Artist Q&A
What does it mean to you to be a Colt?
Andy Zavala
To be accepting and understanding of other's cultures and always striving for more education.
Fernando Becerra
To me being a Colt means being part of the Cottonwood family. A Colt is always willing to help out other Colts and never leaves another Colt alone. All Colts look after each other as a giant family.
What are two Initiatives you will work on as an SBO next year if you are elected?
Andy Zavala
I wanna showcase more work from fellow Cottonwood artists & showcase the school's diversity in a meaningful way.
Fernando Becerra
The two initiatives that I plan to work on as an SBO next year are to give a spotlight to all the artists in our school, as well as finding a way to incorporate more of our students art into our school. These are my initiatives because I feel like our artists don't receive enough recognition. I want to give our artists a spotlight and allow their art to be seen by the whole school.
What is one way you would develop activities to make everyone at Cottonwood feel welcome and included?
Andy Zavala
To make sure we take account all of the different languages and cultures of Cottonwood when planning events and activities and alter them slightly to be more inclusive of them.
Fernando Becerra
In order to develop an activity that would make everyone in Cottonwood feel welcomed and included I would design a type of survey and that would gather the ideas of all the students. With the results of the survey we could see what each student in Cottonwood wants to see and develop an activity that is designed around the wants of the student body.
What advice do you have to stay motivated with academics throughout the year?
Andy Zavala
To always remember the goals and opportunities that a good education can bring you.
Fernando Becerra
The biggest piece of advice I have to stay motivated with academics is to set attainable goals. If you don't have goals then you won't have the motivation to work on academics but if you set an attainable goal you will have something to strive for. These goals shouldn't be too big or else it will feel very overwhelming. They should be small and attainable.