This video was produced by San Benito High School seniors Julia Hicks and Sofia Lemos.
Sofia Lemos is a senior at San Benito High School and cheerleader athlete. In the video, she shares a typical day in her life.
Lemos will be attending California State University, Chico, where she plans to major in business marketing.
“Being a student athlete has allowed me to have many amazing opportunities and meet lots of lifelong friends,” Lemos said. “It has taught me how to manage time and other life skills that will greatly benefit my future.”
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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