Julian Perez, contestant number 4, wishes to express the life struggles he has faced, especially with how he was wrongly judged, and how these struggles formed who he is and his desire to change the world. How was your day? “Well, today has been a good day for me so far, except for what happened during the passing period. I saw online about the New … Continue reading Julian Perez, Mr. Cardinal Contestant 4
Javier Tovar, contestant number 6, is one of the more unknown contestants this year. Javier would like to let people know that he went through a lot, but still wants to do more for others. Why do you want to major in Psychology? “Psychology plays a really important factor in my life and I want to pursue it to help others. Especially since I have … Continue reading Javier Tovar, Mr. Cardinal Contestant 6
Mr. Cardinal is around the corner and we wanted to get one on one interviews with the contestants to get a better understanding of who they are offstage. Daniel Macias is an ambitious, persistent, and determined guy who has participated in food drives, which is one of his greatest achievements, and has even volunteered in charity events. Daniel has organized a reading hour for children … Continue reading Daniel Macias, Mr. Cardinal Contestant 9
Most people only know Billy Rice as the ASB Junior President. He would like to show everyone a side of himself that not many people know. What are your life goals? “Well, my life goals have to be attending college, hopefully UC Riverside, and major in criminal justice because I want to be in a career in enforcement. And hopefully become the President of the … Continue reading Billy Rice, Mr. Cardinal Contestant 3
A year ago, Justin Mendoza was crowned Mr. Cardinal along with his court, Javier Molina, Jason Mendoza, and Nathan Hunter. Together, all of you experienced many happy and, at times, stressful moments as you carried out your duties; but when you reflect on the past year spent serving the crown, and think about all of those great memories that were made, the brotherhood created, and … Continue reading Farwell to 2017-2018 Cardinal Court
The annual Mr. Cardinal City Pageant took place at the beautiful Sturges Center of Performing Arts on Saturday, April 7, 2018 and after a thorough and highly competitive round of events, Alfonso Sanchez was crowned the new Mr. Cardinal! Of course, Alfonso cannot perform his duties without his court. The 2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Court is: Anthony Valencia, first runner-up; Omar Santana, second runner-up; and … Continue reading A New Era for Mr. Cardinal
What prompted you to join Mr. Cardinal? I wanted to get to know more people and help out the community. What is your favorite song and why do you like it so much? “Last Christmas.” It makes me happy. 🙂 What movie are you most excited about seeing? I’m actually not that into movies. I’d rather be active and playing tennis or soccer, or going … Continue reading 2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 15: Roman Camarena
What is your all-time favorite movie? I don’t have one. How about your top five? I think it would be: 5) Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick, 4) Chinatown by Roman Polanski, 3) Blade Runner 2049, the new one, by Denis Villeneuve, 2) Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, and 1) Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds Are there any other movies that you would recommend to others? One that … Continue reading 2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 14: Jeremy Barrios
What has been your best high school experience so far? My best high school experience? That’s quite difficult, but I have to say it’s the first day I got here because it’s the first day being in a new city and a new district. And just being by myself. What is something people don’t know about you? There are a lot of things people don’t … Continue reading 2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 13: Anthony Valencia
How would you describe yourself? I’d describe myself as spontaneous and random. Why did you join Mr. Cardinal? I joined because I saw Jason lose and I was there to support him. I’m also competing because it’s a really good title and I want to know that I did something in this school. Plus, I need the scholarship. 🙂 What was your favorite event as … Continue reading 2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 2: Alonzo Sanchez
