The Honors Journal

I was born and raised in New York City, and am currently majoring in Civil Engineering at LaGuardia Community College with hopes of continuing my academic career path in either the same field or one similar to it. I will be graduating from LaGuardia at the end of the Fall 2021 semester, and while I'm still undecided about a four-year university, I'm following up to earn a Bachelor's degree. I've been considering applying my skills and efforts to civil engineering to help build and design more environmentally and socially responsible cities and structures. I also want to use what I learn to aid countries around the world by assisting in the development of much needed infrastructure. My most relevant accomplishment was the vision plan for the LaGuardia Greenway Proposal to advocate for more open space around the campus. Students, faculty, staff and nearby community members alike all deserve safer streets and a calm outdoor environment to relax, study, and take a short break from all the hustle and bustle.

Ava Dennis was born in Manhattan, New York, where she has lived her whole life. She graduated from LaGuardia Community College in December 2020 with a degree in Liberal Arts Social Sciences and Humanities with honors. She is currently at CUNY Hunter College pursuing her Bachelor's in Studio Art which she hopes to attain in the spring of 2022. She then plans to attend a graduate program to pursue a Master's in Art Education with the goal of becoming a high school art teacher.

Ruben Felipe Perez Jaramillo was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He moved to Middle Village, New York, and is currently studying to obtain an Associate's in Biology at LaGuardia Community College. He will graduate on Summer 2021, and hopes to pursue a degree in medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University. His goal is to become a Medical Doctor specialized in oncology.

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Valerie Pires is a sophomore at LaGCC, currently pursuing a degree in Liberal Arts, Journalism, who will graduate at the end of the spring 2021 semester. In September, she will pursue her BA in Film & Media Studies at Columbia University. She is Co-editor of the HSAC newsletter, e-Fiorello, and photography blog, In Focus; a 2021 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow, Women's Forum Education Scholar, Jeanette Rankin Scholar, and Cooke Transfer Scholarship Semifinalist; a member of the Honors Students Advisory Committee (HSAC), Honors Program, and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK). 

Mikael is a Liberal Arts, Math and Science major at LaGuardia Community College.

I am currently enrolled at LaGuardia Community College as a Math and Science Major, completing prerequisite courses for qualification into Graduate School. My goal is to be accepted into the Physician Assistant Program at City College of New York. I would like to dedicate myself to providing exceptional quality healthcare to underprivileged communities within New York City, especially communities with severe financial limitations. My dream is to become an integral part of the scientific community in the fields of Molecular Biology and Cancer treatment research. My greatest personal accomplishment thus far has been my experience working as an NYC Emergency Medical Technician, and from that experience, deciding to focus my passion and effort towards further developing my career into definitive medicine.

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An international student from Japan, I have lived in NYC since 2018. I am a member of President's Society, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, and Dean's List Scholar and have served as a graphic designer for Honors Newsletter "The Fiorello" at HSAC. I am currently majoring in Liberal Arts Math and Science. As I have been performing artist activity since my childhood, I aim to create my own business, performing art services and inspire people around the world with my artwork.

I was born in Fuzhou city, in southern China. I moved to New York City in 2017. I enrolled at LaGuardia Community College in Spring 2019, and declared my major as computer science. I will graduate from LaGuardia in Spring 2021 and continue pursuing a bachelor’s degree. I long to make use of my knowledge to contribute to society. To achieve this goal, I am applying my computational language skills for academic research with my professors.

I was born and raised in Queens, New York. My current major is Psychology, and I am graduating this semester from LaGuardia. I anticipate pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. I am transferring to Queens College after I graduate from LaGuardia. After obtaining my Master's degree, I would like to become a clinical psychologist. A personal accomplishment I would like to highlight is completing my Associate's degree in two years and maintaining my GPA, despite remote learning due to the pandemic.

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I was born and raised in New York. I am currently enrolled in the Biology program at LaGuardia Community College. After graduating on Spring 2021 and obtaining my Associate's, I would like to obtain a Doctorate's degree. My goal is to work as a Humanitarian Doctor.