Jessica is a senior at Jesse Bethel High School. She previously attended Vallejo Middle School's G.A.T.E. program and Wardlaw Elementary School from Kindergarten to sixth grade. She is the president of the Renaissance Academic Achievement Club and the secretary for the California Scholarship Federation. Jessica is also involved in Best Buddies Club, La Raza Unida, and the Art Club.

Last summer, Jessica attended the Cal Maritime Summer Bridge Program where she completed rigorous college level courses such as English, Trigonometry, and Physics. She was recommended by her counselor, Mr. Ricky Nutt, and stayed on campus for six weeks. Jessica stated, "I decided to participate in the program because it was a great opportunity for me to become familiar with the college atmosphere. I was also able to further my education in the process."

This spring, Jessica found out that she had been accepted to 12 different colleges: 4 state, 6 UC's, and 2 private. While she had many options to choose from, Jessica decided on and will be attending Cal Berkeley this fall. She intends to major in Business Administration with a focus on Global or International Studies. Jessica is also fluent in Spanish and regularly helps the non-English speaking students at
Bethel by acting as a translator and interpreter for them. The Bethel community is very excited and proud of Jessica for her accomplishments.

After being accepted to Berkeley Jessica filled out an application for the California Alumni Association Leadership Scholarship. She was chosen as a semi-finalist for the Solano County Chapter based upon her leadership qualities. There were 9 students that were interviewed for the $7,500 scholarship, and it was rewarded to Jessica. She is now an Alumni Scholar, which makes her an elite among the already elite Cal student body. Congratulations Jessica!

Jessica is also an accomplished dancer. Here, she dances with Whitney Mitchell in a school production.