Victor Mendez Student of the Month
Having
goals is important to Victor Mendez, Upsilon
Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Women Educators’
student of the month for April. Whether it is on
the soccer field where he plays forward for the
team, learning new things in his classes and
achieving a 3.4 GPA, helping first graders learn
to read at Valley View where he volunteers, or
looking to his future at the University of Idaho
where he will attend in the fall, this senior
says he does his best when he has set goals.Victor, an outgoing, friendly and positive student, enjoys his government class, where he is intrigued by the way our government is formed in the three main branches and how those all work to serve the people.
For his senior project he job shadowed a primary teacher and, although he enjoyed the project, it became evident to him that teaching required much more patience than he had imagined.
His goal at the U of I is to pursue a degree in criminology and a minor in Spanish that he hopes to apply with the Border Patrol.
Some of his favorite things to do outside of school are fishing, with Brush Lake being his favorite fishing spot, swimming, and traveling. His trip to Mexico City was most memorable, with its large population of eight and a half million people. Somewhat daunting, he was amazed that everyone there seemed to be able to go on with their lives using all the resources available to them and get along.
Victor has two older brothers who are university graduates. He attributes their accomplishments and his to his father and mother, Juan and Angelita. His father has wanted and worked hard to get his sons a good education and give them opportunities that he didn’t have.