June
2008 | by Susan
Miller
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Alex
M, with
Erica
Williams,
ASB Director
at CCA |
In
August 2004,
the inaugural
-- and, at
the time,
only
-- class of
students at
Canyon Crest
Academy (CCA)
began their
freshman year
at the district's
newest high
school. This
month, as
the CCA Class
of 2008, they
will become
the school's
first graduates
and leave
a legacy of
impressive
achievements.
The Sandpiper
recently interviewed
Alex M,
Class
of 2008 and
President
of the Canyon
Crest Academy
Associated
Student Body.
Please
tell us about
yourself and
your future plans.
I
live in Carmel
Valley . I will
attend Georgetown
University in
the fall, specifically
the McDonough
School of Business
to study finance.
I plan, after
college, to
get involved
in some facet
of business,
hopefully in
the fields of
finance and
administration.
I would love
to be a CFO
of a major corporation
at some point.
What
does it feel like
to be part of
the first graduating
class?
It
feels great
to have been
the first class
to go through
each experience
and to have
made such an
impact on the
school. I'm
really proud
to have helped
start some of
the traditions
that CCA will
become known
for and of
the
fact that our
class has proven
that a new
school
can be as strong
as – and
in some ways
stronger than – a
well-established
one.
What
are some of the
proudest accomplishments
of CCA Class
of 2008?
I
feel absolutely
honored to have
been a part
of the Canyon
Crest Academy
Class of 2008.
We have had
the opportunity
to build a culture
at CCA, an opportunity
that we as a
class seized
and took advantage
of. I am so
proud to have
helped set a
culture that
promotes individuality,
and that inspires
all students
to follow their
passions. I
am extremely
proud of the
Associated Student
Body/Leadership
program for
putting on such
awesome events
as the pep rally,
proms, Raven
Idol, and record-breaking
charity events.
Does
CCA Class of
2008 have a
collective "personality" and
if so, how
would
you describe
it?
The
Class of 2008
definitely has
its own special
personality:
we are a group
of students
dedicated to
giving our all
and truly seizing
the unique opportunities
that have been
offered to us.
We have been
a group of leaders,
and we have
carved our own
path through
the high school
experience,
which has been
just wonderful.
Which
memories stand
out most when
you look back
on your last four
years?
I
thoroughly loved
my experience
at CCA and will
always remember
the people with
whom I spent
the last four
years. I will
always remember
the first ASB
event in CCA
history, the
cheese puff
toss at lunch,
and how much
we've grown
since then.
Of course, going
to class in
trailers on
the first day
of high school
will always
be a lasting
memory.
Congratulations
to Alex M
and
all Class of
2008 graduates!
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