20 Questions Boy/They
20 Questions has been a tradition at Fresno High for nearly 20 years. Though the question go through a bit a renewal every few years, the spirit of the feature remains the same; get the opportunity to get to know some amazing Warrior students.
Ricardo Rosas
by Matt Marquez
Q: What is your name? A: Ricardo Rosas Q: How old are you? A: I am 15 years old. Q: Is it better to book smart of street smart? A: It is better to be street smart. Q: What is your strongest school subject? A: My strongest subject is P.E. Q: What is your weakest school subject? A: The weakest subject is Algebra II. Q: How do you make a difference at Fresno High? A: I make the baseball team better. Q: What would you have changed the mascot to? A: I wouldn’t change it. Q: What’s next after high school? A: To get a good job and make money. Q: What makes you the happiest? A: When the Giants win. Q: What is your greatest fear? A: My greatest fear is dying. Q: What is your worst habit? A: I bite my nails. Q: What are your hobbies? A: I like to work out and box. Q: What’s your favorite fast food? A: Lela’s Pizza Q: Who’s your favorite musical artist(s)? A: I like Lil Marv. Q: Do you have a favorite sports team? Who? Explain. A: The Giants because I like the colors. Q: What is your dream vacation? A: Hollywood, Florida Q: What is your dream car? A: A 1999 Mustang. Q: Would you rather be loved or feared? A: I would rather be feared. Q: What is your spirit animal? Please Explain. A: My spirit animal is a lion because I’m a king. Q: Who do you look up to for inspiration? A: I look up to rappers like Lil Marv. Q: What is the meaning of life? A: Nothing, we live and work for nothing.
Joshua Pineda
by Ray Celaya
Q: What is your name? A: My name is Joshua Pineda. Q: How old are you? A: I am 17 years old. Q: Is it better to book smart of street smart? A: It’s better to be book smart. You can start something and earn. Q: What is your strongest school subject? A: My strongest subject is English. Q: What is your weakest school subject? A: My weakest subject is math. Q: How do you make a difference at Fresno High? A: I stay positive to make a difference at Fresno High. Q: What would you have changed the mascot to? A: I would have changed the mascot to a body builder. Q: What’s next after high school? A: After high school military service because baseball is not the plan anymore. Q: What makes you the happiest? A: Being able to wake up and walk. Q: What is your greatest fear? A: My greatest fear is not graduating. Q: What is your worst habit? A: My worst habit is being lazy and procrastinating. Q: What are your hobbies? A: I exercise, play sports, and play video games. Q: What’s your favorite fast food? A: My favorite fast food is Chick-F-A. Q: Who’s your favorite musical artist(s)? A: Drake is my favorite musical artist. Q: Do you have a favorite sports team? Who? Explain. A: My favorite team is the Raiders because my dad is from Oakland. Q: What is your dream vacation? A: I want to visit New York on New Years. Q: What is your dream car? A: My dream car is a G Wagon. Q: Would you rather be loved or feared? A: I would rather be loved. Q: What is your spirit animal? Please Explain. A: My spirit animal is a monkey. Q: Who do you look up to for inspiration? A: I look up to Derek Carr. Q: What is the meaning of life? A: Being overall happy and healthy.
Tristan McDonald
by Kayla Madrigal
Q: What is your name? A: Tristan McDonald Q: How old are you? A: 15. Q: Is it better to book smart of street smart? A: Book smart because stuff always changes, and books have stuff, so stuff always changes. Q: What is your strongest school subject? A: Math, but I never do the work there. Q: What is your weakest school subject? A: My weakest subject is English. Q: How do you make a difference at Fresno High? A: By being nice and caring. Q: What would you have changed the mascot to? A: I would not have changed it. Q: What is next after high school? A: College and try for a medical degree. Q: What makes you the happiest? A: Being around my friends. Q: What is your greatest fear? A: Being alone. Q: What is your worst habit? A: My worst habit is talking a lot. Q: What are your hobbies? A: My hobbies are running, drawing, and not doing homework. Q: What is your favorite fast food? A: In-N-Out is my favorite fast-food place. Q: Who is your favorite musical artist(s)? A: Juice Wrld and Drake Q: Do you have a favorite sports team? Who? Explain. A: Raiders because I grew up watching them and I enjoy watching them play. Q: What is your dream vacation?A: Paris to go sightseeing in France. Q: What is your dream car? A: 1951 Hudson Hornet. Q: Would you rather be loved or feared? A: Loved because being feared by people is not something I want to be. Q: What is your spirit animal? Please Explain. A: A sloth. I’m lazy and I take a long time to do things. Q: Who do you look up to for inspiration? A: I do not really look up to anyone. Q: What is the meaning of life? A: Live it to the fullest because you only live once.
Nathaniel Martinez
by Jazzy Alvarado
Q: What is your name? A: Nathaniel Lee Martinez. Q: How old are you? A: I am 18 years old. Q: Is it better to book smart of street smart? A: It’s good to be both because in order to be street smart you have to be book smart. Q: What is your strongest school subject? A: English is my strongest school subject because reading and writing is easy for me. Q: What is your weakest school subject? A: Math because I don’t think numbers and letters go together. Q: How do you make a difference at Fresno High? A: I try to smile at everyone I see. Q: What would you have changed the mascot to? A: I would have left it the same. Q: What’s next after high school? A: I plan on going to Fresno City to study mechanics. Q: What makes you the happiest? A: I love being around people he likes. Q: What is your greatest fear? A: My greatest fear is losing to my anger. Q: What is your worst habit? A: My worst habit is procrastination here and there. Q: What are your hobbies? A: My hobbies are playing guitar, drawing, and working on cars. Q: What’s your favorite fast food? A: I don’t eat any fast food. Q: Who’s your favorite musical artist(s)? A: I really like listening to J Cole. Q: Do you have a favorite sports team? Who? Explain. A: My favorite football team is the Patriots, and my favorite baseball team is the Dodgers. Q: What is your dream vacation? A: My dream vacation would be to Antarctica. Q: What is your dream car? A: I would really like to have an SRT Redeye Hellcat. Q: Would you rather be loved or feared? A: I would rather be loved than feared. Q: What is your spirit animal? Please Explain. A: My spirit animal is a bear because when I was little everyone used to call me that. Q: Who do you look up to for inspiration? A: I look up to my dad because he was an awesome person. Q: What is the meaning of life? A: I think the meaning of life is to be there for others and to spread positivity.
Rudy Verduzco
by Daniel Pursell
Q: What is your name? A: Rudy Verduzco Q: How old are you? A: I am 17 years old. Q: Is it better to book smart of street smart? A: I think that it would be better to be book smart because you would have a lot of knowledge. Q: What is your strongest school subject? A: English is my strongest because I feel like I understand it the most. Q: What is your weakest school subject? A: Math is my weakest because math just feels hard to me. Q: How do you make a difference at Fresno High? A: I make a difference by the younger students with their homework. Q: What would you have changed the mascot to? A: I would have changed the mascot to an OWL. Q: What’s next after high school? A: For me, the next after high school is college because I wanted a better education for a better job. Q: What makes you the happiest? A: The thing that makes me the happiest is being with my friends. Q: What is your greatest fear? A: My greatest fear is heights because I like to stay connected to the ground. Q: What is your worst habit? A: My worst habit is procrastinating because I always do things at the last minute and it comes out worse than I thought. Q: What are your hobbies? A: My hobbies are sports and games because those are the things that I enjoy the most. Q: What’s your favorite fast food? A: My favorite fast food is McDonalds because I had it a lot as a kid. Q: Who’s your favorite musical artist(s)? A: Drake is my favorite artist because I have been listening to him since I was little. Q: Do you have a favorite sports team? Who? Explain. A: 49ers because I watched it when I was younger with my dad. Q: What is your dream vacation? A: I want to go to Paris because I want to see the Eiffel tower. Q: What is your dream car? A: Tesla because I like the way it looks. Q: Would you rather be loved or feared? A: loved because it’s a better feeling than feared. Q: What is your spirit animal? Please Explain. A: A wolf because they are loyal. Q: Who do you look up to for inspiration? A: My dad because he always gives me great motivation. Q: What is the meaning of life? A: The meaning of life is to enjoy life with friends and family.
Valentin Nava
by Isaiah Estrada
Q: What is your name? A: My name is Valentin Nava. Q: How old are you? A: I am 16 years old. Q: Is it better to book smart of street smart? A: It is better to be street smart. Q: What is your strongest school subject? A: My strongest subject is Biology. Q: What is your weakest school subject? A: My weakest subject would be Algebra 2/Math. Q: How do you make a difference at Fresno High? A: I make a difference at Fresno High by playing on the basketball team and helping them win. Q: What would you have changed the mascot to? A: I would leave it as Royce Hall for no distractions. Q: What’s next after high school? A: I will attend college after high school. Q: What makes you the happiest? A: Music makes me happy. Q: What is your greatest fear?A: My greatest fear is failure. Q: What is your worst habit? A: Procrastinating is my worst habit that I plan on fixing. Q: What are your hobbies? A: Some of my hobbies are playing basketball, watching TV/movies and being with family. Q: What’s your favorite fast food? A: In-N-Out burger is my favorite place to eat. Q: Who’s your favorite musical artist(s)? A: Mac Miller and Isaiah Rashad are my favorite artists. Q: Do you have a favorite sports team? Who? Explain. A: The Las Vegas Raiders is my favorite team because I was born into it, and I'll die a fan. Q: What is your dream vacation? A: A trip to Hawaii is my dream vacation because it seems peaceful. Q: What is your dream car? A: A 1960 Cadillac Coup de Ville is my dream car since you hardly see them around. Q: Would you rather be loved or feared? A: I prefer to be loved. Q: What is your spirit animal? Please Explain. A: My spirit animal is a sea otter. I love Monterey Beach and enjoy watching them from far away. Q: Who do you look up to for inspiration? A: Kobe Bryant inspires me because his work ethic is outmatched. Q: What is the meaning of life? A: The meaning of life in my opinion would be to have as much fun before it’s too late.
Emilio Orozco
by Daisy Alvarado
Q: What is your name? A: My name is Emilio Orozco. Q: How old are you? A: I am 17. Q: Is it better to book smart of street smart? A: I think it’s better to be street smart. Q: What is your strongest school subject? A: My strongest subject is Spanish. Q: What is your weakest school subject? A: My weakest subject is math. Q: How do you make a difference at Fresno High? A: I make a difference by being kind to others. Q: What would you have changed the mascot to? A: I have no opinion on the school mascot. Q: What’s next after high school? A: After high school I plan on going to Fresno City. Q: What makes you the happiest? A: My family and my girlfriend make me the happiest. Q: What is your greatest fear? A: My greatest fear is losing my family and those I love. Q: What is your worst habit? A: My worst habit is being empathetic to those who do not care. Q: What are your hobbies? A: My hobbies consist of playing music and soccer. Q: What’s your favorite fast food? A: My favorite fast food is Chick-Fil-A. Q: Who’s your favorite musical artist(s)? A: My favorite musical artist is Grupo Cizma. Q: Do you have a favorite sports team? Who? Explain. A: My favorite sports team is Real Madrid because it’s always been that way. Q: What is your dream vacation? A: My dream vacation is Spain. Q: What is your dream car? A: My dream car is a GTR. Q: Would you rather be loved or feared? A: I would rather be loved. Q: What is your spirit animal? Please Explain. A: I have no spirit animal. Q: Who do you look up to for inspiration? A: I look up to my dad. Q: What is the meaning of life? A: The meaning of life is living.
Ian Owdom
by Conor Hustedde
Q: What is your name? A: Ian Owdom. Q: How old are you? A: I am 14. Q: Is it better to book smart of street smart? A: It’s better to be book smart because you can go far in life hire people to tell you how to be street smart. Q: What is your strongest school subject? A: Spanish since it’s easy. Q: What is your weakest school subject? A: My weakest subject is English because I don’t have the best vocabulary Q: How do you make a difference at Fresno High? A: I make a difference at Fresno High by being a model student. Q: What would you have changed the mascot to? A: I would have changed it to a lion because they are big and strong. Q: What’s next after high school? A: I’m going to go to college because I don’t know what else to do. Q: What makes you the happiest? A: Playing baseball makes me the happiest because it is fun. Q: What is your greatest fear? A: Having nothing to do after high school because life would be pointless. Q: What is your worst habit? A: Falling off a skateboard and just laying there. Q: What are your hobbies? A: I like video games and baseball. Q: What’s your favorite fast food? A: McDonalds, I get a quarter pounder with fries. I like it because it tastes good. Q: Who’s your favorite musical artist(s)? A: Kanye West because it sounds good. Q: Do you have a favorite sports team? Who? Explain. A: The Giants because my dad introduced me to them when I was young. Q: What is your dream vacation? A: My dream vacation is a cruise ship with my friends Matt and Miles. Q: What is your dream car? A: My dream car is a motor scooter that is rusty. Q: Would you rather be loved or feared? A: I would definitely be loved over be feared since I would have no one to socialize with. Q: What is your spirit animal? Please Explain. A: A meerkat because they are cool. Q: Who do you look up to for inspiration? A: My older brother Bruce because he has made it very far in life in an independent way. Q: What is the meaning of life? A: The meaning of life is to not die.
David De la Cruz
by Nick Bonilla
Q: What is your name? A: David Delacruz. Q: How old are you? A: 18. Q: Is it better to book smart of street smart? A: It’s better to be street-smart because you’ll have more knowledge of where you need to go. Q: What is your strongest school subject? A: English, because it helps improving your grammar. Q: What is your weakest school subject? A: Weakest subject is math because it has to many numbers and not good with them. Q: How do you make a difference at Fresno High? A: Make a difference by showing respect to other people. Q: What would you have changed the mascot to? A: Would have changed the mascot into a spartan because I think it will be cool. Q: What’s next after high school? A: Planning on going to city college for a while and then transfer to Fresno State. Q: What makes you the happiest? A: Being with my family makes me happy. Q: What is your greatest fear? A: Not being able to reach my goals is one of my greatest fears. Q: What is your worst habit? A: One of my worst habits is spending money. Q: What are your hobbies? A: Hobbies are sports and traveling, I have been sports since I was a kid and I like to travel because I like being able to explore new things. Q: What’s your favorite fast food? A: In-N-Out is one of my favorite fast-food places. Q: Who’s your favorite musical artist(s)? A: Polo G is one of my favorite music artists because I always like his music. Q: Do you have a favorite sports team? Who? Explain. A: Raiders is my favorite sports team because my dad always liked them. Q: What is your dream vacation? A: My dream vacation is to go to Hawaii. Q: What is your dream car? A: My dream car is a Mercedes. Q: Would you rather be loved or feared? A: To be loved because I'm not someone that anyone should fear. Q: What is your spirit animal? Please Explain. A: My spirit animal would be a lion because I have a lot of pride. Q: Who do you look up to for inspiration? A: My future self is my inspiration. Q: What is the meaning of life? A: The meaning of life would be just to live to the fullest.