“I’m really excited because I have another chance to win queen because I was also nominated for [the] homecoming court I helped my best friend sophia win and now she’s doing the same for me so it’s really exciting. I’m really excited to get all dressed up, because I love dressing up. I bought a dress that is really different, and I’m really excited to wear it! I guess kind of everybody knows this but I love musical theater and I’m planning to be an actress and study drama or musical theater in college.”
Mercedes Padilla
April 22, 2026
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Senior Mercedes Padilla
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Victoria Romero is a senior at Mt. SAC Early College Academy. This is her third year as a staff member of The Academy Chronicle. In her free time, she enjoys reading, drawing, and playing with her cat. She values honesty and loyalty. She wishes to make the world a better place and help the future generation by being a teacher. Her goals at MECA are to graduate with a good GPA and go to a good college. She wants to move out of California and go to Oregon, where she will attend the University of Oregon. Victoria wants to major in education and move up to a teaching degree. She wants to be an elementary teacher.