Irving Independent School District (ISD) is thrilled to announce the official unveiling of the Student Influencers for the 2023-2024 academic year at MacArthur High School, as part of the Irving ISD Student Influencer program.
Get to know the MacArthur High School influencers by reading their self-written bios below:
Hetzenny Gallardo
Hello! I’m Hetzenny Gallardo, a junior at MacArthur High School. At school, I proudly serve as the Class of 2025 president. Additionally, I’ve qualified nationally in TAFE (Texas Association of Future Educators), FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America), and I’m involved in NTHS (National Technical Honor Society). Beyond school, I enjoy activities like baking, traveling and swimming.
Peter Ivanov
Здравей! My name is Peter Ivanov and I’m a junior at MacArthur High School. I’m involved in various activities and clubs ranging from playing for our varsity tennis team to being president of our MacArthur DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) organization. Outside of the courts and classroom, I spend my time tutoring children at Kumon and instructing those interested in karate at the local martial arts gym, Holan’s Texas Karate Do. Originally, my family is from Bulgaria, which has caused me to fall in love with traveling and trying tasty cuisines. In my life, values I strive to uphold are being kind, truthful and magnanimous; a long-term goal I have is to instill useful knowledge into others in order to help society thrive.
Christian Santana
Hola! I’m Christian Santana, a senior at MacArthur High School. Throughout my four years at MacArthur, I’ve been deeply involved as a senior class officer, varsity tennis player, member of Destination Imagination, student council, DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), NTHS (National Technical Honor Society) and NHS (National Honor Society). Additionally, I have also led KMAC, MacArthur’s student-led broadcast program, as the Producer and the Spanish Club as President. From Monday to Friday I am Christian, the scholar, but on the weekends I am Santana, the oldest brother. My family of six – composed of my dad, mom, sister and brothers, the J’s (Johnny and Junior) – are the ones I do it all for with the hope that one day they can proudly say their “Chris” is anchoring the national news on Telemundo.
