Alexandria has been at San Juan Diego Catholic High School
(SJDCHS) since her freshman year. Currently just she, her Mother and Father
live at home, but she has two older brothers who’ve already started lives and
families of their own in New York. Alexandria loves to do outdoorsy things,
like camping and seeing outdoor concerts, which is a big thing here in the
Austin area. She has also sung in the school talent show for the past three
years and is heavily involved in many organizations at SJDCHS such as Student Government
and the National Honor Society.
Apart from her home and school life, Alexandria has strong
ambitions as an environmental lawyer for her life after SJDCHS “I took AP
environmental science and was really passionate about the environment. I knew
that I wanted to be a lawyer and then I found out that I would be able to
combine the two.” During her junior year, Alexandria began working at McGinnis
Lochridge and Kilgore LLP, a law firm in the Austin area, and is now employed
at Graves Dougherty Hearon and Moody in downtown Austin. Her duties include
secretarial work, filing, scanning, and other administration duties. “During my
time at Graves Dougherty Hearon and Moody, I was given the opportunity to have
lunch with four different lawyers. I spoke with them about their jobs and the colleges
they went to. Being able to actually work in a law firm just reaffirmed what I
wanted to do.”
Alexandria speaks highly of the staff at SJDCHS. Teachers
such as Mr. Applewhite [Environmental Science] and Mrs. Zebrowski [former
Theology teacher] have been major influences in her decision to pursue a career
in law. “The senior seminar class has been extremely helpful. Mrs. Liu assisted
me through the entire college application process including financial aid
applications.” Alexandria has applied and been accepted to colleges such as St.
Edward’s University, The University of the Incarnate Word, and Hofstra
University. “Although I’d like to leave Austin to travel and experience other
cities, I eventually want to end up back here to start a family and enjoy
life.”
