Alex Hernandez

Alex Hernandez, sophomore, had his life turned upside down when he began middle school at Texas Middle School. "Saying the U.S. Pledge and having 'Merica Day still seems so weird," Hernandez said. Hernandez and his family packed their bags and moved to Texarkana, Texas when he was 11 years old. Hernandez lived in Mexico City, Mexico. Hernandez' father played professional soccer for Mexico and his mother was a nurse at a local hospital. "That's kinda where I got my love for soccer," Hernandez said. "My dad pushed me to play when we moved, so that I would have more of a place to fit in. It's helped a lot in highschool... Finding my niche." Hernandez' love for soccer grew tremendously upon his arrival to the United States. He began lessons and played in the Texarkana Soccer Association League. Soon after he was asked to join a traveling team. "When try-outs for Texas High Soccer came around I was more then nervous," Hernandez said. He practiced with his father and made the upcoming Varsity Team for 2013-2014 Soccer. Hernandez will continue to play Varsity Soccer at Texas High through his Junior and Senior Year. "It works because I love it so much," Hernandez said. "And for the record, I don't dislike America."

Alex Hernandez, sophomore, tries not to stick out in the hallways of Texas High School.