Miami High is not just her school, it’s her second home. You see her proudly representing her class and clubs at pep rallies, and you’ll often see her making splashes in the pool with the swimming and water polo teams. Sophomore Ingrid Espinosa-Hueck bleeds blue and gold.

Class President

Ingrid ran for president of Class of 2018 because she wanted to experience what it’s like to be a leader.    Ingrid says, “It takes a lot of dedication and you have to love what you do to get things done.”

Being class president, however, isn’t an easy task. Ingrid said that people think that high school is easy for her, but it’s harder being president because there will always be eyes on her.

Beyond President

Being class president may be a tough task, but what about being in eight other clubs and playing two sports as well? Ingrid is a part of five honor societies: BETA, English Honor Society (EHS), Historical Honor Society (HSH), National Honor Society (NHS), and Science Honor Society (SHS), where she is the historian. She also is involved in Future Educators of America (FEA), Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), and Student Court Justices, and is a member of the on the swimming and water polo teams here, as well.

Ingrid doesn’t have a problem with being so involved in school. “It’s a way for you to make many new friends,” she says. She admits to spending so much time in school that she gets home really late and just knocks out. Nevertheless, she said, “It’s worthwhile because you’re being active in school and achieving so many goals.”

Family

Ingrid has three siblings, two of whom are Miami High alumni. Her older brother Erick was SGA president in 2008, and Andrea, her sister, was the class of 2010 president. Her third sibling is her twin, Alvaro, who is currently the vice president for Class of 2018. It’s obvious that she comes from a family of leaders.

“Having a twin is aggravating, and yet pretty cool,” Ingrid says. They have a normal love/hate brother and sister relationship. They sometimes do things that most twins do, such as saying the same things at the same time, yet they still have qualities that separate them from other sets of twins.

“When we see each other in the hallways, we always do something funny, like make a bird noise, then just keep walking,” Ingrid says.

The duo may fight a lot, but Ingrid says, “I always have his back, and he always has mine.” Ingrid comments that she loves her brother even though she doesn’t always tell him that.  It’s rare that you’ll see Ingrid separated from Alvaro, but when you do see her alone, she’ll still be the same friendly and social person.

Ingrid’s uncle Dr. Erick Hueck is the AP and Honors chemistry teacher at Miami High as well as the science department chairperson. She enjoys attending school where her uncle works because she has guidance and an amazing role model. She adds that he feeds her once in a while.

Students tend to judge her before even getting to know her. They always say that she has it easy, but in reality, she does not. “I have pressure from my uncle to go over my limit and always do better,” she says, which can sometimes be stressful. Ingrid doesn’t mind it though, because she says that he is actually helping her.

Life Away From Miami High

Ingrid Espinosa-Hueck was born October 26, 1999, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach. She spent her elementary and middle school years at Coral Way K-8 center.

Of all the schools that she could’ve attended, she chose Miami High because she believes that it will help to develop her as a person because of the many opportunities offered here.

Ingrid says that most of her time is spent in school, but when she isn’t there, she’s either at Barnes and Nobles, swimming in the pool, or out to the movies.