The CHIEF September 2026

Upperclass Acts

ANDREW DÍAZ

. NICKNAMES: ANDRÉS, CHALINO

ROLE MODEL(S): Chalino Sánchez, Jorge Hernández, José Díaz (my grandpa)

FAVORITE AUTHOR/BOOK: Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley and Ron Powers

ACTIVITIES @ PTHS: Key Club, Spanish Club, Pontio, occasional student tours to Livingston County War Museum

MOST POSITIVE MOMENT: Visiting my family in Mexico for the first time.

FONDEST MEMORY OF HIGH SCHOOL SO FAR: Working on HB 4652 with Mr. Ritter

PET PEEVES: People chewing with their mouths open and making fun of others for trying to speak a new language.

3 MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST: Historical reenacting, learning foreign languages, and studying Chicano culture PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: I’d like to work in a career involving the Spanish language, whether it be as an interpreter, a Spanish educator, an English tutor, or an ESL teacher. I plan to go to Heartland, then Wesleyan.

WHAT MY FRIENDS WILL REMEMBER ABOUT ME: My compassion and clothing style.

HOW WOULD YOU SPEND $1,000,000? $200,000 to causes that I believe in; the rest is split between my family, friends, and me. IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT 3 ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT WITH YOU? Water purifier, flares, and some nice speakers bumping some corridazos chingones.

FAVORITE MOVIE: All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

MOST INSPIRATIONAL SONG: “Oh Qué Será?” by Willie Colón

LAST WORDS OF ADVICE: “Leave the world a better place than you found it.”

FAVORITE CLASS: Tie between APUSH and Environmental Earth Science