Class Of 2013 Jose Lira

About Me Born and raised in Lindsay, CA Soccer D-4 Valley Champion 2012 2012 So Cal Regional's Runner Up Oldest of three, one brother, one sister 4 year varsity player of two Parents are both field workers High school soccer Club soccer ( California Odyssey South) Team captain About Me

Visual Rep. Good memories From Valley Champion to Regional Runner-ups “Without music, life would be a mistake.” – Freidrich Nietzsche Soccer has made me successful in who I am today Visual Rep.

Journals Helped me stay on track Always knew where I was at in each class Everyone had access to view your account Was able to show how I really feel I had a voice Show my point of view First journal Made me realize senior year was here Go hard or go home The real world is just around the corner Fourth journal Odyssey South “Nomads” Champions. San Diego First high school soccer game Gave my team the first win of the season with a goal. 1-0 final score Applying to colleges. Dominguez Hills, CSU Bakersfield, Cal State Fresno and Oregon State Journals

Research Paper Teen dropouts First from family to graduate from high school Want my brother and sister to go above and beyond me Parents went to school only up to 6th grade Graduating high school is a big deal for my parents Research Paper

Job Shadow Eddie Chapmen (Sequoia National Forest of Station 25) Wild land firefighter College isn't required, but really helps you move up the rankings Underpaid for the amount of hazards the confront Take a couple safety/firefighting courses at PC Job Shadow

Freshmen- Senior Year Started off high school bad Fell behind Slacked off Not making grades freshmen year was a reality check Made grades the following three years Soccer is my motivation Tore my ACL and Meniscus Didn’t finish the season Missed 5 games Still ended up scoring most goals for the season 2012-2013 Freshmen- Senior Year

After High School Attend COS for two years at the most Play soccer for COS, have enough time to rest my knee Transfer to a CSU Major in Athletic Training or Criminal Justice Play D- 1 or 2 College soccer Go to CSU Bakersfield or Oregon State (D-1 soccer team) Applied for the FAFSA, Cal Grant After High School

Plan A Transfer to CSU Bakersfield Its close to home, only an hour away I have three friends currently attending Bakersfield One of them is playing soccer for Bakersfield Easy access to come home with my friends Major in Criminal Justice Plan A

Plan B Transfer to Oregon State Good athletic training program Good soccer team There geography is amazing (beach, mountains, rivers, Portland) Easy access to go home Plan B

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