Asa Ornelas
eStem High Public Charter School
GPA: 4.26
College attending: Tuskegee University
Colleges accepted to: Case Western Reserve University, Spelman College, Tulane University
Honors & Achievements: Distinguished Scholastic Achievement for Jack and Jill of America Inc. (2024), academic excellence in English at eStem High School (2024), College Board African American Recognition for outstanding academic achievement (2024), College Board Hispanic Recognition for outstanding academic achievement (2024)
Career goal: I want to study architectural design at Tuskegee University to get my bachelor’s in architecture.
Tell us about the teacher, coach or administrator who made a difference in your life: I’ve worked as a boys basketball manager under Coach Monty Patel for the last two years and he has allowed me to grow my creative skills through the basketball social media pages. Not only that, but he has pushed me to experience high school outside the usual academics.