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Alexandra Monzon

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My name is Alexandra Monzon. I was born in Manila, a city of the Philippines. My mother and siblings migrated to the U.S. in 2005. I currently reside in Hercules, CA and I graduated from John Swett High School in 2022. I am currently a first year student at UCLA, majoring in sociology. My end goal after college is a career surrounding social work as my passion resides in social justice. As a young survivor of abuse, I want to make the world a better place than the world I had to live in as a younger child. I am a social justice warrior for all- not just a feminist, an activist off an on campus. I mentor students from all schools within my community. I aim to make good changes in every institution I touch. I strive for equity and equality. I also mentor young women who have fell in darkness during their childhood to rise against the trauma, and become fierce. While I am booked with academic activities, I do partake in additional work for a source of income. I work 19 hours a week at Taco Bell and I manage my own upcycling clothing business to combat fast fashion and textile waste. I collect unwanted clothes from my community and resew, distress, and paint new designs on each piece. Iḿ an aspiring tattoo artist. I ride and teach motorcycle training.

Education

University of California-Los Angeles

Bachelor's degree program
2022 - 2026
  • Majors:
    • Sociology
  • Minors:
    • Psychology, General

John Swett High School

High School
2019 - 2022
  • GPA:
    3.9

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
    • Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians
    • Social Work
    • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Health, Wellness, and Fitness

    • Dream career goals:

    • I own a upcycling business to combat fast fashion and textile waste. I collect unwanted clothes from my community and resew, distress, and paint new designs on each piece.

      PERSONAL UPCYCLING CLOTHING BUSINESS
      2017 – Present7 years
    • My main duty is to manually note stats of each game. I wrap and tape our players' ankles and physically support their needs throughout the season. I helped manage all non-game events, practices, and funding.

      JOHN SWETT HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
      2020 – Present4 years
    • I fry, steam, and assemble ordered items. I make and set ingredients when our restaurant's inventory is in need of a restock.

      Taco Bell
      2021 – Present3 years

    Sports

    Cheerleading

    Varsity
    2018 – 20224 years

    Arts

    • John Swett High School Leadership

      Painting
      2021 – 2021
    • Canvas Painting Small Business

      Painting
      2018 – Present
    • SHOPCUSTOMLEX - personal clothing business

      Painting
      2017 – Present

    Public services

    • Public Service (Politics)

      PLAN A - WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CLUB — I crafted confidence workshops, began youth mentoring, and took on activism operations. I worked with a local Women's Homeless Shelter and my club had donated over 1,000 hygienic products. Our motto is to educate, empower, and evolve!
      2018 – Present
    • Volunteering

      RODEO HILLS ELEMENTARY SOCIAL JUSTICE READING PROGRAM — In the program I read aloud progressive children's books surrounding race and gender equity.
      2020 – 2022
    • Advocacy

      PLAN A - Women's Empowerment Club — I've recruited high school and middle school students to discuss and engage upon issues of systemic racism, women's rights, gender equality, and worker's rights. I've assembled trips to nearby town rallies and organized petition-signing fairs.
      2018 – Present
    • Volunteering

      John Swett Unified School District Social Justice Committee — My main accomplishment was being the head petitioner of successfully guiding my school's Board of Education in adopting a new social studies textbook that includes cultural variety.
      2020 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Politics

    Volunteering

    Entrepreneurship