1. BY: STEVEN PARR STEVEN MICHAEL PARR

2. BIRTH Born on October 10 th,1993 Born in Hartford, CT Birth parents were of Puerto Rican and Russian descent Adopted to parents of French-Canadian and Lithuanian descent

3. MY FATHER In 1996 my Father had a brain aneurysm on the Island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands After this he was flown back along with my Mother on a learjet to Hartford to get better care Doctors then he had a stroke and doctors told him he would never be able to walk, talk or work again Proving everyone wrong my Dad fully recovered after a year of intensive rehab

4. THE EARLY YEARS I loved sports especially soccer and basketball I also enjoyed: 1.Horseback riding 2.Flying in small planes 3.Skiing

5. MIDDLE SCHOOL In middle school I had a growth spurt and grew taller than most of my peers I was faced with a tough decision on whether to go to my public high school with all my friends or switch and go play higher level basketball at a catholic school 40 minutes away from my house I chose to go to school at East Catholic High School in Manchester, Connecticut

6. FRESHMEN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL Had 2 concussions playing soccer the summer before my freshman year Ended up missing the first two weeks of school with Post-Concussion Syndrome After finally getting back to school I went on to average 10 points per game on the Varsity basketball team However, I decided to transfer to boarding school

7. SOPHOMORE YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL The boarding school I chose was St. Andrew’s School in Barrington, Rhode Island Upon arrival I began to take my studies more seriously I played along side two current NBA players in Michael Carter-Williams and Ricky Ledo

8. JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR My Grandfather died in my Junior year I began getting interest from Division III schools to play basketball but ended up deciding to give up basketball I graduated High school on May 5 th,2013 I made the decision to attend Penn State

9. FRESHMEN YEAR AT PENN STATE Upon arriving for Fall Semester I met my roommate, Tomas, who just happened to be from Ecuador I am currently majoring in Business Looking to pick up a second major in either Political Science or IST Currently I am taking summer classes at PSU, working for the Penn State Auxiliary Police and training for a Triathlon

10. FUTURE PLANS After graduating from Penn State I hope to get an MBA or a JD I plan to either: climb the corporate ladder work my way to becoming a (non-corrupt) United States Senator I hope to have 5 kids and live in Washington, D.C. with a wife who will be able to put up with me

11. THE END WISH ME LUCK!