1. Liliana Mendoza Lindsay High School Class of 2013 Senior Project

2. About Me Born and raised in Lindsay, CA 17 years old, turn 18 in June Family of 10: Both parents 3 sisters, 4 brothers Always been college bound Wanted to major in a service career (psychology, nursing, accounting Love to volunteer and help people

3. Lindsay High School I met new friends and learning facilitators that changed my perspective in viewing and understanding the world around me Being at Lindsay High School has helped me to decide what I want to be and how I want to live my life Being at this school will be an experience that has helped me shape my future

4. Senior Project Create Weebly Monthly Journal Entries Autobiographical Narrative Focused Thesis Research Essay Job shadow w/ Reflective Narrative Brag Sheet/ Resume Visual Representation Letter to Panelists

5. Journal Entries Help to see and understand what path and what future I want to take I was able to organize all my thoughts and plans for y future after high school Allowed me to see how I grew throughout my senior year I learned that senior year goes by fast and that it is expensive

6. Focused Thesis Expository Essay Rises in College Costs Helped me to understand and prepare for any rises in costs for my education

7. Visual Representation Difficult to find the right presentation of myself I created this visual because it is one thing that hasn’t changed about me throughout my high school years Manga and anime brought me to meet new people that are now some of my best friends and Brought me to become vice president of the Anime/Manga Club

8. Job Shadow Mayor of Lindsay: Ramona Padilla- Villarreal Lindsay City Hall Attended City Council Meeting

9. Extracurricular Activities Royal Court/LRMS Anime/Manga Club Performed at Kearney Hanford Winter concert at LHS Vice President (2012-2013) Donated money to library for new manga Learned Japanese Other Activities: Tech Club Newspaper Club

10. Certified Nursing Assistant 2012-2013 Earned hours at Lindsay Gardens Earned a CPR Certificate Graduate on May 6 th at Tulare Union Plan to get my Certification

11. Future Business Leaders of America 1 st place in Accounting II (central section leadership conference 2011- 2012) 9 th place in Accounting II (state conference leadership conference 2011- 2012) 4 th place in Health Care Administration (central section leadership conference 2012-2013)

12. Next Steps I plan to attend California State University – Stanislaus Live in the college dorms Attend school through work-study Work as a Certified Nursing Assistant Major in Accounting – become certified Continue to apply for scholarships and other federal aids Accepted at: William Paterson University Oglethorpe University Mary Baldwin college Robert Morris University CSU Fresno CSU Bakersfield CSU Stanislaus

13. Thank You for your time