Laguna-Acoma High School – New Laguna, NM
Joe (teacher).
Mark (student): I live in Seboyeta, New Mexico. I currently attend
Laguna-Acoma High School as a junior. I have been participating in MESA
for the past year, and I have been participating in a lot of MESA events
such as RoboRambo, Science Olympiad, and Pigs in Space. I am also a
sergeant in MCJROTC. In my community, I am a volunteer firefighter and
dispatcher. Seboyeta was one of the first Land Grants to be granted from
Spain in the 1600s.
Brandon (Jay) (student): I'm a member of the ASIP New Mexico program.
I'm from Laguna, which is forty miles west of Albuquerque. I live in
Mesita, which is a village that is part of Laguna. Laguna is made up of
six villages. My parents are John and Michele Herrera and I also have
two brothers and one sister. When I was in elementary I held numerous of
school government positions. The most important position I held in
elementary was being president of the whole school in fifth grade. In
middle school I was village representative for Mesita. In eighth grade I
was Lt. Governor of the whole school. In seventh grade I was a school,
regional, state, and national science fair champion. I got the chance to
go to St. Paul, Minnesota. There I won nationals, and it was a great
feeling. MESA has always been a part of me since the sixth grade. We
always go to competitions like fall design, Science Olympiad, and
jamboree. It helps me in my studies and I like competition. I like
building things with my hands and putting them to the test. I want to be
an engineer, doctor, or an architect when I grow up. This year in MESA
we got the chance to go to the State Science Olympiad. It was a good
experience. In ninth I was accepted to National Junior Honor Society. It
was a tough process to get in. Then in tenth grade I was again selected
for National Honor Society. So I applied and I got accepted. I'm also
active in sports. I play three sports a year, which are football,
basketball, and baseball.
