This is the first installment in our ‘Day in the Life’ student life series which is all about giving a slice of life about Ray High School students. Showcasing how they live their lives as students and how they view their school! For these accounts, students are pulled aside at random and asked to answer questions about their high school experience. These interviews provide a snapshot on the interesting, good and bad aspects of the high school experience
In this first installment of this we interview Lia Araiza Ortiz, who is ranked fifth in her class, a testament to her hard work and dedication. She is also an IB (International Baccalaureate) student, one of the most rigorous academic tracks at Ray High School, taking advanced courses that challenge her both intellectually and creatively. Making Lia’s achievements even more impressive is that she balances the demands of this program alongside her extracurricular activities.
Question: What does the average day look like for you?
“I get up and I go to zero period, then I go to all my classes, I guess. After school I usually go to either a club meeting, depending on the week, or I go to varsity soccer practice, and that’s until 5:30 and then I go home and do my homework until like, ten.”
Question: What extracurricular activities do you participate in?
“I do club soccer, high school soccer, Spanish Honor Society, AAPI, and I’m an officer in Student Council.”
Question: What is your favorite part of school?
“My favorite part is playing roblox, but I shouldn’t say that….My favorite part of school is hanging out with friends!”
Question: If you could change one thing about school, what would it be?
“I would probably add design* back in, because that was really helpful for doing my homework.”
‘Design’ is what many of the students call the free period that used to exist during third period. It served as a study hall for completing work and meeting with teachers.
Question: If you could have the whole school know one thing about you or your school, what would it be?
“I don’t know, um….I don’t like being known. I would like everyone who’s thinking about coming to Ray or other people who aren’t coming to Ray to just know that it’s a really great environment and it helps students become their best selves.”
Question: Tell me either a really interesting or a really boring fact about you.
“A very boring fact is that one of my dimples is deeper than the other one when I smile.”
