Jessica Richardson is a senior at Chaparral High School in Parker.
Jessica’s soccer team, Real Colorado Soccer Club U18, won the State Cup this year. The team will travel to Disney World on Dec. 29 for a showcase tournament and to Las Vegas in July for regionals. Jessica also played last summer on the Real Colorado women’s semi-professional soccer team, the Cougars.
She is also a starter on the Chaparral basketball team and has lettered in basketball for two years and soccer for three.
Jessica has received three academic letters and is taking two Advanced Placement classes – Spanish and calculus BC.
Through the National Honor Society, she has tutored and volunteered for community cleanup projects.
Jessica has a 4.1 weighted grade-point average.
She will play soccer at Arizona State University next fall on a scholarship and plans to pursue a career in business.
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