Ashley Lopez, 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 is in her first year of journalism and is excited to learn more about what the program has to offer. Outside of school, she enjoys baking, reading and listening to music when she is stressed or doing homework. After high school, she hopes to pursue her dream of becoming a lawyer and wants to attend UC Berkeley in California. One of the many causes she supports is animal welfare. She loves to help charities that support animal care and rescue whenever she can, as well as volunteer and visit animals at her local shelter. A place she would love to visit is Greece, where she wants to see Santorini and Mount Lycabettus.