Oscar Ramirez

Oscar Ramirez is a 15-year-old sophomore from Mexico. He was born on October 1, 1992. Seemingly shy at first, he had a lot to say about his move to the United States. He moved from Mexico last year and he loves living in the U.S. because "it has more opportunities." When he was in Mexico, he lived on a ranch. "I used to ride horses. It was one of my hobbies over there." He now lives in San Mateo with two of his brothers while another one of his brothers lives in Mexico.

His other interests include soccer. "My favorite team is Guadalajara. It's a Mexican team." He isn't in any clubs but he used to be on a sports team until he quit. Oscar's favorite movie is The Mist and although he couldn't pick a favorite music artist, his favorite music is Hip Hop and Rap. He really likes his ELD class that is taught by Mr. Faber.

Oscar really wants to finish high school and go to college so he can get a good job.

Welcome Oscar!

Sasha Chiu

Raquel Ann Sasha Chiu, better known as just Sasha Chiu, recently moved to the United States from Toronto, Canada. She is a 17 year old senior who was born on September 29, 1990. She is also an only child and loves it.

Sasha enjoys many extracurricular activities such as attending the survey club. She just donated her hair to Locks of Love, something she has been wanting to do for a while. She likes to shop and go to crazy, wild parties. When asked what her favorite movie was, she responded with "I have so many, oh my god," but finally settled with two holiday favorites, Halloween and Christmas Carol. Her favorite type of music is classical but her favorite musicians are Hilary Duff, The Spice Girls, and Britney Spears. Sasha is also a vegetarian and hasn't eaten meat since February of this year. She aides for Mr. Faber's ELD class and really enjoys it. "I love Mr. Faber because he's nice. He has a large attention span and a great amount of patience."

She lives in San Mateo now with her mother and her stepfather. She enjoys living here better than living in Canada. She thinks the weather is better and it's more diverse. On the differences between Canada and the U.S., Sasha thinks "Canada is more liberal and democratic. There is free health care and gay marriage is allowed." She loves San Mateo High School because of the campus. "I like how we embrace all different cultures and I love the spirit." Sasha attended Etobicoke Collegiate Institute before transferring to San Mateo High.

Sasha plans on going to college, preferably San Diego State, and then getting married. She wants to adopt two kids and she hopes to get twins.