Freshman Friday

Since there aren’t any sports at Mt. SAC ECA, our more athletic students take to other methods of exercise. Freshman Melanie Lopez is no different. For some, it’s frisbee or pickleball, for others, it’s tennis or basketball. But Melanie, ever since they were little, took to playing soccer in their free time. It’s been eight years now, and it’s safe to say that they’re no beginner when it...

Jeremy Jenkins, a freshman here at Mt. SAC Early College Academy takes care of animals with his family. Jeremy Jenkins with his family takes care of animals like dogs at his home. He and his family foster and take care of pets of other people for some time. Most of the time they take care of dogs. At the moment they’re fostering a dog named Casper. “He’s currently living with us. Gets along...

Mt. SAC Early College Academy freshman, Jared Jimenez is the only freshman to be a part of both the Yearbook and Journalism team. Both are electives that students can choose from when signing up for classes to take during the school year at MECA, but typically, students only choose to do one due to the workload that comes with taking the class. “I liked Yearbook, and I was sad that it was only fifty...

Jose Fletes is a freshman here at Mt. SAC Early College Academy. He stands out with his shy but powerful personality. He came this year for a better school environment and his older sister Destiny Fletes, a sophomore.  Being here at MECA has helped him with many things as he explains,  “It's a better school, and you can get college credit…. what was happening in middle school, my mom doesn't want ...

Freshman Luis Suarez is a kind, shy, interesting student here at MECA. Moving from Queretaro, a city in Mexico, to here in California to come to Mt. SAC Early College Academy. “Some relatives who live in La Puente, California knew about this school and they told me that it was an excellent school in terms of good teachers, good neighborhood and good discipline” explained Louis, “in addition,...

Lauryn Marin, the vice president of the Book Club, a Girl Scout, and a member of Academic Decathlon is a freshman here at Mt. SAC Academy. She takes pride in herself for her talents and passions, but her number one passion is music. “I love music, music is my life”, she exclaims. One of her favorite artists is Taylor Swift, who is also one of her biggest inspirations. She even wrote an...

Sofia Hernandez is a Freshman this year at Mt. SAC Early College Academy (MECA), along for the ride with her older sister, a junior, Julia Hernandez. She is excited for the year ahead and all the books that come with it. Sofia is excited for the new environment, along with the college classes as she sets out to be a psychologist. She explains “I want to do my associates in Psychology. When...

No member of the MECA e-sports Splatoon 3 team would have guessed that one of their top players would be a freshman! Though humble, April Gonzalez prides herself in her skill, having played Splatoon ever since the first game hit the shelves and having fully completed every story mode. “I don’t really have a life outside of video games,” April admits, playing mostly first and third-person shooters. However, despite this game-centric lifestyle, she posse...

Freshman Katelynn Lee is kind, humorous, creative, and intelligent, but the president of the fashion club is more than a fashionista. In the fashion club, she aims to spread body positivity. Her and the members discuss about each other's styles and how they want their style to be. “I like how in the fashion club everybody has a different style, and how everyone is able to express it,” said...

Ava Roman is an artist, a chef, adores her dog, and is a freshman at this school. With her very social personality, she is always fun to talk with and be around with. She is still finding her way and is still adjusting to high school, but she loves Mt. SAC Early College Academy (MECA). One thing she loves most in life is her dog Molly. “I usually bring my dog [Molly] into my room … I like [...

Audrey Spencer. Sarcastic, thoughtful, and outgoing. She’s one of the freshmen that received  an  Academic Awards pin with her perfect 4.0 GPA. Not only is she able to uphold her school life, she also has a talent for the musical arts. By taking lessons online, she learned to  play the electric guitar and the ukulele.   She plays not only instruments, but also has a knack for listeni...

Even though there are 78 freshman students at Mt. SAC ECA, Xander Small is someone who stands out when it comes to having great compassion for his friends.   Xander is an introvert who enjoys playing Pokemon but nothing can differ him from his love of basketball. Except maybe a friendship he made while playing it.   Xander’s friendship with freshman Angelo Karsouny began wit...

A compassionate friend who is always nearby whenever needed. An advocate of self-love and appreciation. A student of Mt. SAC ECA whose presence carries the essence of what it means to be altruistic. These are just a few of the many lovely qualities of one Samantha Soto.   “Samantha is one of the kindest, most understanding people you could ever meet,” said Samantha’s friend, freshman Kare...

Christopher Tam is someone who seems like a typical student here at Mt. SAC ECA, but if there was a way to intertwine into his life, the word typical would most certainly not be the first thought to come to mind.   “SNAILS.” This definitely isn't the first thought to come to mind either, or second, or third, most likely this word isn't even in the ballpark of thoughts yet somehow wh...

Sophia Alonzo is one of the many excelling freshman on the Mt. SAC ECA campus.  She enjoys playing the guitar, the piano, reading and writing, swimming, and running.  Sophia is a very social person who is not afraid to go after things she wants, if she wants something she will go out and get it. One of her dreams is to someday become a lawyer or an attorney.  “I want people to get what they de...

 Son, friend, boxer, member of the Helping Hand club, and proud student of Mt. SAC ECA, Angelo Karsouny, a freshman student, born here in Glendora, California. Angelo joined the helping hand club because he hates seeing so many homeless people out in the world and he wishes he could help them out.  “I’d say I'm a funny, reckless guy,” he said. “I like to do a lot of things outside o...

Gabriel Metzgar is a friend, an athlete, and an enjoyable person to be around.  He considers himself to be very determined and relentless.  He is the oldest of his six siblings and a very social Freshman student at Mt. SAC ECA.   He definitely sells his personality short, Gabriel believes he is “incredibly unfunny even when I try hard to make people laugh” while his friend Freshman Jere...

Madi Yee, fifteen, is an outgoing and fun freshman attending Mt. SAC ECA. She has straight A’s and is able to balance her social life and personal life extremely well. She enjoys meeting new people and socializing.  “Everyone knows who she is,” according to freshman Bethany Huang, a good friend of Madi’s, “She can always make everyone laugh without even trying.” Not many people w...

Club president, club founder, writer, and boxing dog trainer, Andres Bocardo is the impressive 14 year old freshman at Mt. SAC ECA accomplishing all this and more!  In only a few months Andres founded and was elected president of the Manga Club. He created Manga Club but it originally wasn’t his idea. “My friend, Ronald, actually came up with the idea," he said. " I just thought it was a good idea...

Jensen Barrett is 14 years old and a freshman currently attending Mt. SAC ECA.  In her free time she enjoys baking, roller skating, art, and talking to her friends.  In this article you will learn about the person, friend, and twin she is.  She has a twin brother, Jackson Barrett, who is also a freshman at Mt. SAC ECA (and is currently writing this article).    “ We have always had a g...

This special edition Freshman Friday was posted on Monday due to it being published over Summer. Enjoy!  Amalie Esparza, a promising artist at MT. SAC ECA has developed an interest in a unique art form termed glass art. Amalie gained inspiration after seeing a fellow artist on TikTok, a trendy social media platform. Amalie has followed the same process for five months. The first step is to find th...

Gracie Padilla is an aspiring actress who is a freshman here at Mt Sac Early College Academy.  Some of her talents include singing, performing, and playing musical instruments. Her big dream is to perform on Broadway. Gracie’s personality type is an ESTP and can be described as very social in most instances which can be very beneficial in a performing career.    Gracie is an aspirin...

Vanessa Ramos is an extraordinarily talented student here at Mt. SAC ECA. She’s just a freshman but yet has been in many acting projects as well as her most known currently being the Chipotle commercial that played during the recent Superbowl.    Vanessa has always been interested in becoming an actress ever since she was little. She kept researching for a few years on how to become ...

Dylan Horowitz is a chill and all around great guy. During this quarantine he mostly played video games, one in particular being Super Smash Bros. Although most Timberwolves might not know that Dylan is also very fascinated by tech related stuff and is even considering working with computers in the future since he finds them to be interesting. He enjoys learning how various parts of the computer...

Aidan Tatlonghari has had to overcome many personal challenges since he was just a young boy, but those distinct experiences have molded him into the person he is. Right now, he is a proud MECA student who dreams of becoming a physiatrist to help vulnerable people who have been in similar situations as him. Aidan primarily grew up with his dad around. He didn't have the most comfortable childhood...

Yara Elsayed is a kind, funny and smart freshman here at MECA. She enjoys talking with friends after classes, and playing games. But something people may not know about her is that before she came to live here in California, she lived in Saudi Arabia for a large portion of her life. Yara’s experience there was quite enlightening for her. ”It was an eye opener for me,” she explained when asked a...

Matthew Diaz can always light up the room even when he’s not in the same room as you; his energy and passion make the Dungeons and Dragons campaigns of MECA students the funnest (and funniest) around. As a freshman at MECA, Matthew is known as one of the only talkative students who is not afraid to speak what’s on his mind and tell jokes. He is also a triplet, the only boy with two other girl...

John Scheel, otherwise known as JP, has become the newest phenomenon at MT. SAC ECA with his peers crowning him a social sensation. Although he is merely a freshman, he proves to be the human embodiment of sunshine by using his power of extraversion. This Freshman Friday will showcase the sociable personality of JP as well as give you guidance in becoming more outgoing and communicative. John didn’t...