Derek Jimenez

Wellesley High School Writer: Derek Jimenez (2023)

            Derek is a Senior at WHS who was selected to read one of his poems at the “Roots and Wings” event October 12, 2022.  He has been drawn to the Arts for much of his life. He draws, he paints, and he writes poetry. For him, poetry is the realm of freedom, and he writes to address and understand his feelings. Derek also uses his way with words in his job in marketing. When he is not writing, Derek is Captain of the Track Team and a star hurdler who has just committed to Occidental College in California.