SYVUHS senior is Student of the Month
Jesus
Aguilera, a senior at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School, has been named as
“Student of the Month.” The honor, sponsored by Edward Jones, Solvang, includes
a $100 gift card and a certificate.
Besides
his 4.0 grade point average, Aguilera enjoys track and boxing, a sport in which
he has trained for more than 10 years. Last year he was selected as the 2008
runner up for the U.S. Olympics Boxing Team, which will compete in China later
this year. However, unless someone on the team drops out, he said, he will not
attend the event.
His
coach for boxing, which has been with the Police Activities League in Santa
Maria, has been Abraham Carbajol. “Boxing is a great
sport,” he said. “But I’m sure I wouldn’t like it so much if I didn’t have such
a great coach.” Aguilera is looking forward to someday competing for an Olympic
Gold Medal in boxing.
Aguilera
has applied to attend the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and hopes to
major in English, his favorite subject. Later he plans to attend law school and
maybe pursue a career in writing.
This
spring he expects to work with the school’s varsity track team running both the
mile and two-mile competitions. Other activities include membership in the Sea
Cadets in Santa Barbara and the Future Farmers of America, where he serves as a
chapter officer.
A
native of Los Angeles, he has been a resident of Los Alamos for the past six
years. He is the son of Martin and Gloria Aguilera, a landscape contractor and
a stay-at-home mom, respectively.
His brothers are Martin Jr., 20, and
Sergio, 12.