{"id":10107,"date":"2019-04-12T19:46:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T19:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=10107"},"modified":"2019-04-12T19:46:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T19:46:31","slug":"lfhs-top-10-student-spotlight-chris-rivera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=10107","title":{"rendered":"LFHS Top 10 Student Spotlight: Chris Rivera"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Parents:\u00a0<\/strong>Noemi Salas and Juan Rivera<\/p>\n

Siblings:<\/strong>\u00a0Luis Rivera (16)<\/p>\n

Previously:<\/strong>\u00a0Olmito Elementary,\u00a0Resaca Middle School (Grade 6) and IDEA Brownsville (Grades 7 and 8)<\/p>\n

College:<\/strong>\u00a0The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley<\/p>\n

Major:<\/strong>\u00a0Entrepreneurship and International Business<\/p>\n

Study habits:<\/strong>\u00a0My mother always exemplified success through productive, consistent, and honorable habits. Growing up, I realized that I had to redefine what it means to \u201cwork hard\u201d and be \u201cdisciplined\u201d if I wanted to be wealthy. In my studies, I sought principles, not grades.
\n8. My study habits are simple. I read all chapters assigned, I write notes that are clear and connect with each other like webs of thought, and I draw diagrams or graphics because I am a visual learner. I remember words and phrases extremely well because I love to write. Although procrastination can offer short-term headspace, it overall teaches long-term destructive habits. Sleep is essential for effective recall of information, but sacrifices are required at times.<\/p>\n

Plans after undergraduate studies:<\/strong>\u00a0I plan to be the CEO of multiple companies across Texas before I complete my undergraduate degree.<\/p>\n

Career plans:<\/strong>\u00a0My goal is to become a self-made billionaire, public speaker, Founder of my own company that focuses on entrepreneurship and self-education.<\/p>\n

Advice to younger student to succeed academically:<\/strong>\u00a0I started focusing on my academics heavily in the seventh grade. I understood, at an early age, that the education that I receive in high school is not only free, but a privilege. I appreciated books and self-development more than status or material desires. I forced discipline on myself early so that no one would do the same to me later in my life, but at a higher cost. For students interested in improvement, whether academics, athletics, their career, or their deepest passions, it is imperative that they attach value to what they already have. Being resourceful, consistent, and open to new techniques will enable anyone to be ahead of the game. Visualization, confidence, and socializing with all types of people will bring true success in all fields of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Parents:\u00a0Noemi Salas and Juan Rivera Siblings:\u00a0Luis Rivera (16) Previously:\u00a0Olmito Elementary,\u00a0Resaca Middle School (Grade 6) and IDEA Brownsville (Grades 7 and 8) College:\u00a0The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley Major:\u00a0Entrepreneurship and International Business Study habits:\u00a0My mother always exemplified success through productive, consistent, and honorable habits. Growing up, I realized that I had to redefine what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lfcisd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10108,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10107\/revisions\/10108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}