MEET EIGHT OF THIS YEAR’S GRADUATES Allison Kam is not only the Student Government Association President, but also an accomplished soccer player, an artist, and a musician. “I enjoy SGA because it allows me to make a difference for the student body,” she says. She is a member of multiple honor societies and Vice-President of BETA club. Last year she won the Alabama Brain Bee neuroscience competition. She is from Auburn, Alabama.
If you walk by the Auditorium and hear beautiful piano music, chances are, Jordan Danford is practicing. When he isn’t refining his piano skills, he’s in the art studio working on his AP Art portfolio. He is also the student chair of the math department and enjoys taking high-level organic chemistry classes. Danford plans to attend Auburn University, where he will pursue a pharmacy degree.
Alexandrea Moseley has earned the nickname “Math Goddess” through her hard work tutoring classmates and other high school and elementary students in the Mobile area. She says, “I want to help others to love math.” While much of her time is spent volunteering in various study labs, she is also an active member of the community in other ways. Alexandrea is co-head Ambassador, co-editor of the yearbook, and a member of multiple honor societies.
Rachel LeComte has a love of the humanities. In her three years at ASMS, she ran the writing lab, edited the student news blog (The Firewire), and served as a teaching assistant to the history department. “The variety of humanities classes has really opened my eyes to different ways of thinking,” she says. She plans to attend the University of Alabama in the fall, where she has already earned 50 credit hours, thanks to transfer credits form ASMS.
Last summer, Candice Clark attended the Georgetown University Summer Law Institute where she participated in a mock trial and learned about how laws are adjudicated and administered. She is Secretary of the SGA and an Ambassador. Clark also participated in the Distinguished Young Woman Scholarship Program where she was 1st runner up and earned more than $2,000 in scholarships. “ASMS has opened the door to so many opportunities,” she says.
As president of the Spanish Honor Society, Paola Capo initiated a fundraiser that raised over $2,000 for orphans in Nicaragua. Capo also tutors children in Mobile and is an Ambassador, SGA Treasurer, and Campus Life Committee Chair. She plans to study International Relations in college and continue to impact the lives of others. “ASMS has given me the opportunity to see myself as part of the larger picture and change the world in my own way,” she says.
Freddy Argueta has served as an ASMS Ambassador, Treasurer of the Key Club, an SGA senior class representative, and Residential Life Support Team member, all the while, participating in various varsity sports. He says, “I do the things I enjoy, and it just so happens that I enjoy the activities and organizations ASMS has to offer.”
Jose Velazquez credits ASMS for transforming his personality. “I used to be so shy, but now I have confidence that will carry me well beyond high school,” he says. He is captain of the cross country team and was selected to the SATB Allstate choir. He has also applied to two military service academies.
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