If she could summarize her four years here at Serra in one word: balance. "I've learned how to balance schoolwork with prayer life with dance...really anything I wanted to do as long as there was equal attention paid to each." When she started as an incoming freshman from St. Catherine Laboure Elementary, it was hard to fit in. "I wanted to stay at the top of the class, but you're here with other students from the top of their 8th grade classes, so you have to find a way to stand out." AnaLexicis did exactly that by running for Spirit Commissioner during her freshman year, which she lost. "It was a good experience to lose and bounce back, because shortly after that I was nominated class president, which I ended up winning," she says with her usual matter-of-fact humility.
Of all the memories she's experienced here at Serra, her fondest are from her freshman year at football games. "It was Robert Woods' senior year, so he was fun to watch. I felt like I got to watch next-level football." Later that year she attended the Freshman Retreat at Running Springs. "It was incredible. We all bonded early on and have kept that bond through to our senior year."
As for her plans after Serra, AnaLexicis wants to go to LMU, major in political science, get her law degree and advocate for her community. She laughs, "Principal De Larkin doesn't believe me, but I really want to come back and help out here at Serra, maybe with the Dance Team or with LIFE Team. I just want to give back to a place that has done so much for me." When I asked her advice she would give incoming freshman, she thinks for awhile and settles on, "Be willing to change. Without change, there's no progression."
Of all the memories she's experienced here at Serra, her fondest are from her freshman year at football games. "It was Robert Woods' senior year, so he was fun to watch. I felt like I got to watch next-level football." Later that year she attended the Freshman Retreat at Running Springs. "It was incredible. We all bonded early on and have kept that bond through to our senior year."
As for her plans after Serra, AnaLexicis wants to go to LMU, major in political science, get her law degree and advocate for her community. She laughs, "Principal De Larkin doesn't believe me, but I really want to come back and help out here at Serra, maybe with the Dance Team or with LIFE Team. I just want to give back to a place that has done so much for me." When I asked her advice she would give incoming freshman, she thinks for awhile and settles on, "Be willing to change. Without change, there's no progression."