A day in the life of a Baler student-athlete: Joseph Dickerson

This video was produced by San Benito High School seniors, Julia Hicks and Joseph Dickerson.

Joseph Dickerson is a senior at San Benito High School and football athlete. In the video, he shares a typical day in his life.

Dickerson will be attending California State University, Sacramento where he plans to major in finance.

“Being a student athlete at San Benito High School has taught me how to build a great work ethic,” Dickerson said. “It also helps in balancing my priorities such as school and athletic training.”

The video, part of a ten-part series, was produced by Julia Hicks, a senior at San Benito High School and a participant in BenitoLink’s internship program. She provided suggestions to athletes on what they should focus their video on and then edited the videos on her cell phone with a simple application. Hicks is a track and field athlete and co-editor in chief of the school yearbook.

Hicks will be attending the Honors College at Boise State University this fall and plans on majoring in criminal justice with a minor in journalism.

Following a summer and fall internship with BenitoLink in 2020, she produced the videos that feature Baler athletes from different sports as an extension of  her yearbook class and as a way to get student-athletes motivated during quarantine. She said the overall goal of the series is to illustrate what it means to be a student-athlete at San Benito High School.

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