Ricardo Guerra
Follow messageLipscomb University Class of 2013
MURFREESBORO, Peru
My name is Ricardo.I'm Peruvian. My sister was born with a terminal prognosis so we moved to NJ when in search of better medical care.Now im in TN and my sis is doing much better.I am a good student and prove it through my work.I am fluent in Spanish and English and i want to become fluent in French.In my spare time, i enjoy music, playing soccer (..and every other sport), being w/friends, and playing guitar.I also like to work out and run.I am friendly, athletic, relaxed, talented, hard working, always smiling, smart, and caring.I plan on attending a good college and setting a bright future.
Extracurricular
- OHS Cross Country
- Oakland High School Cross Country. Unsure about continuing in college. I regretfully started it my Freshman year, but ended up loving it. Cross Country has become a very enjoyable part of my High School career. What can I say...It was just an awesome expe
- OHS Soccer
- Soccer is my favorite sport. I'm glad to be a part of Oakland's team and have a starter position as a mid-fielder. We stopped a losing season streak last year with a pretty "average" season. This yea we're looking above and beyond. State...here we come.
- OHS DECA
- French Club
- I joined French Club because I took 2 years of French at school. It was great 1 year, then unfortunately we got a new teacher.. oh well. It was still alright. I look forward to continuing French later on in college.
- Interact
- Interact is a volunteer, community service club. (branch off of rotary club). Last year I had a spot as Secretary and this year as Treasurer. We've really turned the club around this year, becoming way more involved. We have like 10 events to do a month.
- Art
- Enjoyed art, would have continued throughout high school if i had room in my schedules.
- CHWC
- Catholic Heart Work Camp-went to Louisiana and Oklahoma for a week, each. to help people paint, build, take care of their homes...Renovating type of stuff. We also had daily mass and talks about faith. I was able to connect with other students like myself
- FBLA competitor
- 2009-2010. Competing for OHS FBLA Feb. 8th 2010. I competed in Business Communications and placed 5th. I also competed in the advertising open event and placed 2nd. I'm going to state :)..so i went to state and dominated. Got first place in Parliamentary
- Coach
- I volunteered as a coach for the Murfreesboro Soccer Club last Fall. I coached girls U18. It was a fun experience for me as a first time coach. We are also successful. Had a winning season with 10 wins and 2 losses. I would definitely like to do it again:
- Playing Guitar
- I love music. Especially Rock... classic, alternative, punk, pop, almost any kind of rock. This made me want to pick up and instrument. In the past I've played piano, clarinet, violin, and trombone. but guitar is definitely my favorite. I like to covers
- OHS National Honor Society
- I joined NHS my junior year. THey accepted junio0rs with a GPA above a 3.5 and I easily made it with my 3.8. We've done community service projects.
- Habitat for Humanity
- This year, with Interact Club, we got together with Habitat for Humanity. They had built a house in out community and we helped with landscaping and paiting.
- Hunger Relief Effort
- This year, with Interact Club, we had a table set up at school everyday during all lunches that collected money in order to feed children in 3rd world countries.
- Tutor
- I started tutoring students this semester for Biology and Chemistry. Science favorites:). It is a part of Excalibur-National Honor Society for Excellence in Science.
- Life Teen
- I attended my church's youth nights on Sundays for a couple of years. We talked about or religion and how to defend it. We also had activities we did every month where members could just go somewhere and hang out. We also did some community service-talki
- Engineering Society
- Sophomore year I took a class that I thought i wouldn't like at all- Computer Aided Drafting. It was actually really fun and the teacher was great. He recommended that I joined Engineering Society and I did. I would've stayed in it too.. but the teacher r
Experience
- register/vendor
- Concession Stand at MTSU
- 2006 to 2007
- worked at the concessions stands to raise money for cross country camp
Honors & Awards
2006-2010 Cross Country Medals and Ribbons
2010-Cross Country "Coach's Award"
2010-Cross Country "4 year dedication award"
2010-FBLA-Business Communications- 5th place (regionals)
2010-FBLA-Advertising- 2nd place (regionals)
2010-FBLA
2010-Cross Country "Coach's Award"
2010-Cross Country "4 year dedication award"
2010-FBLA-Business Communications- 5th place (regionals)
2010-FBLA-Advertising- 2nd place (regionals)
2010-FBLA
Specialties & Skills
39th-Voyle's Classic (Varsity)
4th-beech invitational (JV)
3rd-Rutherford County Championships (JV)
5th-Jesse Owens Invitational (JV)
4th-beech invitational (JV)
3rd-Rutherford County Championships (JV)
5th-Jesse Owens Invitational (JV)
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
May 31, 2011
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Gender:
Male
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Birthday:
December 3
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Religious:
Catholic
Background
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Ethnicity:
Hispanic or Latino
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Heritage:
Spanish
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Citizenship:
Peru
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Fluent Language:
English // Spanish
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Hometown:
MURFREESBORO, Peru
Interests
- Education
- Engineering
- Biology
- Health & Medicine
Favorites
- Movies:
Pirates of the Caribbean, Superbad, Harry Potter, Transformers, Yes Man, Across the Universe, Accepted, The Wedding Singer, Rush Hour(all of them), The Hangover, August Rush, Eagle Eye, Live Free or Die Hard, Start the Machine, Iron Man. I like comedies
- TV Shows:
The Office, America's Best Dance Crew, Seinfeld, Kyle XY...over now, Soccer, Pro football. I don't have much time to watch too much TV because of homework and sports.
- Music:
Almost any type of rock..alternative
Favorites: Angels & Airwaves, All Time Low, All-American Rejects, Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, Blink-182, Bloc Party, 30 secs to mars, Coheed & Cambria, Coldplay, The Color Fred, Taking Back Sunday, Lights, Sum 41, Yello - Websites:
Myspace, Facebook, Youtube, Ultimate-guitar.com, and Zinch.com:)
- Quotes:
"Im nvr in my waking life.dreaming is mine all the time"
"Id befriend coconut trees..the breeze.Breath in through the sparkling heat"
"to me u r the light, when a light bulb breaks smtimes..and the tender warmth inside is released into my life"-Chris Conl - Books:
Inkheart, Harry Potter Series, Eragon, The Dark is Rising, the Divide, Monkey
