By Lucas Greifzu – Staff Reporter

Angel Santiago is an active member of the Jonathan Law community. He is the sophomore class president, a varsity tennis player, and a member of the football team. He also volunteers his time with the Jonathan Law Key Club. Advocate staff reporter Lucas Greifzu interviewed Santiago about the Key Club and time management.

Lucas Greifzu: What motivates you do volunteer with the Key Club?

Angel Santiago: Well I enjoy volunteering with my friends. And I enjoy generally helping people. Making someone else’s life easier makes me feel good and I know other members feel the same.

LG: What do you do for the Key Club besides volunteering at the events and fundraisers?

AS: Being an officer I help make decisions for key club by voicing my opinion to the other officers and helping get the correct number of people to every event. And as PR director, I try and maintain a good relationship with the Keyettes and other volunteering clubs.

LG: Do you want to go farther with Key Club?

AS: Yes, I’m currently running for Key Club President. I would like to be Key Club president because key club has always been something very close to me and the people there really represent what the club is about and it would be my honor and my privilege to lead them into the 2019-2020 year.

LG: What would you say to people who aren’t certain about joining Key Club?

AS: What I would say to people who are indifferent about joining key club is that it is a great experience to have with your friends it looks great on your college resume you can graduate with distinction and even better if you can obtain a leadership position that also looks amazing on your college resume and it’s really for fulfilling.

LG: Since you clearly have so much on your plate, what would you recommend to people who struggle with time management?

AS: I would say to people that struggle with time management – don’t put things on your plate that you don’t want to do. I personally enjoy Key Club, being president, making my documentaries, and doing the classes that I have. But if there were something on my list that I didn’t enjoy that would bring me a lot of stress. Another thing to help people with time management is sometimes that you have to be willing to sacrifice your time, your energy, and your heart to do those extracurricular activities. You can expect to excel in every single one of them without having to take a hit in another. But that doesn’t mean that you have to get an A in the class to be class president. It does mean maybe rather than going out to a party with your friends you stay home and study, because you know you have a Key Club meeting that night that might run a little bit late.