Nikolai Ortiz
What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
Definitely being the Board Chair of Events for Stanford OHS’ Student Government Team. I absolutely loved planning and hosting a wide variety of events for OHS, such as the online escape rooms, spirit week assemblies, game shows, laid-back house parties, and my personal favorite, the OHS Olympics. It’s been such an honor to get to know the student body better, and create (hopefully?) entertaining games and events for all to enjoy!
What is your favorite/best Stanford OHS memory?
It’s definitely a tossup between my Junior MIT Splash or doing an escape room with Dr. Wallhagen at a Texas Stanford OHS Meetup.
At my Junior MIT Splash, I had the time of my life hanging out with all of my closest friends, taking "meme-worthy" classes such as "Boba 101," and almost dying while ice skating.
At the time I did the escape room with Dr. Wallhagen, he was my MSB professor, and screaming our way through a semi-spooky boiling room was such an iconic and funny experience. My friends and I still to the day talk about it!
What is your favorite song?
Either "Whole Heart" by Gryffin & Bipolar Sunshine, or anything in the Illenium Ascend Album - These were the songs that helped me get through high school!
What is your career goal?
Right now, I’m not precisely sure what I want to be. But, I know that I really enjoy mathematics, love collaborating with others, want to travel the world, and seek to work on problems that can help improve our world. So, if anyone has any recommendations for me, please feel free to reach out! :) For now, I’m going to university as an Applied Mathematics/Environmental Science major.