Freshman Kenneth Heng became a timberwolf of Mt. SAC Early College Academy after graduating from Suzanne Middle School. He said that his past school experience can be described as competitive. He said that he didn’t stand out very much in middle school.

“I would say that my middle school is like, I wouldn’t say that it is bad, but it’s just too much of other smart students that would make me kind of like not stand out, or like invisible, you know,” Heng said.

He is especially passionate about drawing. In his free time, he likes to pick up his math notebook and a pencil and begin to unleash his creativity, building a world of his own on its pages.

“I like drawing because I think it’s fun, entertaining, and it helps me express more of myself when I draw. I also like when I could create my own stories and be creative about it,” Heng said.

Not only does he have a passion for drawing, but he excels in school and everything else he has put his mind to. He said that joining MECA was the best decision he has made for his school journey, because there he met many trustworthy and compassionate friends who made his school life look more colorful.

“I still remember when I first walked up to someone and tried to make friends. I was very nervous, but then I just kept on doing it, so then I made a habit of just going to people and asking to be friends,” said Heng.

Heng enjoys communicating with anyone who comes up to him. He made a lot of friends due to his enthusiastic personality, and he was never lonely in the freezing morning when he stepped into school.

“I’m glad that I have a lot of friends to hang out with, and so that wouldn’t leave me lonely,” Heng said. “I think that without my friends, I would just be like having no one to talk with, it’s just like very lonely.”

It was not only his social connections that made him popular amongst the freshmen, but also his head start in educational courses. Currently, he takes Integrated Three math, which is a step or two above the rest of his class, being one of the few, if not the only, freshmen in that course.

“How I got into Integrated Three was because my previous school experience was kind of like everyone was very smart. So I would challenge and pressure myself to always be better,” said Heng.