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Angel Moreno

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Bio

My name is Angel Moreno, I am from Angel Fire, New Mexico. I am pursuing a degree in Business Administration at the University of New Mexico. I recently graduated from Moreno Valley High School. I play soccer and have been for 10 years. I'm involved with Theatre at my school, and am a member of the International Thespian Society. At my school I am also a member of the National Honor Society. I am also a recipient of both the National Hispanic Recognition Award and the Rural and Small Town Recognition Award.

Education

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Bachelor's degree program
2024 - 2028
  • Majors:
    • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Minors:
    • Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Moreno Valley High

High School
2020 - 2024

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Master's degree program

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

    • Accounting and Computer Science
    • Computer Science
    • Computer Programming
    • Computer Engineering
    • Mathematics and Computer Science
    • Mathematics
    • Marketing
    • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

    • Dream career goals:

    • Waiter

      Mi Cocina Mexicana
      2022 – Present2 years

    Sports

    Soccer

    Varsity
    2021 – Present3 years

    Awards

    • All-District Second Team, 2022
    • All-District Second Team, 2023

    Research

    • Behavioral Sciences

      Moreno Valley High School — Lead Researcher
      2023 – 2024

    Arts

    • Moreno Valley High School

      Acting
      Shrek the Musical JR- Pinocchio , The Lightning Theif- Percy Jackson, All Shook Up- Chad
      2021 – Present

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Taos Youth Soccer — Coach
      2022 – 2024
    • Volunteering

      ALM Food Service — Bagging
      2021 – 2021

    Future Interests

    Volunteering

    Entrepreneurship

    Nasser Seconi Scholarship Fund
    I started soccer when I was only 6 years old, and this sport has become everything for me ever since. I always have a game to watch, and the sport has brought me plenty of joy, along with a lot of despair. I go to as many games near me as I can, and I currently play with my high school varsity team. When I play soccer, I am free and can do anything with the ball. When I start to play my mind clears and all my focus is on the game. I have had my ups and downs in my soccer career, the worst experience I had was in 2017 when I broke my arm and wasn't allowed to play for my team anymore. I plead with my mom to let me play with my cast, but she wouldn't let me. When my cast came off, I was ready to play with my travel team from Taos, however, something was off. In training I did alright, but nothing compared to how I usually played. My coach noticed this in practice so whenever it came time for our tournament, the Gaylord Sheppard Memorial Tournament, he didn't put me in the starting team. The tournament consisted of only a few games in 2 days, and although I did get subbed in to play, I had little to no impact on the team or game, and we ended up losing the tournament and I had the worst performance. My dad and coach told me I had to play better, and that is what I was set to do after the tournament. I learned from this experience, I couldn't always be at my best, but I have to work hard regardless and have a good mindset to keep going and do better. If I had to choose a moment in my soccer career to choose as the best I wouldn't be able to decide. I could choose between scoring my first goal, scoring a goal from halfway across the field, going to my first tournament, or being named in the all-district second team. I will choose the time my team won the Gaylord Sheppard Memorial tournament. This will always be an all-time favorite moment in my soccer career, I scored my first tournament goal, and we won a game by a landslide. Before this tournament, the Taos travel team in our age group had never won a tournament or won more than 2 games. Our first game came and we won 7-1, where I scored my first goal, and in the next game we got a bit unlucky and tied 1-1, but with these results, we made it to the final. In the final, we won our last game and I had a good performance. The moment the final whistle blew, we all started jumping and celebrating and we couldn't believe it, and the whole moment felt surreal. Playing soccer has helped me build my leadership and teamwork skills. I want to continue to play soccer even as I grow older, even if this means becoming a youth soccer coach, which I already have experience with since I want to help the kids play the best they can and have the same amount of joy that I have when I play soccer. This scholarship can help me with my goals because I want to continue my education in college, possibly play soccer for a college team, and continue to grow my skills in soccer, teamwork, and leadership.