Student Spotlight: Aylin Ceballos

Sarai Maciel Lemus, Freshman Staff Writer

January 23, 2025

Granite Hills freshman Aylin Ceballos is a member of the ACE Pathway.

Aylin Ceballos is a freshman ACE Pathway student at Granite Hills High School.

Ceballos is known for playing sports like soccer, and volleyball, and doing art in her free time. Growing up in Porterville, Ceballos has always been passionate about volleyball.

At 15 years old, Ceballos shines in the classroom, with biology being her favorite subject. She says it’s pretty easy to understand the concept of living things and ecosystems. Outside of academics, she is involved in community service and has done internships in the past.

Her favorite teacher, Mr. Marquez has inspired her.

“He knows what to say for us to stay on top of our grades by telling us that we need to help ourselves,” Ceballos said. “He’s a strict but chill teacher.“

This year, Ceballos is determined to improve her GPA by staying on task in class and being more involved in school activities. She plans on trying out for the volleyball team next year. When Ceballos isn’t focused on school, she enjoys doing nails and listening to music.

She is inspired by her older cousin Genesis Gonzalez because she shows her how to be independent and mature without having someone to always depend on. Her cousin has always been by her side, supporting her through everything. She aims to be like her one day.

Something unique about Ceballos is that she is a very forgiving person and doesn’t like to hold grudges.

Despite facing challenges like letting people go, Ceballos has shown resilience by learning that it is important to always trust yourself before trusting someone else.

Ceballos is surrounded by friends who share her passion for going out and spending time together. She’s not in any clubs, yet, but starting this year she wants to join more clubs and do sports. On weekends, Ceballos enjoys going out to eat with family and doing fun activities together, which helps her unwind after a busy week.

Ceballos dreams of becoming an elementary school teacher and is working hard towards that goal. After high school, she plans to attend Porterville College for two years and then transfer to Fresno State. In 10 years, she sees herself living in her own house with her own car and being an elementary school teacher.

As Ceballos says, “You’ll never know who you are unless you shed who you pretend to be.” This quote perfectly reflects her outlook on life.

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About the Contributors

Sarai Maciel Lemus, Freshman Staff Writer

Sarai Maciel Lemus is a freshman at Granite Hills High School. Born in Porterville, Calif., she enjoys playing soccer and would love to try out when the girls soccer season begins. She enjoys going to Target with her close friends, trying new drinks at Starbucks, and spending time with family. She also loves listening to music. Some of her favorite artists are Ivan Cornejo, Edicion Especial, Frank Ocean, and Junior H. Sarai goes to Mexico every year in summer and during Christmas to visit family. She loves to go out and eat. Her favorite food places are Wingstop and In-N-Out Burger. She loves animals and dreams to be a veterinarian in the future. Although she enjoys being at Granite Hills she would’ve loved to enjoy her high school years with her best friends by her side, but unfortunately, they had to separate after middle school. “La vida es bonita pero hay que saberla vivir” - Ivan Cornejo

Noe Campos, Senior Staff Writer

Noe Campos is a senior at Granite Hills High School. He is the senior class president, ASB vice president, a pathway ambassador for the CODE pathway, a yearbook staff member, and a member of the tennis team. He has come a long way from the beginning of high school from not being involved to making the most of his time at Granite Hills. Being involved in different things in his school has allowed him to improve himself academically and personally. His future plans after high school are to attend UC Santa Barbara. He’s looking at majoring in computer science or design. He’s a hard-working student who only strives to do what he can to better himself. He joined the journalism class to expand his interest in the things that he loves doing the most. His current interests are playing video games, going to the gym, playing tennis, and listening to music. His favorite artist of all time is Faye Webster. He loves watching superhero movies and his favorite superhero is Spider-Man. He loves spending time with his family, friends, and dogs. But what he loves doing the most is making his father proud. The quote he loves at the moment is “Work in Silence, Let Your Success be the Noise.”