Catherine Arrieta Reynoso is 17 years old, and is a senior at Hoover High School and part of the ALMA academy. She was born on August 8, in Tijuana, Baja California Mexico. Catherine used to live there with her mom, dad and 2 sisters but in 2012 her older sister passed away which made a big impact on her life. In 2014 she came to San Diego with her dad and sister.  In 2017 her dad passed away and she it’s just her and her sister. Every weekend she goes to visit her mom. Catherine prefers to be called by her nickname which is “Cathy”. Her two goals are making her family proud and becoming a U.S. Customes and Border Patrol officer. She enjoys spending her free time painting, drawing and going out with her friends. ICathy is a good friend to and whenever she sees her friends in need, she’s always there for them. Cathy makes her friends laugh everyday, because she has a goofy, caring, and out-of-this-world personality.