Isabella Cervantes – Denver East High School
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Isabella Cervantes is a high school senior at Denver East High School who currently holds a 3.9 GPA. Cervantes’ academic achievements include Principal’s Honor Roll, National Honor Society, Honor Roll Academic Excellence, Dean’s Fellowship Award for Medical School Intensive Program at John Hopkins, and AP Scholar with Distinction and College Board Recognition Award. Cervantes belongs to Latino Students United, Progressive Democrats at East, and is on the Junior Varsity Tennis Team (2024/2025). Cervantes volunteers for Colorado Young Leaders, National Honor Society and through East High School. In addition, Cervantes is an accomplished artist with strong academic achievement and a passion for research and public health.
Favorite Book: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Favorite Movie: Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock
Favorite Subject: Chemistry
Favorite Music: Zach Bryan
Future Career: Physician
Hero: My mom, Lilia Cervantes.
Favorite Hobby: Watercoloring
Favorite Social Media Follow: Instagram
Words to live by: “Let your light shine always.” – Karen Haller
Community Involvement: Cervantes participates and volunteers on Youth Advisory Board for Colorado Young Leaders; through several organizations and East High School. Cervantes also has research experience through the National Kidney Foundation and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Why is Community Involvement important? Cervantes says, “As a trilingual Latina, my personal experiences navigating language and culture, have shaped my commitment to advocacy driven leadership. Serving my community not only benefits others but also myself as it increases my confidence in my ability to make positive change.”
If I could improve the world I would…
“…. continue my research on kidney disparities to improve outcome for underrepresented groups in medicine.”
College of choice: Cervantes has applied at the University of Boulder, University of Pittsburg, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Yale University.
