BY: S T E V E N PA R R

STEVEN MICHAEL PARR

BIRTH

• Born on October 10th,1993

• Born in Hartford, CT

• Birth parents were of Puerto Rican and Russian descent

• Adopted to parents of French-Canadian and Lithuanian descent

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

THE EARLY YEARS

I loved sports especially soccer and basketball

I also enjoyed:1. Horseback riding2. Flying in small planes3. Skiing

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

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

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

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 5th ,2013• I made the decision to attend Penn State

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

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

THE END

• WISH ME LUCK!