January Student of the Month: Zayda Hernandez

by Diya John

Zayda Hernandez is the January Student of the Month for Newfield High School! She is involved in all school events and holds leadership positions in many clubs. Zayda is the historian of G.O., historian/writer/editor of The Newfield Quadrangle, president of the Film Club, president of the National Foreign Language Honor Society, and member of the Leadership Club, DECA, and Mock Trial Zayda gets inspiration from her sister as she taught Zayda that anything is possible as long as you work hard for it, therefore, she says “I always try my best in everything I do because it is the only way of achieving my dreams.” Zayda moved to Newfield High School during her junior year. As she was not familiar with any of the students or teachers, it was initially difficult to participate in extracurriculars Despite this challenge, she decided she was going to be less shy and focus on surrounding herself with people who have positive impacts, pushing her to be better. Some advice Zayda has for underclassmen is, “Don’t get involved in drama or focus on the little things that don’t matter because high school goes by too fast to care about that.” Zayda often found a lot of her success through managing her time wisely, with the use of schedules and planners. Zayda has not decided on a college yet; she wants to study Digital Media and Marketing. Congratulations Zayda!