1. Class Of 2013
Jose Lira

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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
Freshmen- Senior Year

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Questions?