Julian Puente is a sophomore at Mt. SAC Early College Academy. This is his first year as a staff member at The Academy Chronicle. In his free time, Puente loves to garden and play video games. Puente values transparency and perseverance. His goal at MECA is to earn as much college credit as he can before graduation; in the future, he hopes to major in agriculture at Cal Poly Pomona. After college, he hopes to create a business surrounding his passion for agriculture.