School: Shadow Ridge
Class: 2009
Favorite Book: The Audacity of Hope
Favorite Movie: The Goonies
What are you listening to on your iPod: All types, Gospel, R&B, Rock
Current world issue that most concerns you: Everything
Future plans: Enter politics after attending Howard University.
How you want to be remembered at your high school reunion: The boy who was everyone’s friend and who was successful in everything.
How long you have lived in Las Vegas: Since 2001
Best part about living in Las Vegas: Friends
Worst part about living in Las Vegas: Weather—no snow
Who will/would you vote for in the 2008 elections? Barack Obama or Joe Biden
A little more about Corey Paris: I am 16 years old and I was born in Little Rock, Ark. on Aug. 3, 1991. I have a special place in my heart for public service and I have served in prominent positions since I developed this passion. I have served as my sixth and seventh-grade representative at Leavitt Middle School and soon became Student Body President. I went on the excel at Shadow Ridge High School becoming Freshman Class President and continuing on to serve as Sophomore Class President and most recently Junior Class President. I have also had the pleasure to serve as the Student Representative to the State Board of Education. I plan to go on to Howard University and major in Political Science. I would one day like to be a devoted husband and father and enter politics and aspire to the gubernatorial position. I am incredibly religious and rely a great deal with my faith and I am a member of the Church of God In Christ.