Alondra Delgado

St. Philip’s Early College High School valedictorian Alondra Delgado isn’t letting the COVID-19 pandemic bring her down. If anything, the recent happenings have solidified her choice to study biology when she attends The University of Texas at San Antonio in the fall. 

“With the COVID-19 crisis, I see we have the need for medical professionals,” she said. “Where some people might not want to be a medical professional now, I do even more. I want to be able to help, do something about it, not just sit here. I feel like this has pushed me more towards that area of study.”

Alondra, who has an affinity for math and has interned in an optometry clinic during her time at St. Philip’s, plans to become a pharmacist after graduating from college.

“The medical field interests me because you can get a personal connection with the patients,” she said. “You’re not just helping them, you are getting to know them at a deeper level. It’s not just about giving them a service, it is about physically giving them what they need, and also mentally as a person helping them get through a situation.”

Alondra will graduate from St. Philip’s with an associate degree in liberal arts and has been active on the early college high school campus as the president of the school’s National Honor Society, math tutor, and co-creator of the Media Club. 

“I have always wanted to get a head in the game of life; I wanted to do things before others,” she said. “I mean, getting an associate [degree] before you graduate high school, that helps a lot, money-wise, but also with time, depending what you want to study. I am glad I ended up going to St. Philip’s.”

Alondra and her family moved to San Antonio when she was a sophomore, and it didn’t take her long to fall in love with the city and her school. 

“I feel like San Antonio is my home now,” she said. “I was more introverted person when I was living in Brownsville; I didn’t talk to a lot of people. But everyone here is so outgoing. They got me to talk and now I am able to socialize I have opened up and trust and rely on people which was hard for me before. My friends here and the people in San Antonio are just nice in general. People here are more about forming connections.”

In addition to her academics and clubs at St. Philip’s, Alondra likes to paint in watercolor and play ukulele in her free time. 

Senior Class Officers
Alexandra Palomo - President
Noelani Vaquera - Vice President
Tanashja Richardson - Secretary
Marc Semintal - Historian
Essie Richardson - Seargent at Arms

Class Colors
Blue

Class Flower
Sunflower

Class Song
We are Young! - by Fun

School Colors
Light Blue and Brunt Orange

School Mascot
Wolverine

St. Philip's Early College 
High School
Class of 2020

#1 Alondra Delgado, The University of Texas at San Antonio

#2 Nissi Lovina Gonzales, The University of Texas at San Antonio

#3 George Rabago Jr., The University of Texas at San Antonio
#4 Sabrina Naomi Chavez, Texas State University

#5 Essie Teresa Richardson, Prairie View A&M University

Graduates

Noe Barbosa, Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Stephen Elias Briseno, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Cecilia Lucero Campirano, Our Lady of the Lake University 

Chelsea Celestino, Our Lady of the Lake University 

Gabriella Jasmine Cerda, Western Governors University 

Lizbeth Davila, San Antonio College

Jacob Paul Fernandez, Texas Tech University 

David Waring Fuentes, Texas A&M San Antonio 

Michael Anthony Gomez, Texas A&M San Antonio 

Raquel Monique Gomez, Texas A&M San Antonio 

Sarah Amalia Gonzalez, Our Lady of the Lake University 

Marco Antonio Guerrero, Our Lady of the Lake University 

Jamia Denise Gutierrez, Our Lady of the Lake University 

Hallie Ty’jeanae Harris, Angelo State University 

Ethan Thomas Lozano Hernandez, St. Philip’s College 

Jacob Lorenzo Holmes, St. Mary’s University

Nathan Charles Hood, Texas State University 

Katlynn Elizabeth Jimenez, Oral Roberts University

Charles James Lee Leonard-Batiste, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Damien Ray Lopez, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Darius Noel Maciel, Workforce

Ethan Jorge Martinez, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Hilaria Mandi R Mirelez, Texas A&M San Antonio 

Matius Alejandro Monreal, Texas State University 

Jonathan Noel Moreno, Workforce

Sebastian Gabriel Moreno, Workforce

Jessica Orozco Texas, A&M Corpus Christi

Karina Orozco, Our Lady of the Lake University 

Alexandra Nicole Palomo, Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Cristina Nayeli Perez, Our Lady of the Lake University 

Aaliyah Isiss Prince, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Raul Jose Ramirez, San Antonio College 

Zariyah Yanae Rice, Angelo State University 

Tanashja Eunekie Richardson, St. Philip’s College 

Savanna Roxanna Riojas, Texas A&M San Antonio 

Marc Anthony Simental, Workforce

Lazarus Scheel Ja’kobi Sullivan Woods, Workforce

Riley Scott Suniga, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Luis Rivas Trejo, Texas Tech 

Noelani Renee Vaquera, Texas A&M Kingsville 

Arturo Corona Villarreal, Texas A&M Corpus Christi

MyLove Kiariah Wallace, Stephen F. Austin University 

Iverson Stephon White, Workforce