Our Programs

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Hi, my name is Ariana and I am in the 10th grade. I attend Cristo Rey De La Salle, and I am very happy to be here in the community with you all! Previously I have been in student government for 3 years and in the 8th grade, I became president for 

my middle school. I have done a good job of hearing my community and taking the time to talk with them I am a very friendly, outgoing person and have strong leadership skills. I have been in a 

design team and partnered up with students and professors of Stanford University. Our project worked on creating a design team 

to make Ascend feel like a safer community for the students and families of Ascend. I have been a soccer and 

basketball captain for multiple years and I love helping out others and guiding them into a better pathway and getting 

them back on track and help others get a positive mindset when feeling down. My hopes for the future of school is for 

scholars to enjoy attending school, to have them be excited to attend and hope to end bullying. My hope for the future of 

school is for scholars to be educated in money. A majority of schools don't teach you about jobs, money and how to become 

successful. My hope is that students get to have lots of fun yet at the same time learn from those fun experiences. I also hope school is a place for more  community building activities and learning in the outdoors.

I am Ruth Garcia Flores, a 25 year old college student studying Social Work and business entrepreneurship. I have completed internships with Youth Together helping students receive a better education. I've also tutored students at California Children’s Services physical therapy. I have experience helping out my community and kids with disabilities showing and teaching them they can accomplish anything they set their mind to. I am strong, passionate, courageous and happy. My passion is being true to myself, traveling, dancing, gardening and empowering and helping others. I like to spend time at the beach and church.  Something I would change in education is the lack of real life experience in school and implementing different ways of learning .

I am Ramses Moreno, a 16 year old sophomore at Metwest. I have interned at the Lawrence Hall of Science, and I have also worked with many types of animals. One of the things that I would do to change education is to teach children about animals and their unique features. I'd also make sure their were experiments to make sure they are in good health and living well. What makes me me is my family. I am who I am because they are always kind and happy in the face of adversity and always seem to make jokes to lighten the mood. A passion of mine is boxing because it is great exercise and it helps me clear my head to deal with the hardships of life. A hobby I have is being a tutor for people who need it most such as kids in low income communities who don't get the same opportunities because they cannot afford it. I like to spend my time in my backyard either doing training to get stronger as a boxer or having fun with my little brother and puppies. I hope to improve the trust between teachers and students so that the school is built on the foundation of trust and loyalty to each other which can make schools a hundred times better.