Hi i'm Liz Liano Membership Coordinator here at KRWG Public Media.

An today we are going to talk to you some of the mayor's top teens.

Today we are welcoming Erin de Leon from Organ Mountain High School.

Welcome Erin and congratulations for being a top teen.

So, we'd like to hear a little bit about you and what you do.

So what is it that got you into being a top teen?

I think what got me into being a top teen was, my community service and putting hard work in the classroom and just being myself.

That's great.

So what are some of the things that you like to do?

What are you some of your activities?

Right now baseball is my main activity and, it's community service here in there whenever I can.

Very nice.

What, community service have you been doing?

I've done Habitat for Humanity and Project Dress a Child.

Cool.

So what do you do with Habitat for Humanity and the Project Dress a Child?

Habitat for Humanity helped with, like, homeless people and, helping them sort things out and kind of talking to them, having conversation and, giving them food.

Yes, ma'am.

So you've been, you've been partaking in that and helping, distribute food to people?

Yes, ma'am.

Very nice.

And the project Dress a Child what have you.

So Project Dress a Child is really fun.

A bunch of different sport teams come together from all high schools, and they help families out with, picking clothes, having a budget and staying within that budget to help distribute out clothes to families.

Very nice.

So it seems like you're really tuned into the community and, wanting to do things that help meet needs in the community.

And you said you play baseball.

Yes, ma'am.

What position do you play?

Everywhere.

Everywhere.

Mainly first and outfield right now.

Cool.

And how has your team been doing?

So far, we've been pretty good.

Yes, ma'am.

We're looking at a good season.

Cool.

So back to your community service real quick.

What made you want to help out with Habitat for Humanity and Project Dress a Child?

I first got into it with my, middle school Holy Cross, and I liked it and just continued with it.

Okay.

Very nice.

So right now you're attending Organ Mountain High School.

Yes, ma'am.

And where do you want to go in the future?

Wherever I can play baseball at.

Very nice.

And what do you want to continue on doing as far as your community service?

Honestly, I want to experience different, like, ways to help the community out.

I don't know yet, but figure it out.

Yeah.

That's wonderful.

So what school are you wanting to attend in?

And where do you want to go?

Hopefully NMSU, if everything goes out, God willing.

And, I want to go into law and study.

You want to go into law?

Wow.

That is, that is a very wonderful, big commitment.

What kind of law are you wanting to practice?

I like criminal justice and sports law.

Sports law?

What does that entail, necessarily?

It's like all different kind of contracts and everything.

Just sports related.

Okay.

Yes, ma'am.

Cool.

What?

Where do you see yourself going from there?

What do you mean?

Where, what city would you see yourself in five years?

I don't know about the city kind of, that's tough.

I like everywhere.

You like everywhere.

Okay.

Let's say, like, kind of in the mountain areas, mostly in Texas.

Wonderful.

Okay, great.

So you want to end up being a lawyer who focuses on sports law, doing some kind of community service as you continue to do, and you want to play baseball?

Yes, ma'am.

Wonderful.

Okay, Eren, is there anything else that you want to leave us with?

Something else you want to add?

I don't think so.

Okay.

Well, congratulations on being a mayor's top teen.

You've obviously worked very hard, and, it's been great to recognize that hard work.

Thank you for being with us, Eren.

Thank you.