![](https://heysocal.com/wp-content/themes/heymediadev/assets/img/logos/beacon_white.png)
![](https://heysocal.com/wp-content/themes/heymediadev/assets/img/logos/logo-white.png)
Danny Romero from Channel 7 interviewing Pia Montanez and Madeleine Coppersmith – Courtesy photo
Madeleine Coppersmith (’16) and Pia Montanez (’17) are truly living Actions Not Words. Both students were selected as ABC’s Channel 7’s “Cool Kids.” Remarkable young men and women between the ages of 14 – 18 are nominated by the community and selected by ABC for this honor. For almost two years, Coppersmith and Montanez have been members of Villa Esperanza’s Service and Social club (SaS). After school, when Madeleine is not practicing soccer or swim and Pia is not fine-tuning her acting skills in Theatre Conservatory, they spend their free time working with SaS and helping mentally challenged seniors. As Madeleine and Pia shared with ABC’s Danny Romero, they receive joy from helping others, but it is the joy they see in others that is the most rewarding.
Mayfield Senior School Alumnus and 2013 Rose Queen, Vanessa Manjarrez (’13), started SaS in 2013. The program includes activities, arts, crafts, exercise and music. “To see our clients accomplish tasks and learn new skills is one of the things I enjoy most,” said Madeleine Coppersmith. It is the bond these two young women share with those they help that drives them to continue their service. Pia Montanez said, “We look forward to seeing them and knowing that they look forward to seeing us, is truly rewarding.” As Madeleine and Pia shared with ABC’s Danny Romero, they receive joy from helping others, but it is the joy they see in others that is the most rewarding. Madeleine and Pia are truly living Mayfield Senior Schools’ motto of Actions Not Words.
The segment is scheduled to air on January 25th on ABC 7, at 4:00 pm.
We are able to provide high-quality political journalism to you for free thanks to our advertisers. So that you can continue to enjoy HEYSOCAL's in-depth reporting, we ask that you please turn off your ad blocker and come on in, free of charge.
Subscribe to our newsletter for this giveaway and many more. Also, stay in the loop for SoCal news and updates.
Your subscription has been confirmed. You've been added to our list and will hear from us soon.
Your request has been confirmed! We will get in touch with you shortly.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Essential Cookies should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.
Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.
Please enable Essential Cookies first so that we can save your preferences!
You can find more information about our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy