Addy Maradiaga is a 16-year-old born on July 7, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. He is a junior attending Birmingham Community Charter High School. This is Addy’s first year in Journalism, and he is looking forward to all the new experiences he will have in the class. Addy chose this class because he wanted to have an adventure in a new environment, and he wanted to be a part of something that involves and could help out the school. He is excited for his first year as a journalist and excited for what’s to come.

Addy’s high school experience has been fun but hard. He has had some fun experiences with meeting new people and teachers. His freshman year, he had difficulty settling in; he never really tried any sports at this school because he felt he wouldn’t have enjoyed it here. After his freshman year, he became more comfortable at this school, gaining a better understanding of high school and its workings. He enjoys high school because it isn’t that hard, and he usually is calm during school. Addy always wanted to go to Birmingham, as his past family members have graduated from BCCHS, and he does really well in school with mostly A’s and a  few B’s.

Addy plans to go to a trade school to become an elevator mechanic. The reason is to save money because trade school is significantly less expensive than a 4-year college. An elevator mechanic also offers a substantial amount of money, potentially six figures. For now, he is still focusing on school, and he is still deciding to go to college. If he does go to a university, he would likely want to go to UCLA because he has had family members who have attended and would like him to try it out. Another reason would be because of the environment and how local it is. Addy’s main goal in school is to graduate with honors and a high GPA, the reason being that he would like to make his family proud in his academic work.

Addy enjoys staying home, playing basketball, cooking, playing video games, working out, and listening to music. Addy enjoys playing basketball because he has been playing since he was very young, and he has always played against his friends, family, or outside with people. He enjoys cooking as well. He has been cooking since he was 7 years old, and even now, he enjoys cooking because it allows him to cook for his family. He enjoys working out with music because he has grown up with music and has the best music taste known to man.