Anastacia Garcia is a 16-year-old junior attending Birmingham Community Charter High School. Born On September 20, 2007, in Sylmar, California, she dreams of becoming a famous psychologist and making her family proud. She has two older brothers and because she is in her third year of high school, she feels more confident and persistent about where her future may lead her.
When she first entered BCCHS, she was very curious about what high school would be like. Most people call her Ana since she doesn't like her first name that much. She always daydreams about going to UCLA or UC BERKELEY to pursue her dream of becoming a psychologist. She has many friends and is a straightforward person to talk to, and many people say that she will stop whatever she's doing to help you. Ana joined Journalism last semester and she is very excited to return to the class which started a spark for her love of writing.
Ana loves helping people in need, listening to music, and taking care of her twin cousins along with having some mental time for herself. She loves listening to Latino Music, Love Songs, Heartbreak Songs, and Rap. Some of her favorite artists are The Weeknd, Ramon Ayala, Christian Nodal, La Energia Nortenia, Juice Wrld, and $uicideboy$. One thing she loves to do is to listen to music after a long day because it also helps her think about the positive things in life. You will mostly see her doing her favorite thing in the world--which is hanging out with her family or friends.
When she is not with her family or friends, she likes to binge-watch a lot of Netflix shows and movies. Some of her favorite shows and movies include the following: Riverdale, Mayans M.C., XO Kitty, Billy Madison, Nevertheless, and all of Fast and the Furious. She also enjoys helping people as it is one of the most essential things to Ana. She doesn't like it when people don't like to talk about their feelings. She is a very good listener and a very good advice-giver and many people tell her that she's one of the most influential people in their lives. She loves being around nature, and if there is an opportunity to be around nature, she will take it.
Overall, Anastacia is an 11th-grader who loves to be around her family and friends. She is looking forward to this year in Journalism and hopes she will be an inspiring writer for kids her age. Ana is returning to The Patriot Post as Managing Editor after gaining some experience from being a Staff Writer last year. She will not give up on her hopes and dreams because her life depends on them. As she always says, "If There is No Struggle, There is No Progress."
