Desert View class president leads the way

Desert View High School's class president is focused on her future.

HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THEIRSTANDOUT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.THIS MORNING NINE ON YOURSIDE'S VERONICA ACOSTA BRINGSYOU THE STORY OF WHY DESERTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL PICKED ITSSENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT.ALYSSA ELIAS- ACOSTA IS THESTUDENT BODY PRESIDENT OF HERSENIOR CLASS AT DESERT VIEWHIGH SCHOOL.

BUT THIS ISN'THER FIRST YEAR BEING A LEADER.1:38-1:41 - "I TRIED IT MYFRESHMAN YEAR AND I JUSTABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE WITHIT." ALYSSA SAID SHE FELL EVENMORE IN LOVE WITH WHO SHE GOTTO HELP THROUGH THE PROGRAM2:31-2:38 - "BEING ABLE TO DOSOMETHING FOR NOT ONLY THECOMMUNITY BUT ALSO MY SCHOOLAND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN IT, IWAS LIKE, I JUST WANT TOCONTINUE WITH IT." ANDALTHOUGH HOLDING THAT POSITIONIS ONE OF THE REASONS SHESTANDS OUT IT'S ALSO THELOVE SHE HAS FOR HER EDUCATIONAND THE DESIRE SHE HAD FORATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OFARIZONA 7:10-7:14 - "IT'S JUSTBEEN ENGRAVED IN ME LIKETHAT'S THE SCHOOL THAT I WANTTO GO TO." ALYSSA SAID THE DAYSHE FOUND OUT SHE HAD BEENACCEPTED TO THE U OF A WASONE OF THE BEST 5:51-6:00 - "ICLICKED ON IT AND IAUTOMATICALLY STARTED TO TEARUP, LIKE OH MY GOSH I GOT INTOTHE SCHOOL THAT MY MOM WENT TOAND SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVEKIND OF PUT IN MY HEAD SINCE IWAS LITTLE." AND PURSUINGHIGHER EDUCATION IS A BIG DEALIN HER FAMILY 7:00-7:07 - "MYMOM HAD ME WHEN SHE WAS ASENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL SO I WASACTUALLY AT HER UNIVERSITY OFARIZONA GRADUATION." AS FORWHAT SHE PLANS ON TACKLING INCOLLEGE ALLYSA SAYS WHATEVERIT IS, SHE KNOWS SHE'LL TACKLEIT HEAD ON.

VERONICA ACOSTAKGUN NINE ON YOUR SIDE.CHICK-FIL-A SAUCE IS GOING ON