Rivera named Lions Student of the Quarter
Abbotsford High School senior Adriana Rivera has been named the Abbotsford Lions Club Student of the Quarter for the second quarter of the 2022-23 school year.
Rivera carries a rigorous class schedule that includes Written Communications (NTC), Community Interpreting (NTC), Calculus (NTC), Publishing, Foundations of Art & Design, Family Foods I, Student Counselor Aide, and band. Her co-curricular activities include National Honor Society, Student Senate, class officer, Safe School Ambassadors, Forensics, Spanish Club, BLAST, and Jazz band. She is also a member of the volleyball and basketball teams.
English teacher, Ally Meserole, highly recommended her for the Student-ofthe- Quarter award. “Adriana is one of those students who teachers wish we had one hundred of,” Meserole stated. “She is a busy person and shows better time management and efficiency than most adults. While many people think volunteering is extra work, Adriana thrives on helping others. I have seen this in her philanthropic work through translating for other students, assisting teachers with various tasks, and athletics. As a student athlete, Adriana has received All-Conference awards as well as being chosen as a captain and member of the leadership council, holding teammates and friends to exceptionally high standards leading by example and a positive attitude. Adriana is the first to help lost kindergarten students or seniors who need someone to peer edit an essay. She has done more for the Abbotsford community than the average person and she is only 17 years old.”
Rivera’s volunteerism attests to her belief in community service. She has been actively involved by babysitting and by helping in community blood drives, the school concession stand, her local church, and as an announcer at school events.
When asked to identify an outstanding feature of the community, Adriana applauded the Abbotsford community and school for their diversity, stating, “Even with multiple cultures, we are as one to achieve our goals in our community. At school, when you look at our sports groups, you can see the diversity and the way we come together as one.”
When asked to define a major world problem, Rivera responded, “It would definitely be granting people their citizenship. Many people leave their home country to come to this country looking for a better life. Yet some people still see them as outsiders or as only foreigners. Many of these people seeking a better life could do a lot of great things, but they just don’t have the equal opportunities. I see citizenship as a way to allow them more opportunities.”
After graduation, Adriana plans to enter the cosmetology program at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau.
She is the daughter of Beatriz Rivera Munoz of Abbotsford.
