Ashley Cruz, a freshman, is on the staff of The Mirror, the award-winning student newspaper and website at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles. She likes to read comics for fun and listen to music to relax. Cruz is a huge music enthusiast whose favorite genre is jazz rap, and she collects vinyl records. Her favorite movie is “Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters.” Even though she is not political, she supports environmental causes like not throwing trash in the ocean to save sea animals. A place she would like to visit is Monaco because she wants to see the annual Formula One race, eat the delicious food and swim in the clear blue water. Cruz is a big Star Wars fan who collects Star Wars comics and figures and owns two Star Wars movies on Blu-ray.