{"id":4442,"date":"2022-03-25T17:55:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T17:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/?p=4442"},"modified":"2022-03-29T22:07:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T22:07:57","slug":"student-spotlight-francisco-bendezu-22-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/?p=4442","title":{"rendered":"STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: FRANCISCO BENDEZU \u201922"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a prefect, Head Editor of The Phoenix<\/em>, and a member of the Honor Council, National Honor Society, and Model United Nations, Francisco Bendezu knows a little something about leadership. Over the course of his years at Trinity-Pawling, Francisco has worked hard to be a stellar student, teammate, and school leader while making meaningful contributions to the campus community. \u201cBeing a student leader has made my senior year a bit more difficult, but also more enriching,\u201d he began. \u201cI\u2019ve learned a lot about what I and others value in leaders, which is something that will certainly continue to be important as I move past T-P.\u201d Now a senior just months away from graduation, Francisco looks back on the last four years with pride and gratitude, and looks forward to a very bright future at Princeton University.<\/p>\n

Francisco\u2019s Early Action commitment to Princeton has certainly been a highlight accomplishment of his senior year. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor. A part of me still can\u2019t really believe it,\u201d he shared, reflecting on the impressive feat of attending an Ivy League school. \u201cIt\u2019s very daunting but also very exciting. I\u2019m looking forward to meeting the professors and students at Princeton, forming relationships, and pushing myself to greater heights.\u201d He will major in comparative literature, with certificate degrees (minors) in creative writing and journalism.<\/p>\n

Since Francisco\u2019s freshman year at Trinity-Pawling, the avid writer and published author has shared his writing expertise with the School community through the student-run newspaper The Phoenix<\/em> \u2014 an experience he has treasured.<\/p>\n

In addition to developing his academic skills and writing style, Francisco is also thankful for the sense of community that Trinity-Pawling has offered over the years. \u201cT-P has exposed me to a vibrant community that encompasses much more than academics. In that sense, the School has prepared me to tackle both college and life from a holistic perspective, which is definitely invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now as he embarks on his final Spring Term in the Pride, Francisco plans to make the most of the last few months on campus. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of the fact that I still push myself to be invested in the community. As a senior, it can be easy to lose motivation when it comes to giving back. I always hoped that I could be present and active and I\u2019ve pushed myself to do that.\u201d What is he most looking forward to for his senior spring? \u201cBeing with my closest friends for a few more weeks and everything that comes with the end of senior year. I can\u2019t wait for things like paintball and mini-golf.\u201d<\/p>\n

And then it\u2019s off to the Ivy League! Please join us in congratulating Francisco\u2026we wish him all the best!<\/p>\n

by Emma Christiantelli<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a prefect, Head Editor of The Phoenix, and a member of the Honor Council, National Honor Society, and Model United Nations, Francisco Bendezu knows a little something about leadership. Over the course of his years at Trinity-Pawling, Francisco has worked hard to be a stellar student, teammate, and school leader while making meaningful contributions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-march-2022"],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"IVY LEAGUE BOUND","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4442"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4491,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4442\/revisions\/4491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}