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Posted in: News on 3/25/10 at 11:39 AM PST

Media Credit: Juan Lopez ASO President Steven Delgado smiles for his fellow Seahawks.

Associated Students Organization President Stephen Delgado grew up in San Pedro, California, where he lived for most of his youth. As a student, Delgado has had many struggles with school, which started when he had to endure a life of trouble, beginning with dropping out of school in the 9th grade.

Soon after, he found himself going in and out of juvenile hall. "From juvenile hall I was sent to a replacement home, from there I went to continuation school and eventually earned enough credits to reenter San Pedro High," said Delgado. "After living in the replacement home, I reentered Pedro High and then with hard work I not only graduated with a 3.1 GPA, but also with honors."

Then his educational career moved uphill when he received a scholarship from the Los Angeles Scholars program to Los Angeles Harbor College in 2008. It was at Harbor where he started becoming involved with volunteer work through the Peck Park Recreation Center. His involvement in volunteering gave him the opportunity to become focused on helping others. He then finished his first semester at Harbor with a 3.7 GPA.

In the spring semester of 2009, Delgado joined the ASO as a senator. Within that same semester, he became confident enough to run for ASO Vice Presidency, alongside his friend Esteban Robaleto, who ran for ASO President. They both campaigned all over campus which helped them to win approximately 80% of all the votes. "We basically posted up banners and flyers throughout the campus and also handed them out to the students which helped us win," said Delgado. Their main focus was to gain student involvement by creating clubs on campus and lots of student advocacy.


As the Vice President, he has helped three clubs to be formed by helping them find an advisor, and having them enter Club Rush. "Club Rush is an event on campus where all of Harbors clubs go out to the Seahawk Quad Area, and try to recruit members to their club," said Delgado.

This semester, his biggest goal as current ASO President, is to have more activities and events for LAHC students. School dances are on the list of activities, which were ideas always pushed away in the past. Also with the Harbor Teacher Prep Academy offering dances in the Seahawk Center for the high school students, there can certainly be dances organized for LAHC students as well. Delgado has plans and wants to see them come to succeed.

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