Senior Alejandro Martinez Cavazos is president of Associated Student Body (ASB) and has been involved around campus since his freshman year. He has been a part of five clubs throughout his four years in high school and is now president of Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), California Scholarship Federation (CSF), and Roblox Club this year.
His interest in becoming involved on campus began his freshmen year when he realized he wanted to be productive with his free time, following in both of his sisters’ footsteps as they were highly involved in their own high schools.
“Wanting to get involved, building connections and just like creating new experiences, and like I myself, like knowing that I have the potential to do something with clubs and do something greater,” said Martinez Cavazos.
Martinez Cavazos began by joining CSF during second semester of his freshman year and became a secretary his junior year. It sparked an interest in Martinez Cavazos because he didn’t know much about college, but wanted to prepare for his post-high school life. It helped him discover and visit colleges he’s never heard of. CSF also encouraged him to join AVID and helped him think about what he wants to do in the future.
During his junior year he decided to run for ASB Commissioner of Clubs and after being elected, he recognized his passion for contributing to clubs on campus and became a member of more.
“I really fell in love with just like how clubs work, I understood every position, and just like overall enjoying every second of it,” said Martinez Cavazos.
Both CSF and AVID are clubs based on college preparatory whereas Roblox Club was created by Martinez Cavazos and fellow seniors, Sophea Rios, Kristina Fuentes, and sophomores Francesca Rios, and Adelia Li to foster a community on campus surrounding the popular online game Roblox. Around 150 students attended the club’s charter meeting on Oct. 2. and as of now they have 111 members in their Google Classroom.
Being a three year student in AVID, Integrated Math III and AP Statistics teacher May Casas’ class he was able to find support that allowed him to pursue being a part of five clubs. Martinez credits AVID as one of the reasons why he’s learned skills such as learning to apply to college, time management, how to work efficiently, and learning to communicate with other people. Due to this Martinez believes effective time management has become rewarding for him. The responsibility adds pressure, but the feeling of achievement from planning fundraisers and activities overrides the stress.
“I feel like without the AVID program as a whole, I wouldn’t have been able to like even think of these colleges, it helped me a lot to like prep for it,” said Martinez Cavazos.
Martinez Cavazos advises underclassmen to join a club with friends and get involved as much as possible. Talking to teachers or counselors can help gain confidence to try something new. ASB played a role in motivating Martinez Cavazos, it helped him become involved around campus and venture in every area.
“So I just say, build connections, get involved, and don’t be afraid to do it,” said Martinez Cavazos.
After graduating, Martinez Cavazos hopes to be remembered as a positive and impactful person who strived for more.
“I hope people can like, see my passion and my creativity and my quality through work, and I just want to be remembered as one of the greats,” said Martinez Cavazos.
