexis has plans to major in political science and maybe become a lawyer, author, journalist, editor or to work in politics; her main goal is to influence change and work toward the betterment of society, even if just a little bit.
Alexis is reminiscent of a person my kindergarten teacher once described to my class, a person with no name. My teacher described to us someone of our age, who was kind and easily gravitated towards leadership positions and claimed that one day they would be someone great.
I have little doubt in mind that that is who Alexis DiPrima will become.
Life brings with it a number of memorable people, but none so memorable as Alexis DiPrima. Alexis is someone I became acquainted with last year in our AP Language and Composition class. From the moment I met her, to the last opportunity I have gotten to speak with her, she has been a kind and hardworking individual even with a tremendous amount of responsibility and work.
Alexis is a 16, soon to be 17 year-old senior at Rosemead High School. She describes herself as a truly passionate and academically applied person. She takes part in a lot of activities, both on and off campus, that mostly concern advocacy for marginalized groups, celebrating youth voices, and education. “I want to make the world a better place,” she told me.
When asked about what activities she has taken part in at school, Alexis listed 8 clubs and 2 sports: Hispanic Youth Leadership Council (10-12th grade), Sagaths (9th-12th grade), Link Crew (11th-12th grade), ASB (9th-10th grade), Key Club (9th-12th grade), CSF (10th-12th grade), GATE (9th-10th grade), Speech and Debate (9th grade), Track & Field (10th grade), and Cross Country (11th grade). Currently, she participates in five clubs and no in-school sports and serves as the founder and current president of the Hispanic Youth Leadership Council and Vice President of Sagaths. She’s clearly been a very busy student during high school, but states, “The things I’ve done have all been things I’m super passionate about.” Alexis explained in detail how participating in all of these clubs have influenced her growth as a leader, and as a person. Once an incredibly shy person, she has been able to find her voice and help others find theirs.
Besides her school activities, Alexis is very busy academically, having had 12 AP classes over the last three years in high school. She is taking 5 this year, took 5 last year, and 2 during her sophomore year. Alongside expressing her enjoyment during this year’s AP classes, Alexis explained, “I chose them really deliberately because I wanted to concentrate on subjects that would relate to my future major, political science, and balance some subjects that I had yet to explore.”
Alexis also has a lot of hobbies, including, but not limited to, writing, pilates, reading science fiction, and, in general, art projects. On the topic of writing, Alexis explained, “I wrote about swings and how they actually symbolize the life cycle: you play on the playground swings as a kid and, if you end up being an introspective elder with a porch, you might have a porch swing when you’re retired. This other time I wrote about why smiley faces on Costco receipts are really cool. Deep stuff.” As Alexis explained her hobbies, her exceptional passion for some of them was prevalent as she talked about them. Unfortunately, as a consequence of her busy schedule, she has been missing out on some of the hobbies mentioned above.
Alexis is obviously incredibly busy with everything in her academic life, so a big question I asked of her was how she balances everything and maintains a social life. However, she started by opening up about the difficulties and the stress that came with her schedule. “I haven’t had the chance to go out with friends since this summer,” she stated, adding on, “Weekends are almost never free, and if they miraculously are, I’m doing homework or college apps. While I do love the work I do, I’m definitely excited for things to calm down next semester…” She describes a very packed schedule and a somewhat familiar experience. While not everyone has five clubs and five AP classes to worry about, some students will relate to having to go to club events instead of getting to hang out with friends. Seniors especially should relate to the hectic nature of college applications, and the general sacrifice that comes with trying to do well in classes.
First and foremost, Alexis is most memorable as an incredibly kind and calm person. I asked her how she continued to be such a kind person while under so much pressure and responsibility, and she explained in detail. In simple terms, it is both a result of her nature and the environment around her. “[I] was instilled with a lot of morals growing up and overall raised to simply be a kind person, so it comes naturally to me to want to spread positivity and uplift other people,” she stated. “I treat others the way I want to be treated!” She also cited her extracurricular activities as other reasons for her friendliness; “The things I involve myself with all have intentional missions of spreading inclusivity, positivity, advocacy, equity, etc., so I really try to embody what I stand for.” Kindness seems to come easily to Alexis, even when she’s under such stress.
While Alexis is busy now, she’s a senior soon to be graduating, and heading to college. With her future ahead of her, she explains that she created an organization called “Vuela”, which stands for “Visionaries Uniting & Empowering Leaders of America.” She explained, “It’s essentially an online mentorship program that helps middle and high school students get involved in advocacy and community service-based organizations as well as raise money for humanitarian causes. I’m hoping to continue growing this organization beyond high school and into my adult life, maybe even making this my job in the future!” Beyond that, Alexis has plans to major in political science and maybe become a lawyer, author, journalist, editor or to work in politics; her main goal is to influence change and work toward the betterment of society, even if just a little bit.
Alexis is reminiscent of a person my kindergarten teacher once described to my class, a person with no name. My teacher described to us someone of our age, who was kind and easily gravitated towards leadership positions and claimed that one day they would be someone great.
I have little doubt in mind that that is who Alexis DiPrima will become.
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