This week’s Farmer Focus is on senior Guillermo Franco who enjoys visiting friends and family in Mexico and mentoring elementary school students through StuCo.

SNAPSHOTS

Favorite Color: Red

Favorite word: Sensational

Least Favorite song: Anything with Taylor Swift

Birthplace: Nacogdoches, Texas

Something you do for fun: Video games

ZOOMING IN

Q: What do you like about going back to Mexico?

A: “I just love the environment. It’s completely different from here. There’s more freedom [and] more adventure.”

Q: Why did you decide to start mentoring?

A: “At first friends would tell me I should try it, and I thought it would be cool. Then I started thinking about it and realized I could seriously change someones life doing this. These kids all need help, whether with school or with family, and I just want to be there for them.”

Q: Is the mentoring only for school related things?

A: “No. First we do what the teacher wants us to do, like certain assignments or extra work, and then we talk about anything they want. I’m mainly there to comfort them.”

Q: How do you like mentoring?

A: “I love it. Most of these kids are outcasts in their schools, but then I talk to them and they are really cool kids.”

Q: Do you plan on continuing mentoring after high school?

A: “Yeah. I would like to continue, but I don’t have any plans to do so right now.”

Q: What colleges have you applied to and been accepted to?

A: “I’ve applied to UT, SFA and I got accepted into A&M, but my dream school is Baylor.”

Q: What are you going to miss the most about high school?

A: “The students … Well, not exactly the students, but my friends. Once we go off to college we are going to go our separate ways and I probably won’t see them much again.”

Q: What have you enjoyed most about high school?

A: “Being able to hang out with my friends. I always love going out and just spending time with them. And also being able to mentor has been a great experience for me.”