A.L.

Arista Luong

“Freshman year, I remember thinking Community was a breath of fresh air because I didn’t have a monotonous schedule, I didn’t have to eat in a cafete ria, there were no bells and the administration trusted me to be responsible enough to take care of my own schedule and be where I needed to be. I think Community teaches you that you’re a person first and a student second. Sophomore year, I started taking classes at Huron too because I wanted to take AP classes, and then junior year I added UM classes on top of that. I was going to three different schools at once, but, to be honest, I loved it. I was always moving and my days were filled to the brim with learning centered around what I’m passionate about. That experience made me realize that I wanted the rest of my life to be like that. I feel prepared to face college and beyond because I’ve persevered through difficult times, which has made me more resilient and confident in myself. Taking AP Chemistry opened a lot of doors for me. Chemistry has become my favorite thing in the whole world — it’s the thing that I want to study forever, and I found it because of the opportunities that Community offered me. Community is unlike any other high school because of the amount of freedom that you have, academically and otherwise.”