Reflections: When Alex arrived as a freshman at Mountlake Terrace High School, he remembers thinking that “the seniors seemed so big and looked really old.” Now that he is one of those graduating seniors, it is hard for him to imagine where the time has gone. “It is like a dream to me. I can’t even comprehend it yet.”
College plans: Come fall, Alex will be a freshman at Seattle Pacific University. He is considering majoring in global development studies. He’s pleased with his college choice. “I really wanted a school focused on the direction I want to go as far as Christian beliefs.”
Helping out: His senior project was to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti. Many people ate beans and rice for several days and donated the money they would have spent on food to the cause. There also was a bean and rice banquet at the school attended by 250 people. Alex started his work before the devastating January earthquake. There was an outpouring of support after the quake, netting $30,000.
Eye opening: Alex traveled to Haiti in March for seven days of helping with providing temporary shelter by handing out tents and tarps for earthquake refugees. The devastation and poverty still doesn’t seem real to him, but he found the people kind and wants to go back and help some more. “I still haven’t got to the part where I have got my head around all that I saw,” he said. “It still seems unreal to me. The biggest thing to me is I really felt in love with the people.”
Shutterbug: Alex enjoys photography, particularly landscapes. He was able to put his skills to use as a photographer and writer for the Mountlake Terrace High School student newspaper, The Hawkeye.
Favorite movie: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”
Smooth ride: Alex has spent countless hours working on his 1989 Dodge Spirit with his dad. Among other projects, they have painted the car, replaced the interior and converted it from an automatic to a five-speed transmission. “My dad is huge into cars, and it has been great working with him. It’s a totally different car now.”
Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446, stevick@heraldnet.com.
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