School pride runs through junior Pablo Iraheta’s veins. Being involved in SGA and ruling the Beta Knights every which way, keeps Pablo at school for hours on end.

Being motivated is an essential part of accomplishing a dream goal. “Seeing my sister when I was in middle school being the president of the best club, Beta, motivated me to go for it. Also, seeing my cousins being involved and being officers of the club,” he said. “They always told me that I would be great for it and so I went for it. I enjoy every second of it. “

BETA PRESIDENT

If you ever hear someone say, “Let us lead by serving others”, then you must know that’s the one and only Beta motto. “Beta is very unique from all the clubs in this school. It’s not only because we are an Honor Society, but we just simply show leadership,” said Pablo. “Our club might not be a service club, but yes we do service, have socials, and most importantly, we are family. As you can see in school, most of Miami High’s leaders are Betas.”

As the new president of Beta, Pablo wants to maintain the club’s high level of excellence. “My expectation for this year is to keep it at the top of the other clubs in Miami High as it has been in past years,” he said. “Likewise, I want to continue doing our traditional events such as Pie Time and Dancing with the Stings.”

Pablo said that the effort and hard work he puts in this club are worth everything, but he can’t do it alone. “I have a wonderful group of officers which I’m grateful to have, and I can’t forget my amazing advisor that loves everything we do for this club,” he said.

Confidence is in his blood. “Yes, I was confident I was going to win Beta president because I would get along with the members and the members with me. When it came to voting, I was the only one running, making it 100% sure that I would win,“ he said.

Pablo said that if the members want him as president for his senior year, then he will run again and be president for two terms.

Being Beta president has its pros and cons. “The hardest part is having the stress of upcoming events such as homecoming. The easiest is mostly everything when you have a great group of officers you can work with,” said Pablo.

Pablo’s advice to whoever wants to be a Beta president is to be involved since freshman year, attend socials, services, and other Beta related events. Most importantly, get an officer position early and work well with Dr. Hueck, the advisor.

SGA Treasurer

Besides leading Beta, Pablo also dedicates a lot of his time to SGA as its treasurer. “As Sophomore Class Vice president last year, I wanted to take a bigger step and be part of the Student Government Association in school,” said Pablo.

In order to become an SGA officer, you need to put effort and dedication to earn a spot. “When the day came, I signed up and then worked when it was campaign week,” he said. “I put a great deal of flyers around school, banners, and also paid for the TV ad. The twist came when I started giving out cupcakes, cookies, candy, and tags.”

So far, Pablo said that he enjoys his position as SGA officer since he’s working with a magnificent group of officers and has Ms. Puentes as his advisor.

“My advice to anyone who wants to be an SGA treasurer is to be very organized and super responsible and do your paperwork the correct way from the beginning so you don’t need to go back and forth with treasurer Mr.Portuondo, “said Pablo.

“Having fun with the other SGA officers and seeing how the school is progressing with what we are doing make it worth my while,” he said. “On the other hand, doing paperwork that deals with money and going to the treasurer’s office have been the toughest part about being an SGA treasurer. “

Although this school year has just started, Pablo already has plans for next year. “I won’t stay in the same position; I would like to move up because I like to take new challenges in life,” he said.

Personal Life

Pablo, 17 years old, was born on January 26, 1998, at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Growing up, he attended Citrus Grove Elementary and Citrus Grove Middle. Pablo’s family is from El Salvador. “I really can’t say how many members are in my family because it will take me a long time to count, but in my house we are four: my parents, my older sister, and myself,” he said.

He loves being a student at Miami High. “All my years in MHS have been exciting, from seeing the first homecoming parade, attending football, volleyball, softball, basketball games, pep rallies, becoming a member of Beta, SHS, NHS, MAO, SGA, and now being Beta president and SGA treasurer, “ he said. “All of these have given me the opportunity to meet new people and have friends that I wouldn’t have thought of.”

It might surprise others that he used to be shy. “Since my freshman year I’ve seen a change in myself from being a timid person who didn’t socialize with anyone to being an example to others that you can do whatever you want if you set your mind to it,” he said

Looking back at his high school years, Pablo said that his best year so far has been his sophomore year, when he was Class Vice- President and by the end of the year became SGA treasurer. His worst moment was his freshman year getting booed at the pep rallies.

With an unweighted GPA of 3.7 and weighted GPA of 4.5 Pablo’s easiest classes have been Spanish, geometry, and algebra. On the other hand, he has had a tough time in AP biology and chemistry class. “It was really stressing but, I passed those classes,” he said.

He has various goals for his future. He wants to study architectural engineering or become a federal agent (D.E.A.). In order to achieve his goals for his future, he wants to attend universities out of state such as University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), New York University (NYU), or Louisiana State University (LSU). His backup plan would be University of Florida (UF), Florida State University (FSU), Florida International University (FIU), or University of Miami (UM).