Being the ASB president is a tough job. But usually there are at least a handful of seniors who want the position. Not this year. Among the 46 students in ASB, only three are seniors, and none of them were interested in running for the top ASB spot. That’s why junior Audrina Gomez had to step up and take on the role usually given to a senior.
Fortunately for Fullerton High School, Audrina took over the President role with an impressive leadership resume. After all, Audrina has been in student government every year since 4th grade when she beat out 6th graders at Golden Hill Elementary to become Pep Representative and the youngest person on the executive board. Audrina’s proposal for more spirit days during her nomination speech was one key to her success.
Audrina continued her leadership career in middle school. Even though her seventh-grade year was affected by COVID-19, she was still driven to be in ASB. In the eighth grade, she was elected as ASB president for Ladera Vista Junior High.
Sophomore Olivia Chung, who met Audrina in ASB at Ladera Vista, says Audrina is good at bringing people together. She says although there are many new faces in ASB, Audrina has taken the time to get to know them.
“She’s good at building trust between people and building connections,” Chung said. “When we do team building exercises, Audrina makes sure to involve everyone.”
Chung is also impressed with her work ethic and Audrina’s focus on “increasing efficiency and reducing our setup time” for ASB events.
Audrina says she’s grateful for the support of her ASB team, adviser Brooke Kerr and school officials, including assistant principal Danny Ma. “Mr. Ma has guided me throughout this whole entire thing,” she said. “He’s just so sweet. He’s like my second dad.”
Audrina says she hopes to help students find a way to enjoy coming to school. “A lot of students think that school is boring and that it’s hard. And it is. I get that. But I want school to be a place people love because I know I love it. Like, I love coming to school.”
She hopes to increase involvement. “Whether that’s coming to the games, like the volleyball game, or other events, I just want to see more of that. Because that ultimately is what’s going to get students to want to come to school.”
